Community Leaders Highlight Their Priorities Related to Climate Change and Health
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Through the Climate Communities Network (CCN), the NAM brings together community leaders (Members) to work collaboratively to identify and develop solutions to structural contributors to climate-related health outcomes in their own communities. As part of this goal, the NAM engaged Members in a Photovoice project to highlight their community’s priorities related to climate change and health – including the strengths they bring to the table in addressing the climate crisis, and their vision for the future. This project visually depicts insights shared directly from Members, who are located in diverse communities around the United States.
Using a creative lens, this project aims to better understand what community leaders across the country see as the most important climate and health challenges and opportunities facing their communities. We hope viewers not only learn from the experiences of CCN Members but also identify with the priorities that arose from within this group and feel inspired to continue these conversations and create change in their own communities.
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What is the Photovoice Methodology?
“Photovoice is a powerful qualitative research method that combines photos and accompanying words generated by participants.”
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Map Instructions
Click each of the CCN Members’ photos on the map below to learn more about their community and experiences of climate change and health. Additionally, Members’ shared priorities can be viewed by using the “Filtered By” dropdown. Note that the priorities represented below are not all inclusive but identified by Members as some of their top areas of focus.
Thank you for engaging with the above community leaders’ experiences! As you can see, there are many lessons to learn from how Members engage with and empower youth to lead climate change activities in their community, prioritize human connection to the earth, and build communities that are resilient, among other community-identified priorities.
This project is one way in which the NAM aims to amplify CCN Members’ experience, strengths, needs, and achievements, and we look forward to continuing to engage and elevate communities’ efforts and expertise.
More About the Climate Communities Network
The CCN is part of the NAM’s Climate Grand Challenge, which is a multi-year effort to improve and protect human health and well-being by working to transform systems that both contribute to and are impacted by climate change. Learn more about the CCN. The funding support extended by CCN sponsors makes products like this possible. See full list of sponsors.
Permission Requests
Permission is needed if you would like to reuse any of the artwork found throughout the gallery. Copyright is held by the individual artists. To request permission, please contact ClimateCommunities@nas.edu.
Acknowledgments
The NAM acknowledges the valuable support that Annie Levy, BFA, LMSW, Made Visible Foundation, provided for this product and thanks her for sharing her expertise on community engagement. We also once again thank the Members for shedding light on the fantastic work of their communities.
We want to learn from you!
Share Your Thoughts
What is your community’s priority, strength, and vision for the future related to climate change and health? Share your thoughts on social media using #ClimateActionforHealth.
You can also reach out to us at ClimateCommunities@nas.edu if you have ideas or resources about how you can support, elevate, or connect to the Members’ work in some way.
