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CDC Foundation Announces Climate and Health Initiative Focused on Young People, Including $550,000 in Initial Grants


Effort Aims to Engage Young People and Bolster Community Readiness to Meet Climate and Health Challenge

ATLANTA, Oct. 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- While changes in the earth's climate and actions to reduce carbon emissions receive significant attention in the news cycle, people are less familiar with how the earth's changing climate is impacting health. Today, the CDC Foundation announced a new focus to bring together young people to raise awareness about the linkage between climate and health and to engage them in their communities to better prepare for the growing health impacts from climate change. Today's announcement includes the availability of an initial $550,000 in grant funding the CDC Foundation will make available to organizations focused on young people for use in communities across the nation as well as opportunities for individuals to share their views on addressing the climate and health challenge.

The health impacts from the earth's evolving climate are growing and range from wildfires that effect asthma and cardiovascular disease, to injuries from severe weather events, to extreme heat that increases heat-related illness and death, to water and food availability challenges. According to a 2021 study published in The Lancet, all of these health-related issues also have an impact on the mental health of young people, who report suffering from anxiety, feelings of sadness, hopelessness, anger and being powerless in addressing climate change. And, many young people live in communities that have contributed the least to climate change but are among those most threatened by the changing climate.

"The health and mental health impacts of our changing climate are daunting, but we must not lose sight of opportunities to come together in our communities to better prepare people, particularly those who are most at risk, for these climate-related health challenges," said Judy Monroe, MD, president and CEO of the CDC Foundation. "Young people are playing a central role in helping to make a difference with the climate and health challenge, and at the CDC Foundation we are pleased to launch an effort that aims to further engage young adults to take action."

Today, through Instagram Live, Monroe announced the CDC Foundation's focus on engaging young adults to address the climate and health challenge, including three initial opportunities for young people to engage:

As part of its initial climate and health grants, the CDC Foundation will solicit proposals from organizations focused on young people that are interested in receiving a grant to implement climate and public health-related activities. The CDC Foundation is especially interested in organizations led by members of, or focused on, historically marginalized communities who are experiencing disproportionate climate health impacts.

The grant program aims to support innovative interventions that will develop and equip the next generation of public health leaders. Examples of potential projects might include:

"These grants represent a start, and we hope to raise more support that can be deployed with additional organizations nationwide that focus on young people," said Monroe. "While all communities face health threats from our changing climate, some communities will bear a greater burden. According to the Climate Justice Resilience Fund report, only about 2 percent of overall global giving goes to climate change mitigation, with only about 4 percent of that designated for equity-oriented work. This emphasizes the need as well as the opportunity for collective impact if individuals and organizations come together to support this vital work."

Information on the grant program proposal process will be released on October 31, 2022, by the CDC Foundation.

To learn more about the CDC Foundation's climate and health activities focused on young people, go to www.cdcfoundation.org/TakeAction.

About the CDC Foundation
The CDC Foundation helps the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) save and improve lives by unleashing the power of collaboration between CDC, philanthropies, corporations, organizations and individuals to protect the health, safety and security of America and the world. The CDC Foundation is the go-to nonprofit authorized by Congress to mobilize philanthropic partners and private-sector resources to support CDC's critical health protection mission. Since 1995, the CDC Foundation has raised over $1.6 billion and launched more than 1,200 programs impacting a variety of health threats from chronic disease conditions including cardiovascular disease and cancer, to infectious diseases like rotavirus and HIV, to emergency responses, including COVID-19 and Ebola. The CDC Foundation managed hundreds of CDC-led programs in the United States and in more than 160 countries last year. Learn more at www.cdcfoundation.org.

SOURCE CDC Foundation


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