In April 2022, the Colorado Health Institute launched Acclimate Colorado with the goal of driving policy changes that will help Colorado communities become more resilient in the face of climate change, and to improve health equity for the people most profoundly and unfairly affected.
Supporting and informing this work is a group of diverse group of stakeholders that includes representation from academia, local government, mental health, economic development, energy, Indigenous and communities of color, agriculture, advocacy, public health (both rural and urban), and state agencies.
The Acclimate Action Team helped develop Colorado’s first Health and Climate Change Policy Agenda in February 2023. Each member is working to advance different areas of health and climate policy and adaptation in the state.
