This hybrid event is presented by the Collaborative Centre for Climate, Health & Sustainable Care at the University of Toronto as part of their Climate & Health Seminar Series
Join the Collaborative Centre for Climate, Health & Sustainable Care
and the North American Observatory on Health Systems and Policies (NAO) for our upcoming seminar, Public Health and Collaborative Governance in Extreme Heat Response: Evidence from Canadian Provinces and Urban Centers featuring Dr. Sara Allin, Director of the NAO and Associate Professor of Health Policy, at the Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, at the University of Toronto.
This presentation will share results from a CIHR-funded project exploring the governance of heat responses in Canada, with two parts: first, a scoping review of the academic and grey literature to characterize the roles of public health authorities in climate action, with a focus on extreme heat in three provinces (British Columbia, Ontario, and Quebec); and, second, a qualitative comparative case study with interviews with key stakeholders to identify and assess governance mechanisms supporting collaborative action on extreme heat in three cities (Vancouver, Toronto, and Montreal). Implications for public health authorities and their role in climate action, and broader climate resilience, will be discussed.