Sustainable and Climate-Resilient Health Care Facilities Toolkit

Short Summary of Resource
This toolkit includes a best practices document, a framework describing affordable measures that can help make health care facilities more resilient, and resources for responding to challenges associated with climate change impacts.
Detailed description of the resource
This web-based toolkit includes the SCRHCFI Best Practices document, a five-element framework that comprises a vulnerability assessment for medical facilities and suggestions for building resilience, checklists (coming soon) to walk facilities through the five elements, and additional resources that encourage practical steps for building resilience.
Keywords
CLIMATE AND WEATHER Vulnerability, CLIMATE AND WEATHER Resilience
Content Owners / Rights Holders
US Climate Resilience Toolkit
Date of Publication
2016
Type of Resource
Tool
Format of Resource
pdf, excel
Relevant Sector
Human health and well-being
Geographical Scope
International
Relevant LG Functional Area
Facilities management
Council Type
ALL council types
URL / DOI for resource access
https://toolkit.climate.gov/tool/sustainable-and-climate-resilient-health-care-facilities-toolkit
Relevant Governance Indicator
Adaptation planning