Michigan Climate & Health Adaptation Program (MICHAP) • Federal/ State /Local Partnership • Integrating Climate Adaptation into Public Health Practice • Promote Adaptation Strategies to Protect Public Health
Michigan Climate & Health Adaptation Program (MICHAP) Climate Ready States and Cities Initiative Strategic B uilding Climate & Health Adaptation R esilience A gainst Adaptation and Planning and C limate E ffects Monitoring Implementation (BRACE) Program 2009 - 2013 2013 - 2016 2016 - 2021
BRACE Framework Foundation for Intervention: MI Climate and Health Profile Report Heat Morbidity and Mortality Disease Burden Projections Climate and Health Intervention Assessment Statewide Vulnerability Assessments for: heat illness, respiratory, and waterborne diseases Strategic Plan Update: 2016 - 2021
Priority Climate-Related Health Impacts 1. Respiratory conditions 2. Heat Illness 3. Storm – related Injury, CO poisoning 4. Water – borne diseases 5. Vector – borne diseases
Michigan’s climate is changing Michigan’s Climate is Changing • Temperatures are rising. Winters have become milder and shorter. Spring is arriving earlier. Summers are longer and hotter. • Precipitation is increasing, esp. in fall and winter. Frequency & intensity of severe storms are increasing. • These changes vary widely by region and season 6 Source; Edge of the Wilderness Scenic Byways Courtesy GLISA, 2105, modified from Hayhoe et. al.
Observed Michigan Precipitation 4.5% (1.4 in) 1951-2010 Source: Third National Climate Assessment, Weighted averages of nClimDiv divisional data from 8 U.S. Great Lakes States. Precipitation is variable. Northwestern UP has seen declines while Michigan has seen an overall increase.
Projected Precipitation Changes, Projected Precipitation Change 1971-2000 to 2041-2070 from 1971-2000 to 2041-2070 Winter Spring +10 to 20% +0 to +15% 3-6% state yearly average Summer Fall -5 to 0% +0 to +15% NOAA NCDC / CICS-NC
Extreme Precipitation (EP) > 1in./day Extreme Precipitation >1in/day (EP) Projected change (1971-2070) Number of days/yr. with EP 10% south - 30% north Following methodology from Groisman et al, 2005, updated.
Waterborne Public health interventions as climate Disease adaptations: Waterborne Diseases Vulnerabilities Sensitivity = People Primary Secondary Tertiary • young children Reduce, eliminate Aims to prevent Measures to reduce • elderly • hazards, exposures onset of adverse long-term those with low incomes • persons with chronic projected to occur health outcomes impairment and diseases with climate change. related to a climate minimize suffering Exposure = Place exposure. caused by existing • areas with high private well disease. and septic density • residential areas in a flood Ex) Landscape Ex) Education: Ex) Tracking: plain • actions: Messaging to Collecting data on old urban areas with combined or inadequate Installing rain gardens promote well testing, vulnerable people sewer systems & retention basins to wellhead protection, and places to inform • residences near areas of reduce residential & septic system needs assessments & high livestock density • areas with high numbers of flooding and maintenance. community planning. septic failures or untreated exposure to sewage discharges contaminants. • areas with frequent heavy rain events
Addressing Extreme Precipitation as Major Climate Health Threat BRACE process identified extremes in precipitation as a major climate threat to health in MI. Interventions are needed to protect public health. This project provides communities with the Downtown Grand Rapids, April 2013 tools to intervene poisoning 12
Question: Who is familiar with this project?
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4 Focus Source Demo and 21 in-depth Groups & Literature Water Refine stakeholder Review Protection mapping 1 community interviews Survey platform forum
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Preliminary Findings SEPTIC AND PRIVATE WATER SUPPLY INSPECTION ORDINANCES
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Does the Type of Community Community Type of Government County Health Department Permitted to Conduct Inspections conduct Name Ordinance Unit certification training? TOT Well and Health Department of Northwest Health Department Sanitarians or Milton Township Township Antrim Septic Michigan contracted Evaluators TOT Well and Barry-Eaton District Health Barry County* County Septic Department Health Department Registered Evaluators Yes TOT Well and Benzie-Leelanau District Health Benzie County County Septic Department Health Department Sanitarians N/A TOT Well and Barry-Eaton District Health Eaton County* County Septic Department Health Department Registed Evaluators Yes Long Lake Grand Township Township Traverse TOT Septic Grand Traverse Health Department Township Registered Evaluator No TOT Well and Kalkaska County County Septic District Health Department #10 Health Department Registered Evaluators Yes Glen Arbor TOT Well and Benzie-Leelanau District Health Township Township Leelanau Septic Department Health Department Sanitarians N/A Benzie-Leelanau District Health Heath Department Sanitarian or Liscensed Empire Village Leelanau TOT Septic Department Sanitarian No TOT Well and Manistee County County Septic District Health Department #10 Health Department Registered Evaluators Yes Shiawassee TOT Well and Shiawassee County Environemental County County Septic Health Division Health Department Registed Evaluators Yes Washtenaw TOT Well and Washtenaw County Environemtal County County Septic Health Division Health Department Registered Evaluators Yes TOT Well and Health Department of Northwest Health Department Sanitarians or Elk Rapids Village Antrim Septic Michigan contracted Evaluators
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Leelanau Community Forum: A Case Study Region is a leader in collaboration, environmental protection and local septic ordinances • • • • • • • • • • •
Preliminary Findings WELLHEAD PROTECTION ORDINANCES
Type of Community Name County Enforcement of WHPA Government Briley Township Monmorency Overlay District Allegan City Allegan Overlay District Battle Creek City Calhoun Overlay District Evart City Osecola Overlay District Fenton City Genesse Overlay District Gladwin City Gladwin Site Plan Review Hartford City Van Buren Site Plan Review Ispheming City Marquette Overlay District Kalamazoo City Kalamazoo Overlay District Manistee City Manistee Overlay District Niles City Cass and Berrien County Overlay District Overlay District and Site Plan Plainwell City Allegan Review Rockford City Kent Stormwater Permit Review Whitehall City Muskegon Overlay District Special Land Use Review in Williamston City Ingham Wellhead Overlay Areas Overlay District and Site Plan Cooper Township Kalamazoo Review Crystall Falls Township Iron Overlay District Filer Township Manistee Overlay District Independence Township Oakland Overlay District Overlay District and Site Plan Iron River Township Iron Review Lyon Township Oakland Overlay District Marion Township Livingston Overlay District Overlay District and Site Plan Marquette Township Marquette Review Negaunee Township Marquette Overlay District
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Demonstration INTERACTIVE MAPPING PLATFORM
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Claire Karner ckarner@bria2.com
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