Helping build resilience in Canada’s health sector for climate change through the HealthADAPT program
As outlined in the annual report of Canada’s Chief Public Health Officer, Dr. Theresa Tam, Mobilizing Public Health Action on Climate Change in Canada, climate change is the largest health threat facing people in Canada and around the world. It is also placing increasing demands on our health care system. Through its Climate Change and Health Adaptation Capacity Building Program (HealthADAPT), the Government of Canada has taken action to support the health sector to prepare for, and respond to, the impacts of climate change.