INTRODUCTION ENVIRONMENTAL SOCIAL GOVERNANCE ABOUT US
RESILIENCE AND ADAPTATION
A climate emergency quickly turns into a health emergency, especially for
communities of color, unhoused individuals, populations that have been
historically marginalized, those living with chronic conditions, the very
young or the elderly. As health care providers, we are uniquely positioned
to identify and prepare these populations.
Providence was one of the first health care organizations to sign the Health and
Human Services Health Sector Climate Pledge. The pledge called us to develop
a climate resilience plan to anticipate the needs of groups most at risk of climate-
related harm.
Our resilience
plan focuses
on four key areas:
Following through on our pledge, we published our first climate resilience plan
in 2023 and shared it widely throughout our organization to engage caregivers in
this important work. Shaping our work is We REACH, our framework that focuses
on resilience, equity, adaptation, climate and health.
As these efforts gather momentum in 2024, we are forming governance structures
to guide the work, identifying metrics to track progress, and strengthening
community partnerships to build resilience in the most vulnerable populations.
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Integrate climate
action and resilience
into our strategic
and financial plan,
and take steps to
better
understand
climate risks across
all Providence
service areas.
SYSTEM ALIGNMENT
AND ACCOUNTABILITY
Prepare
our
caregivers to
respond to the needs
of patients affected
by acute climate
shocks and chronic
climate stressors.
CLINICAL CARE
AND OPERATIONS
Identify climate-
related risks that
could disrupt our
operations and
develop mitigation
plans to ensure that
we can continue to
provide care to our
communities.
CRITICAL
INFRASTRUCTURE
Strengthen
community
partnerships
to reduce the
disproportionate
impacts of climate
change and to
advance climate
justice.
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COMMUNITY
CONNECTIONS
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