Community-driven approaches for Environmental Justice and Health in the Face of the Climate Crisis: Prioritizing Local Action for Climate Equity (PLACE Study)
Our goal is to empower marginalized communities in building a more climate-resilient Los Angeles through community-academic partnerships, climate justice advocacy, neighborhood-level assessments, and a community climate health action plan. We will use participatory strategies to address climate equity and build community power by increasing knowledge, promoting local solutions, and improving climate change research dissemination
StoryMaps
Our team developed StoryMaps to demonstrate the impacts of extreme heat in our communities. These StoryMaps help us understand the dangers of extreme heat, who is affected the most and what we can do to protect ourselves and our communities. This study focuses on three communities within the larger Los Angeles area that are disproportionately affected by extreme heat events. They are South Los Angeles, Wilmington, and Pacoima.
To learn more about our study, the impacts of extreme heat, and available resources please click on the links that include general information as well as information for the specific communities we worked with.
