State Resiliency Planning Considerations
October 29, 2024 | Kerry Wyss, Ali Aslam
In Spring 2024, ASTHO and the Environmental Council of the States (ECOS) partnered to gather information and share best practices for state and territorial health and environmental agency resiliency planning. ASTHO and ECOS held a series of regional listening sessions to hear from state agencies about how they plan for natural disasters and engage with disadvantaged or vulnerable communities, as well as what challenges they face in their emergency responses. Based on those discussions, ASTHO and ECOS developed this summary to assist health and environmental agencies in their planning process, with an emphasis on resiliency planning in communities with environmental justice concerns.