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Centre for Environment and Occupational Health,

Climate Change and Human Health

6^th December, 2022

CEOHCCH works for NPCCHH implementation in the country

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Synergizing Inter-Ministerial Efforts & Other National Program-

• MoEFCC, CPCB, IMD,
• Maternal & Child Health
• NPCDCS

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Training of State / District level health professionals , ASHAs on CSDs

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Guidelines & Workshops for effective capacity building

Health Adaptation Plans developed Vulnerability Needs Assessment & Enhanced Surveillance , for example, on Air Pollution and Heat etc.

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Generating Awareness

Steering research for Climate Sensitive Diseases- with ICMR ;

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NPCCHH submitted Air pollution related topics for research studies to ICMR for Indian Evidences

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NPCCHH organisational framework and its relation

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A Snapshot of

the Structural & Functional Framework of

NPCCHH programme and its relationship

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1. At the National level- other Ministries/Departments and Centre of Excellence identified and Organisations

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• State level functionaries under NPCCHH

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• District level engagements under NPCCHH

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• Healthcare facilities ( DH, CHC, PHCs, WCs) and Community level

Health care service provisions of addressing Climate Sensitive Diseases particularly air pollution related Illnesses, heat

Initiatives Undertaken towards achieving Key Objectives

1. Generating Awareness

2. Capacity Building

3. Research & Development

• Seasonal advisories on air pollution (August) & heat waves (February),cold waves
• IEC Campaigns on Climate Sensitive Diseases including air pollution & heat
• National level Campaigns on environment and health theme on World Health Day; World Environment Day & Clean Air for Blue Skies every year – (2019, 2020,2021,2022)

• Training of State & District level officers (ToTs) & hospital nodal officers 2019-2022
• Developed training modules & handbooks on Air Pollution & Health
• Climate Change in teaching curricula of 6 Councils – Medical Council of India, National Board of Examination, Dental Council of India, Nursing Council of India, Central Council of Homeopathy, Central Council of Indian Medicine
• Incorporated the Principles of ‘Climate Resilience” & “Green” in Indian Public Health Standards for health facilities

• Coordinating with ICMR for initiating Climate & Health related specific research committee
• Supporting Ministry of Environment for environmental health profile study in 20 cities of India
• Organized workshop to assimilate research evidence on air pollution & health impacts
• Air Pollution Compendium compiled with contributions from over 30 institutions

Initiatives Undertaken towards achieving Key Objectives

4. Strengthen health sector preparedness

• Centres of Excellence identified for developing subject specific Health Adaptation Plans like air pollution related Illnesses, Heat , Water borne Diseases
• Setting up Surveillance for:
• Acute Respiratory Illness in context of air pollution: 72 Hospitals reporting from 58 cities of 18 States (Analysis done for 6 Delhi Central Tertiary Hospitals)
• Heat Related Illnesses in 23 heat vulnerable States
• Vulnerability Need Assessment (VNA) for Climate Change & Health initiated in 3 States – Puducherry, Madhya Pradesh and Haryana
• Review workshops with State Programme Officers in December 2019, 2020,2021

5. Collaborative Partnerships

• High level Inter-ministerial Level Committee chaired by Secretary (Health) and Secretary (Environment) for issues of Climate Change, Environment and Health
• 1^st and 2^nd meeting held on 2020 and 2021
• 2021- A Joint Working Group along with Ministry of Environment under JS Chairmanship held to work out on the agenda
• Focusing on Climate & Health specific inputs through collaboration with various other National Programmes

State Level NPCCHH Institutional Framework developed

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36 states have appointed a State Nodal Officer for Health & Climate Change

31 States have identified District level Nodal Officers for the programme

25 states established state Environment Health Cell under State Health Department

29 states have set up Multi-Sectoral Task Force under Secretary (Health)

27 states constituted Governing Bodies under Hon’ble Health Ministers of States

18 State Action Plan on Climate Change and Human Health prepared

Since Mission Steering Group approval in Feb 2019 of State funding under NHM, State level institutional framework are developed to prioritize action -

Key NPCCHH Technical Support Documents developed

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Training Manual/Flipchart (Women, Children, Traffic Police, Municipalities)

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Some Snapshots of Trainings conducted on Air Pollution & Health in the States (Sikkim, MP, Dadra Nagar Haveli, Kerala, Uttarakhand respectively)

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Some IEC Posters on Air Pollution & Health in Indian regional Languages –(Telugu, Malayalam, Odia, Kannada, Hindi, Hindi, Bengali, Tamil, Urdu)

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