1. Between Climate Action Plans and Community Health Goals
BRIDGING the GAP
Between Climate Action Plans and Community Health Goals
Mindy Fogg
Supervising Planner, County of Santa Barbara Planning & Development
Shelley Saitowitz, MPH
Community Health Program Specialist, County of San Diego Health and Human Services Agency

2. Agenda County of Santa Barbara’s Energy and Climate Action Plan
Overview
Implementation
Integrating Health into Climate Action Plans
County of San Diego: Understanding Climate Impacts on Public Health

3. the County of Santa Barbara
Energy and Climate Action Plan (ECAP)

4. ECAP Overview Adopted May 2015 Applies to Unincorporated County
Emission reduction measures
Combination of mandatory, phased, and voluntary
15% GHG reduction target by 2020

5. ECAP Topics ECAP Measures Land Use Design Renewable Energy
Transportation
Built Environment
Renewable Energy
Industrial Efficiency
Waste Reduction
Agriculture
Water Efficiency
Sustainable Communities Strategy
Community Choice Energy
Government Operations

6. Community Co-Benefits
Improves Public Health
Increases Mobility
Supports Local Economy/Jobs
CEQA Tiering/Streamlining

7. ECAP Implementation CEO’s Office Energy & Sustainability Initiatives
County Sustainability Committee
Planning & Development
Public Works
General Services
Public Health
APCD
Ag Commissioner’s Office
Energy & Sustainability Initiatives
CEO’s Office

8. Implementation Efforts
Monitoring and Reporting
Development Applications/Building Permits
New/Updated Ordinances
Education and Outreach
Plan Updates

9. Implemented Measures Transportation Waste Reduction Agriculture
Built Environment

10. Future Measures
Transportation
Land Use Design

11. Progress - 16% of Goal

12. Lessons Learned Need buy-in from more than just department heads
CEO commitment to monitor long-term
Identify funding sources
Have monitoring tools in place (and experts to modify it)
Aspirational measures should be identified clearly
Provide general time frames for measures
Need to explicitly link to Community Health…

13. Bridging the CAP / HiAP Gap

14. Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

15. SBC Community Health Assessment

16. Addressing Obesity

17. Community Health Improvement Plan (CHIP)

19. Live Well Santa Barbara
livewellsbc.org

20. Healthy Eating Active Living (HEAL)

21. Integrating Public Health into CAPs
Health co-benefits
Motivator for action
Intersection with health and social equity
Resource sharing
Leverage local investments in community well-being