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Climate Change, Environmental Challenges and Vulnerable Communities
A Joint Center report prepared by the Texas Health Institute
May 2012

The report Climate Change, Environmental Challenges and Vulnerable Communities: Assessing Legacies of the Past, Building Opportunities for the Future brings together demographic, health and environmental data and research for Arizona, Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, New Mexico and Texas. It delves into state and local initiatives for mitigation and adaptation, assessing the progress for communities of color and concluding that some communities of color face a "perfect storm" of poor health, socioeconomic barriers and climate-related challenges.

Register for the webinar with the authors which takes place on May 21st here.

Download the Executive Summary below, or the Full Report and Appendices.

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