Climate Change And Health And Well-Being In Canada's North: Report On A Public Health Planning Workshop On Climate Change And Health & Well-Being In The North - July 6-7, 2002, Yellowknife, NWT

Next Steps And Closing Remarks

• Michael Sharpe, Acting/Manager

Mr. Sharpe closed the workshop by restating that this was the first climate change workshop to involve public health practitioners from all three territories. Partnerships developed today will continue to grow in the future as we work towards protecting the health of northern populations. The objectives of the workshop were met over the one and a half days of discussion. Participants have learned new information about the state of climate change knowledge and possible impacts. As well, they have learned about community-based studies that have been conducted on climate change in the North. Models and next steps have been discussed on how to move forward with addressing climate change and health issues. And participants have provided Health Canada with guidance on how the Department can support the Northern partners through information sharing and outreach. Health Canada will provide an information toolkit to participants for their use in decision-making and education of their public health network. Health Canada will also collaborate with the Territorial Ministries of Health in the completion of a climate change and health impact assessment for their region, that will feed into the national assessment due in 2005.

The next step is to continue to work together and disseminate the information from the workshop and other climate change and health activities to public health partners across the North and throughout the world.