Mandate of the Division

• To create awareness among general population (vulnerable community), health-care providers and Policy makers regarding impacts of climate change on human health.
• To strengthen capacity of healthcare system to reduce illnesses/ diseases due to variability in climate
• To strengthen health preparedness and response by performing situational analysis at national/ state/ district/ below district levels.
• To develop partnerships and create synchrony/ synergy with other missions and ensure that health is adequately represented in the climate change agenda in the country.
• To strengthen research capacity to fill the evidence gap on climate change impact on human health

1. NATIONAL-ACTION-PLAN-FOR-CLIMATE-CHANGE-HUMAN-HEALTH-2021

Subject Specific Adaptation Plan

• Health Adaptation Plan for Diseases due to Air Pollution
• National Health Action Plan Heat Related Illness
• National Health Action Plan on Climate Change and Mental Health
• National Action Plan on Food Security and Climate Change

What’s New

1. Communication from DGHS, MoHFW to MD(NHM) States/UTs in regard to National Review Meeting of NPCCHH at NCDC Delhi from 6th Aug to 8th Aug 2024-reg

Important Links

• Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India
• Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change
• Mission-life
• CPCB | Central Pollution Control Board
• India Meteorological Department
• Indian Council of Medical Research
• WHO – Air Pollution
• National Institute of Health and Family Welfare
• Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
• National Health Systems Resource Centre

Applications

• SAFAR-Air
• SAMEER
• PRANA

Official Communication / Government Orders

1. Communication from DGHS and Director, NCDC, MoHFW to MD NHM, States/UTs on preparedness, monitoring and awareness activities for prevention and mitigation of health impacts of Flood during Monsoon season 2024-reg
2. Letter from Secretary MoHFW to CSH States and UTs on Air Pollution Advisory, Oct 2023

SAPCCHH

• 1. Andhra Pradesh
• 2. Arunachal Pradesh
• 3. Assam
• 4. Bihar
• 5. Chhattisgarh
• 6. Dadra Nagar Haveli and Daman Diu
• 7. Delhi

• 8. Goa
• 9. Gujarat
• 10. Himanchal Pradesh
• 11. Jammu and Kashmir
• 12. Jharkhand
• 13. Karnataka
• 14. Kerala
• 15. Lakshadweep
• 16. Madhya Pradesh
• 17. Maharashtra
• 18. Manipur
• 19. Meghalaya
• 20. Mizoram
• 21. Nagaland
• 22. Odisha
• 23. Puducherry
• 24. Punjab
• 25. Rajasthan
• 26. Sikkim
• 27. Tamil Nadu
• 28. Telangana
• 29. Tripura
• 30. Uttar Pradesh
• 31. Uttarakhand
• 32. West Bengal
• 33. Haryana
• 34. Andaman and Nicobar
• 35. Ladakh

• 36. Chandigarh

Research and Publication

Newsletter

1. NPCCHH Newsletter-Vol1 Issue 1
2. NPCCHH Newsletter-Vol1 Issue 2
3. NPCCHH_Newsletter-Vol1 Issue 3

Webinar / Workshop

1. Go Green and Breathe Pure AIR and Awareness Workshop for School Children
2. National Level Capacity Building Workshops for State and District Officers under NPCCHH
3. Youth for cleaner AIR and Better Health
4. Report National Workshop_Health Sector Measures to Mitigate and Adapt to Impact of Extreme Heat 2022
5. Report_National Workshop_Health Sector Actions to Reduce Disaster Risk & WASH Impacts of climate change_2022
6. Report_National Workshop_District Capacity Building & Case Studies_2023
7. Report_Dialogue on Awareness and Action in Climate Change and Health with CSO_2021

Climate Change & Health

1. Climate Change and Health: Driving Local Action. A Collection of Case Studies on Adaptation and Mitigation Measures Implemented in Public Health Sector in India (2023)
2. PIP Guidelines

Air Pollution

Advisories

1. Air Pollution Health Advisory, October 2023
2. Health Advisory on Air Pollution under NPCCHH, September 2022
3. Public Health Advisory on Air Pollution and Health, 2021 Revised
4. Advisory on Air Pollution and Health

IEC Materials

1. GIFs on Air Pollution and Human Health

1. Audio

1. Radio Jingle (Air Pollution In RAP Style)
2. Radio Spot on Air Polution (Smart)
3. Radio Spot on Air Pollution – Concept 2

1. Video

1. Air Pollution Poster -English(JPEG)

1. Air Pollution poster -Hindi

Guidelines and tools

1. Health Adaptation Plan for Disease Due to Air Pollutions -2021
2. Health Sector Preparedness for Air Pollution-2021

Training Modules

1. Training Manual for Women
2. Training Manual for Traffic police
3. Training Manual for children
4. Municipal Worker Training Manual

1. Training Manual for Women
2. Training Manual for traffic police
3. Training Manual for children
4. Municipal Worker Training Manual

Flipcharts

1. Flipcharts for Municipal worker
2. Flipcharts for Traffic Police
3. Flipcharts for Children

1. 1. Flipcharts for Municipal worker
   2. Flipcharts for Traffice Police
   3. Flipcharts for Women

HEAT

1. NPCCHH Public health advisory Extreme heat Heatwave 2024
2. Advisory for State Health Department on heat wave season 2024_NPCCHH
3. Advisory for State Health Departments on Heat Wave Season 2023
4. Public Health Advisory Extreme Heat/Heatwave 2023
5. Frequently Asked Questions on Heat-Related Illness and Death Surveillance

1. Report of Heat-Health Preparedness & Response Activities under NPCCHH in 2024
Guidelines and Tools
1. Strengthening Health Systems Preparedness for Heat Related Illnesses (HRI) in India 180423
2. Autopsy Findings in Heat-Related Deaths March24 NPCCHH
3. Emergency Cooling for Severe Heat Related Illnesses March 2024 NPCCHH
4. Nation Action plan on Heat Related llnesses (2021)
Training Modules Training Modules on Heat Related Illness
1. Training Manual for Community Health Workers- Identification and Treatment of Heat-Related Illnesses
2. Training Manual for Community Members- Recognising and Preventing Heat-Related Illnesses
3. Training Manual for Medical Officers on Prevention and Management of Heat-Related Illnesses
4. Training Manual for State And District Nodal Officers For Implementation of Heat Health Action Plan
Strengthening Health Systems Preparedness for Heat Related Illnesses (HRI) in India PPT
1. PPT- Heat wave vulnerable areas and early warning system of IMD
2. PPT -Impact of Heatwaves on public health
3. PPT-Heat wave Management-Preparedness and response -NDMA
4. PPT-NRDC-Cool Roofs and Infrastructural interventions for extreme heat
  IEC Materials Poster- PDF (English)
1. Heat stroke Management
2. Keep Your Body Hydrated
3. Sundry For a Rainy Day
4. Its hot out side
5. IEC_Generic advice for Children
Poster- PDF (Hindi)
1. IEC_Generic advice Hindi Children
2. IEC_Generic advice_Dos & Donts
3. IEC_Generic advice_HRI symptoms
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Poster- PDF (JPEG)

Mental Health Illnesses

1. Newsletter( Climate Talk)

1. 1. Audio
   2. Audio
   3. Audio
   4. Audio
   5. Audio

1. Climate Change & its impact on sleep
2. Climate Change & Mental Health Ways to cope
3. CLIMATE CHANGE AND ELDERLY
4. Climate change and Mental Health Role of Caregivers for Persons with Pre- Existing Mental Illness
5. Effects of Climate Change on Mental Health

1. 7 days challenge for well being
2. Address climate change and mental health
3. Changing climate conditions risking mental health
4. Choose greenery and better mental health
5. Choose your path
6. Choose your well being
7. Loss of livelihood causing distress
8. Mask up your face, not feelings
9. Mental health effects of climate change
10. More greenery, more well being
11. National Psychosocial helpline
12. Stress due to rapid climate change

1. Guidelines on climate change and Mental Health
2. National Action Plan on climate change and Mental Health
3. Report
4. Standard Operating Guidelines on climate change and Mental Health
5. Surveillance for Standard Operating Guidelines on climate change and Mental Health
6. Monitoring and Evaluation

1. Best Practice Document on climate change and Mental Health
2. Training Manual for Medical Officers
3. Training Manual-Vulnerable Population-Children
4. Training Manual-Vulnerable Population-Women, Elderly
5. Training Module for Paramedical Officers
6. Training Module for SNO,DNO

1. Public Health Advisory- Cold Wave- Frost
2. Emergency Preparedness Checklist

Green & Climate Resilient Health System

1. Guidelines for Solar Powering Healthcare Facilities_Feb2023
2. Guidelines for Green and Climate Resilient Healthcare Facilities_Feb2023
3. Towards Climate-Smart Hospitals_National Hospital Energy Consumption Survey

EXTREME WEATHER

1. NPCCHH Public Health Advisory Floods
2. Public Health Guidelines for Flood
3. Public Heath Advisory – Cold Wave – Frost
4. Emergency Preparedness Checklist