Introduction
Staff Details
Activities
Research & Publications
Technical Guidelines
Introduction
National Programme on Climate Change & Human Health (NPCCHH)
Objectives
The NPCCHH objectives with some initially identified key actions are
- 1To create awareness among general population (vulnerable community), health-care providers and Policy makers regarding impacts of climate change on human health.
- 2To strengthen capacity of healthcare system to reduce illnesses/ diseases due to variability in climate
- 3To strengthen health preparedness and response by performing situational analysis at national/ state/ district/ below district levels.
- 4To develop partnerships and create synchrony/ synergy with other missions and ensure that health is adequately represented in the climate change agenda in the country
- 5To strengthen research capacity to fill the evidence gap on climate change impact on human health
Important Links
- Public Health Advisory: Cold Wave/Frost
(178 KB) - Health Advisory on Air Pollution under NPCCHH September 2022 New PDF
- Public Health Advisory on Air Pollution and Health (2021 Revised) (375 KB)
- The Compendium of the Indian studies on the Impact of Air Pollution on Health (6611 KB)
- National Technical Consultation for Development of State Action Plans on Climate Change, Anti-Microbial Resistance and Patient Safety PDF (314 KB)
- Comments are invited on Draft National Action Plan for Climate Change & Human Health at ncdc[dot]env[at]gmail[dot]com (3723 KB)
Air Pollution Training Modules
- Women Training Manual (Hindi)
- Women Training Manual (English)
- Women Flipchart (Hindi)
- Women Flipchart (English)
- Children Training Manual (Hindi)
- Children Training Manual (English)
- Children Flipchart (Hindi)
- Children Flipchart (English)
Newsletter on NPCCHH
Staff Details
Activities
Activities
State’s Presentations – Review meeting held at IHC Delhi on 17.12.2021
National Review Meeting (State and UT)
July 2021
Capacity Building Program Health sector action plan for preparedness and response to heat wave, 15th July 2021, 0200 to 0415 pm- Delhi-
Heat wave Management Preparedness and response
(241 KB)
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Heat wave vulnerable areas and early warning system of IMD
(5654 KB)
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Impact of Heatwaves on public health and Health sector Heat action
(4942 KB)
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NRDC-Cool Roofs and Infrastructural interventions for extreme heat
(1081 KB)
August 2021
Online Training presentations on Climate Change and Human Health-10 -14 August 2021Presentations:
- Assessing Vulnerability-IIHMR
- Water-borne diseases-NICED
- Climate change and food security -NFI
(241 KB)
- Nutrition Scenario in India and Effect of Climate change on the Nutritional status of
vulnerable population
(241 KB)
- Climate Change and Mental Healthn
(241 KB)
- Zoonotic diseases & climate change-NCDC
(241 KB)
- Green and Climate Resilient healthcare-PHFI
(241 KB)
Videos:
- Air Pollution related illness-PGIMER
- Allergy and climate change-VPCI
- CC and cardio pulmonary diseases-AIIMS
- Extreme Weather-NIDM
- Disaster risk Management-NIDM
- Thermal Extreme-IIPH
- Hilly &Mountainous regions CC-NEIGRIHMS
- Coastal Climate sensitive Diseases Public health problems-JIPMER
September 2021
Awareness Campaign during the observance of International Day of Clean Air for blue skies under the NPCCHH programme,6th and 7th September 2021Research & Publications
Documents & Publications
Documents and Publications NPCCHH
- 4 Strengthening Health Systems Preparedness for Heat Related Illnesses (HRI) in India 180423
- NPCCHH Public health advisory Extreme heat Heatwave 2024
- Health Sector Preparedness for Air Pollution
- Health Adaptation Plan for Disease Due to Air Pollutions
- Handbook for Health Professionals on Air Pollutions & Its Impact on Health
- National Action plan on Heat Related Illnesses
Training Modules on Air Pollution and Human Health
Manuals on Air Pollution and Human Health for Women, Children, Traffic Policemen and Municipality Workers
- Women Training Manual English
- Women Training Manual Hindi
- Children Training Manual English
- Children Training Manual Hindi
- Traffic Police Training Manual English
- Traffic Police Training Manual Hindi
- Municipal Worker Training Manual English
- Municipal Worker Training Manual Hindi
- Operational guideline on surveillance on Air Pollution related illness
2022
- User manual for the Mobile application of Sentinel Surveillance on Air Pollution
related illness
- User manual for Web Portal of Sentinel Surveillance on Air Pollution related
illness
Flipchart on Air Pollution and Human Health for Women, Children, Traffic Policemen and Municipality Worker
Training Modules on Heat Related Illness
Training Modules on Nutritional Disorders due to Climate Change
Technical Guidelines
IEC Material on NPCCHH
Posters on Air Pollution and Human Health
English
- Poster 1
- Poster 2
- Poster 3
- Poster 4
- Poster 5
- Poster 6
- Poster 7
- Poster 8
- Poster 9
- Poster 10
- Poster 12
Hindi
Posters on Nutritional Disorders due to Climate Change
- CHANGE WHAT YOU EAT CHANGE THE WORLD
- FIGHT CLIMATE CHANGE WITH DIET
- GREEN INDIA HEALTHY INDIA
- HEAT STOKE MANAGEMENT
- KEEP YOUR BODY HYDRATED
- NUTRITIONAL SUPPORT DURING DISASTERS
- STOP STUBBLE BURING
- SUNDRY FOR A RAINY DAY
- Climate change nutrition invulnerable groups
- TAKE STEPS TO REDUCE CARBON FOOTPRINT
Audio-video spots on Air Pollution and Human Health
Video Spots for on Air Pollution and Human Health
Video Spot 1
Video Spot 2
Radio Spots (two) on Air Pollution and Human Health
Radio Spot 1
Radio Spot 2
Radio Jingles on Air Pollution and Human Health
Radio Jingle 1
GIFs on Air Pollution and Human Health
GIF 1
GIF 2
GIF 3
GIF 4
