Image 2025 Southern Arizona Heat Summit March 31, 2025 The University of Arizona’s Southwest Center on Resilience for Climate Change and Health (SCORCH) and Arizona Institute for Resilience (AIR) joined the City of Tucson, Pima County, and other community members, leaders, and experts for a daylong workshop to address extreme heat in southern Arizona communities. The event, hosted at the University of Arizona’s Environment & Natural Resources (ENR2) building, included a series of presentations via plenary sessions and smaller breakout groups throughout the day with topics focused on heat preparedness in southern Arizona communities. Breakout sessions explored the built environment (resilience hubs), energy and the grid, public health and healthcare, community and neighborhood level action, and workforce and heat protection. Read more Image Upcoming Science Café: “Too Hot to Work" – Extreme Heat & Worker Health Implications May 16, 2025 On May 29, 2025, the University of Arizona's Mel & Enid Zuckerman College of Public Heatlh Southwest Center on Resilience for Climate Change & Health and Southwest Environmental Health Sciences Center (SWEHSC) are co-sponsoring a Science Café with the City of Tucson, its Tucson Resilient Together initiative, and La Isla Network. Read more Image May 5 – 9, 2025: Arizona Heat Awareness Week May 7, 2025 Heat is the number one weather-related killer in the United States with Arizonans living on the frontlines, disproportionately feeling the impacts of extreme heat than compared to states outside of the American Southwest. In 2023 alone, there were over 4,000 heat-related emergency department visits and over 900 heat related deaths occurring across the state. In May of 2023, Governor Katie Hobbs proclaimed the first Monday in May to mark Arizona Heat Awareness Week and in 2024, she appointed Dr. Eugene Livar as Arizona’s first Chief Heat Officer to oversee the implementation of her administration’s Extreme Heat Preparedness Plan. Heat preparedness is an ongoing effort in which tribal, state, county health departments, and other partners engage in planning and forecasting throughout the year. Read more Image For older adults taking medications, summer heat can be especially dangerous April 7, 2025 Older adults with common chronic conditions – many of whom take medications that increase their vulnerability to heat – face growing risks, especially as exposure becomes harder to avoid. Dr. Mona Arora quoted. Read more Image SCORCH Curated Climate & Health Youth/Young Adult Opportunities March 28, 2025 SCORCH is pleased to announce the launching of a webpage cataloguing K-12+ programs across the state that build knowledge and skills in environment, climate, and health; we hope you will share this webpage within your networks. Read more Image New SCORCH Webpage for Upcoming Earth Day Events March 28, 2025 Please visit this new SCORCH webpage to access Earth Day national and internation resources and find upcoming events across Arizona. Read more Image CEEJH 2025 Climate Justice Fellows Program March 28, 2025 Center for Engagement, Environmnental Justice, and Health (CEEJH) announces the launch of its 2025 Climate Justice Fellows Program. This program offers a unique opportunity for individuals passionate about environmental and climate justice to expand their knowledge and skills, empowering them to lead change in their communities. Read more Image U of A at the 2025 DMAFB STEAM Village Event March 28, 2025 The University of Arizona's Mel & Enid Zuckerman College of Public Heatlh Southwest Center on Resilience for Climate Change & Health and Southwest Environmental Health Sciences Center (SWEHSC) were invited to table at the 2025 Davis Monthan Air Force Base (DMAFB) STEAM Village event which served 1,400+ K-12 grade students primarily from Tucson Unified School District Title I schools within the span of 4 hours. Read more Image U of A College of Public Health at Science City, Tucson Festival of Books March 27, 2025 The 16th Annual Tucson Festival of Books (TFOB) brought together authors, presenters, volunteers, and visitors to celebrate literature and education at one of the largest book festivals in the United States. The interactive tables, titled "Climate and the Environment: Your Health Matters," jointly hosted by Environment, Exposure Science and Risk Assessment Center (ESRAC) and Southwest Center on Resilience for Climate Change and Health (SCORCH), were a success at the Science City "Science of You" neighborhood. Read more Image SCORCH Questionnaire: Youth/Young Adult Environment, Climate, & Health Engagement Programs Feb. 8, 2025 Southwest Center for Resilience in Climate Change and Health (SCORCH) is developing a webpage to serve as a central place for cataloguing K-12 programs and initiatives that focus on building knowledge, awareness, and skills in the areas of environment, climate, and health. Please help us generate awareness and support of youth and young adult engagement programs in Arizona by submitting an entry for any program you administer and by sharing this link across your networks. 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Image 2025 Southern Arizona Heat Summit March 31, 2025 The University of Arizona’s Southwest Center on Resilience for Climate Change and Health (SCORCH) and Arizona Institute for Resilience (AIR) joined the City of Tucson, Pima County, and other community members, leaders, and experts for a daylong workshop to address extreme heat in southern Arizona communities. The event, hosted at the University of Arizona’s Environment & Natural Resources (ENR2) building, included a series of presentations via plenary sessions and smaller breakout groups throughout the day with topics focused on heat preparedness in southern Arizona communities. Breakout sessions explored the built environment (resilience hubs), energy and the grid, public health and healthcare, community and neighborhood level action, and workforce and heat protection. Read more
Image Upcoming Science Café: “Too Hot to Work" – Extreme Heat & Worker Health Implications May 16, 2025 On May 29, 2025, the University of Arizona's Mel & Enid Zuckerman College of Public Heatlh Southwest Center on Resilience for Climate Change & Health and Southwest Environmental Health Sciences Center (SWEHSC) are co-sponsoring a Science Café with the City of Tucson, its Tucson Resilient Together initiative, and La Isla Network. Read more
Image May 5 – 9, 2025: Arizona Heat Awareness Week May 7, 2025 Heat is the number one weather-related killer in the United States with Arizonans living on the frontlines, disproportionately feeling the impacts of extreme heat than compared to states outside of the American Southwest. In 2023 alone, there were over 4,000 heat-related emergency department visits and over 900 heat related deaths occurring across the state. In May of 2023, Governor Katie Hobbs proclaimed the first Monday in May to mark Arizona Heat Awareness Week and in 2024, she appointed Dr. Eugene Livar as Arizona’s first Chief Heat Officer to oversee the implementation of her administration’s Extreme Heat Preparedness Plan. Heat preparedness is an ongoing effort in which tribal, state, county health departments, and other partners engage in planning and forecasting throughout the year. Read more
Image For older adults taking medications, summer heat can be especially dangerous April 7, 2025 Older adults with common chronic conditions – many of whom take medications that increase their vulnerability to heat – face growing risks, especially as exposure becomes harder to avoid. Dr. Mona Arora quoted. Read more
Image SCORCH Curated Climate & Health Youth/Young Adult Opportunities March 28, 2025 SCORCH is pleased to announce the launching of a webpage cataloguing K-12+ programs across the state that build knowledge and skills in environment, climate, and health; we hope you will share this webpage within your networks. Read more
Image New SCORCH Webpage for Upcoming Earth Day Events March 28, 2025 Please visit this new SCORCH webpage to access Earth Day national and internation resources and find upcoming events across Arizona. Read more
Image CEEJH 2025 Climate Justice Fellows Program March 28, 2025 Center for Engagement, Environmnental Justice, and Health (CEEJH) announces the launch of its 2025 Climate Justice Fellows Program. This program offers a unique opportunity for individuals passionate about environmental and climate justice to expand their knowledge and skills, empowering them to lead change in their communities. Read more
Image U of A at the 2025 DMAFB STEAM Village Event March 28, 2025 The University of Arizona's Mel & Enid Zuckerman College of Public Heatlh Southwest Center on Resilience for Climate Change & Health and Southwest Environmental Health Sciences Center (SWEHSC) were invited to table at the 2025 Davis Monthan Air Force Base (DMAFB) STEAM Village event which served 1,400+ K-12 grade students primarily from Tucson Unified School District Title I schools within the span of 4 hours. Read more
Image U of A College of Public Health at Science City, Tucson Festival of Books March 27, 2025 The 16th Annual Tucson Festival of Books (TFOB) brought together authors, presenters, volunteers, and visitors to celebrate literature and education at one of the largest book festivals in the United States. The interactive tables, titled "Climate and the Environment: Your Health Matters," jointly hosted by Environment, Exposure Science and Risk Assessment Center (ESRAC) and Southwest Center on Resilience for Climate Change and Health (SCORCH), were a success at the Science City "Science of You" neighborhood. Read more
Image SCORCH Questionnaire: Youth/Young Adult Environment, Climate, & Health Engagement Programs Feb. 8, 2025 Southwest Center for Resilience in Climate Change and Health (SCORCH) is developing a webpage to serve as a central place for cataloguing K-12 programs and initiatives that focus on building knowledge, awareness, and skills in the areas of environment, climate, and health. Please help us generate awareness and support of youth and young adult engagement programs in Arizona by submitting an entry for any program you administer and by sharing this link across your networks. A team member will follow-up on each submission to ensure accurate representation of the program before posting information on this website. Thank you for your assistance! Read more
