FLOURISHING CHILDREN, HEALTHY COMMUNITIES, AND A STRONGER NATION - THE U.S.

Early Years Climate Action Plan asks a critical question: How can the United States ensure the success and health of our young children, their families and caregivers, and our communities in the context of climate change? To answer this question, members of the Early Years Climate Action Task Force, convened by Capita and This is Planet Ed at the Aspen Institute, have spent the last 18 months lear. [...] Individuals and FLOURISHING CHILDREN, HEALTHY COMMUNITIES, AND A STRONGER NATION — 7 groups working to take action on climate The same children and families who have change are committed to protecting the unequal access to early childhood services health of all people and the environment and support are also the children and we depend on. [...] What the Federal Government Can Do The federal government should leverage programs, funding, technical assistance, its many powers—leadership, policies and research are designed, adapted, and and programs, funding, and technical implemented to consider the needs of assistance—to support children and young children, families, and the programs families, child- and family-facing that serve them. [...] Additionally, the federal agencies should identify, Environmental Protection Agency’s analyze, and address the potential Office of Children’s Health Protection impacts of climate policies and and the Department of Health and programs on the health, well-being, Human Services’ Administration for learning, and opportunities for young Children and Families, as well as children and future generations,. [...] The Department of Assistance Network) and workforce Health and Human Services and the training include information about Department of Education (ED) should how to anticipate climate challenges ensure that climate action plans and and risks in their communities, how guidance for early care and education to increase the sustainability and are consistent across Head Start and resilience of their pro.