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Youth Disaster Preparedness Webinar -- Learn how to stay safe and help your families before, during, and after emergencies like hurricanes, floods, and extreme heat.

Climate and Maternal Health Webinar with Dr. Keisha R. Kalllins, MD, MPH, Professor at Mercer University and OB/GYN at Community Health Care Systems

FCCA Expands Outreach in Central Florida!

Climate Training - University of Florida! Florida Public Health Association Climate Training at UF. FCCA Ambassador Nancy Rudner, APRN presented on heat health impacts, and Nurse Constance Brown spoke about how FCCA church outreach initiative is spreading across Central Florida.

Florida General Baptist Convention FCCA Project Lead Bridget Sewell and Dr. Cheryl Coleman, CHOT Educators table for FCCA at the Florida General Baptist Convention.

Lunch & Learn hosted by Orlando Community Baptist Church's Women’s Ministry and FCCA!

Mount Olive Missionary Baptist Church hosts "Divas & Dudes in Denim" Pastor Dennis Adams and Leading Lady Audray Adams will host a Panel of Guests to discuss how to survive daily challenges. Climate Health Wellness How to Dress for the Occasion Financial Stewardship Balancing Life Challenges

Spark Level Climate Event! A few highlights from our Climate & Health Event at Spark Level Missionary Baptist Church, in partnership with Allegany Franciscan Ministries and United Community Outreach, Inc.

Florida Nurses Advocate to Congressman! Constance Brown, RN and Executive Director of United Community Outreach Inc. spoke on behalf of Central Florida Black Nurses Association of Orlando and Florida Clinicians for Climate Action at Congressman Maxwell Frost's press conference in his Orlando office. Nurse Constance spoke on the services provided to the community, the impacts of the shut down on residents and the need for affordable healthcare.

Webinar on Research on Heat and Falls -- Christopher T. Emrich, Boardman Endowed Professor of Environmental Science and Public Administration, University of Central Florida

FCCA Launches Putting the Chill on Heat Program! With the generous support from Allegany Franciscan Ministries, FCCA launched Putting the Chill on Extreme Heat at the Florida General Baptist Convention in Central Florida. The project brings immediate lifesaving information to vulnerable communities related to extreme heat -- educating them on heat stroke, heat exhaustion and other heat-related illnesses. We look forward to hosting more of these training sessions for the year!

We are grateful to Allegany Franciscan Ministries for their generous support of grantees’ wellness. This funding allows for ambassadors to participate in a wellness activity of their choice, as well as team building activities!

At the Allegany Franciscan Ministries Foundation Climate Justice Grantees Summit, we’re united in the fight for a more sustainable and just future. Together, we continue to amplify voices, strengthen communities, and work towards environmental justice for all.

Elizabeth Joseph, Nurse Practitioner and educator with Jackson Health in Miami, led FCCA's foundational webinar called "Climate Heat Health 101."

This zoom orientation for Project C-HOT was attended by 100 community health workers. If they complete the 4-part training, they will be certified Climate Health Outreach Team Educators, which permits them to educate citizens in their communities on heat risks and effective adaptation strategies.

FCCA brought together nurses to discuss the health impacts of climate change-- from rising temperatures to extreme weather and air quality issues. Attendees across the state also learned how to protect communities from the health effects of a changing climate.