warmer and wetter over the next century with more extreme precipitation events. This weather pattern puts significant stress on '
region’s already aging water infrastructure. Furthermore, climate change is likely to cause a number of public health impacts on NI
most vulnerable residents. Despite efforts taking place to siow the rate of climate change, some level of change is inevitable. There
municipalities must make sound decisions to help their communities adapt to a new climate normal. The goal of the Nashua Regio
Water Resiliency Action Plan is to help municipalities become more resilient to the impacts that climate change has on their water
infrastructure and vulnerable populations. This plan addresses hazards projected to see significant changes due to a warming climi
and identifies projects to include in the mitigation strategy. It could be used to implement mitigation actions.
2017 Climate and Health Adaptation Plan for the Greater Nashua Region (htips://www.nashuarpc.org/hot-projects/chap-lan/) -1
Nashua Regional Planning Commission (NRPC) partnered with the City of Nashua Division of Public Health and Community Service:
the Greater Nashua Region Public Health Network (GNRPHN) to prepare a Climate and Health Adaptation Plan (CHAP). Funding we
provided by the Centers for Disease Control administered by the New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services. This
project was designed to examine the impact a changing climate has on health in the Nashua Region. Heat-related illness was ident
as the primary health impact affecting the region, which led to the development of an educational intervention program in order t
increase the Region’s resilience. Through this process, the GNRPHN is now well positioned to address heat-related illnesses and co
outreach to vulnerable populations. This document also became a chapter of the 2017 Nashua Community Health Assessment to
guide policy and decision-making for the future. This plan addresses hazards projected to see significant changes due to a warming
climate and identifies projects to include in the mitigation strategy. It could be used to implement mitigation actions.
2017 Community Health Assessment (hitps://www.nashuanh.gov/560/Community-Health-Assessment) - A CHA is a process by wh
community members gain an understanding of the health concerns and needs of the community by identifying, collecting, analyzir
disseminating information on the community’s assets, strengths, resources and needs. There are many health topics covered in thi
including access to healthcare, maternal health, chronic conditions, emergency preparedness, and substance misuse. This Assessm
does address public health hazards.
2018-2021 Community Health Improvement Plan (ottes://www.nashuanh.gov/564/Community-Health-improvement-Plan-CHIP) -
Following the CHA, the Division and its regional partners continue the improvement process by developing a CHIP. The CHIP acts a:
guidebook and prioritizes health topics and creates an action plan to address those issues over the next three years. This plan doe:
identify actions for the public health hazards identified in the CHA, however many are not projects that can fit within the mitigatio
strategy. This plan can be used to implement mitigation actions in the future.
