This bill establishes a federal initiative to protect pregnant women and infants from climate-related health risks, which include extreme heat, air pollution, and severe weather. The legislation creates a $100 million grant program running from 2027 through 2030 that will fund 10 regional consortiums to serve counties with high climate risks and vulnerable populations, supporting activities such as training healthcare providers, hiring community health workers, distributing air conditioning units, improving housing, and launching mitigation projects like tree-planting programs. The bill also requires the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to develop a strategy within 18 months to identify geographic areas where pregnant women and infants face the greatest climate-related health threats, taking into account factors like air quality, heat exposure, healthcare access, and socioeconomic status. Grantees must track outcomes and ensure their work does not inadvertently cause displacement or gentrification in the communities they serve, with annual reporting to measure effectiveness across these goals.
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