The IOA began a climate change and older adults research project in 2021. One project is an analysis of states' climate adaptation plans and how they vary in the degree to which they address health, social, and economic risks specific to older adults. Another project is an individual and community level heat vulnerability index for Portland, Oregon that can be a tool to inform how heat-risk management policies can be developed.
Current and future research includes the impacts of wildfires on AL/RC communities in Oregon.