Voter Resources
These non-partisan resources have been developed to help focus attention on climate, health, and equity during the 2020 election season.
An Open Letter to Candidates
Read and download our Open Letter to Candidates from America’s Health Professionals about rebuilding toward a healthier, greener, more equitable, and resilient America.
Consortium Statement on the EPA decision not to improve the National Ozone Standard
The evidence on the danger of ozone pollution has become stronger, as has the evidence on the health benefits of reducing exposure. We support the recommendation of the American Lung....
Letter to Congress: Ensure the Right to Vote Without Risking Health
The Consortium and 53 partner organizations released a letter asking Congress to take action to ensure all Americans have the right to vote without risking their health this fall.
Consortium Applauds House Report: ‘Solving the Climate Crisis: The Congressional Action Plan for a Clean Energy Economy and a Healthy and Just America’
Statement by the Medical Society Consortium on Climate and Health applauding the House Select Committee on the Climate Crisis for its plan to address the climate emergency.
Nursing Organizations Launch a New Initiative: Nurses Drawdown
Nurses Drawdown provides nurses around the world with solutions to climate change and a community of nurses to support climate action and cheer each other.
BLACK LIVES MATTER
Statement by the Medical Society Consortium on Climate and Health on Racial Injustice and Systemic Racism in the United States.
Letter to Congress – A Fair and Healthy Election
Organizations: Please consider signing this Letter to Congress asking they ensure that all Americans have the right to vote without risking their health.
19 Health and Medical Organizations Strongly Oppose EPA’s Move to Keep Weak Limits on Particle Pollution, Placing Health of Millions at Risk
EPA’s proposal ignores the current science and the opportunity to prevent harm to health. Read the joint statement released by the American Lung Association and other health and medical organizations.
Letter to the G20 leaders calling for a #HealthyRecovery
On May 26, 2020, over 350 organizations representing over 40 million health professionals and over 4,500 individual health professionals from 90 different countries, wrote to the G20 leaders calling for....
Letter to Congress on COVID-19, Climate and Health
In this letter to Congress, thousands of doctors, nurses and healthcare providers are urging lawmakers to consider the existing and predicted health harms from climate change in any future legislation....
VIDEO: Mobilizing Action for Climate, Health, and Equity
Health leaders from around the country working at the forefront of climate solutions bring to life the 10 points in the U.S. Call to Action on Climate, Health, and Equity:....
Response of the Health Community to the announced Rollback of the ‘Clean Cars’ Standards
By design, the proposed standards would increase fossil fuels burned and harmful pollution emitted into the atmosphere. Read the full statement and an additional letter from the AAFP.
Statement on the proposed policy to narrow the scope of the National Environmental Policy Act
The Medical Society Consortium on Climate and Health opposes the current proposal to update The National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA).
An Open Letter to President Trump
Join with the Consortium, to ask the President to protect Americans’ health, safety and wellbeing by stopping the withdrawal from the Paris Agreement on Climate Change. Sign the letter...
Video by APA: Majority of US Adults Believe Climate Change Is Most Important Issue Today
Nearly half of 18-34-year-olds say that stress about climate change affects their lives. Watch this video, by the American Psychological Association.
Statement on the EPA’s proposed amendments to the 2012 and 2016 NSPS for the Oil and Natural Gas Industry
This proposal would do away with the requirements that oil and gas companies install technology to detect and fix methane leaks from wells, pipelines, and storage facilities.
Video Interview with David Wallace Wells: Climate Change & Our Health
Author David Wallace-Wells' interview on 24 Hours of Reality: Protect Our Planet, Protect Ourselves, where he spoke with Rolling Stone journalist Jamil Smith about the health impacts of the climate....
The 2019 Report of the Lancet Countdown on Health and Climate Change
An unprecedented challenge demands an unprecedented response. This 2019 Report tracks the relationship between health and climate change across five key domains and 41 indicators.
JAMA Calls for Climate & Health Papers
As a global open-access health journal, JAMA Network Open is issuing a call for papers on the health outcomes and risks associated with climate change.