Call for Climate Solution Stories
The Medical Society Consortium on Climate and Health is seeking uniquely positive stories about addressing climate change. Tell us how your community is taking climate action and share your local....
Please Consider Going Solar: Some good news about my solar system
Every individual and organization should seriously and earnestly consider if solar energy is right for them, taking into account its financial rewards, benefits for the environment, and also as a....
April 1-3, 2022 CUGH Conference: Healthy People Healthy Planet Social Justice
CUGH 2022 will be a hybid in-person and virtual conference. Attendees will be inspired and challenged to learn new skills, gain new contacts and find ways we can improve the....
Job Opportunity: PSR Campaign Coordinator / Health Educator – apply by Aug 31
Located in PSR’s Environment & Health program, the Campaign Coordinator/Health Educator position will help build PSR’s "Harms to Health from Burning Gas" project.
HHS is establishing the Office of Climate Change and Health Equity
The mission of this new Office is to protect vulnerable communities who disproportionately bear the brunt of pollution and climate-driven disasters, such as drought and wildfires.
Aug 26 Webinar: Climate and Health Rapid Response – Heatwaves in the Pacific Northwest
A panel of regional clinicians and public health experts will discuss emerging health and health system impacts, and opportunities for bolstering public health response.
Aug 26 Webinar: COP 101 – What is COP26 and why does it matter for health?
This is part of the Global Climate and Health Alliance #Care4Climate Webinar Series focussed on specific skills, framings, and tools to help ensure that advocacy by the climate and health....
Summary: Clean Energy Standard for our Health
Why America’s Health Professionals say we need a Clean Electricity Standard for our health.
Job Opportunity: Children’s Environmental Health Specialist
UNICEF are searching for an excellent candidate to work on children’s environmental health. Applications close August 19, 2021.
Union of Concerned Scientists Report on outdoor workers exposure to extreme heat: Too Hot to Work
This research finds that between now and 2065, climate change will quadruple U.S. outdoor workers’ exposure to extreme heat conditions, jeopardizing their health.
Administration’s new climate office will help tackle public health emergency
The transition to a sustainable health care sector is already underway, and the new Office of Climate Change and Health Equity can accelerate the shift.
Aug 17 Webinar: How Clean Energy State Policy Attracts Businesses and Capital
This webinar convenes policy leaders from several Southwestern states to discuss how their states’ journeys to clean energy policies can chart a path for legislators, government officials, business leaders, and....
Dr Ron Cotterel
Dr Ron Cotterel: We need to educate our communities about climate change, how it’s impacting us now, and how it’s going to continue to worsen unless we get a handle....
American Board of Pediatrics launches education module on climate change
The American Board of Pediatrics (ABP) introduced the first ever maintenance of certification (MOC) module on climate change in June.
August 13 Webinar: Racial Trauma and Climate Change
Community psychiatrist and lifelong public and mental health advocate Dr. Annelle Primm will join us for a discussion on the impacts of climate change on communities of color and solutions....
Aug 12 Webinar: NDCs – How to engage in your national climate plan
This is part of the Global Climate and Health Alliance #Care4Climate Webinar Series focussed on specific skills, framings, and tools to help ensure that advocacy by the climate and health....
Consortium Statement on the IPCC Report Release
The Sixth Assessment Report released from the IPCC turns up the dial on the urgency to respond to climate change and limit greenhouse gas emissions.
Key findings of AR6 Summary for Policymakers
Read these key findings of the IPCC Sixth Assessment Report, prepared by the World Health Organization (WHO) Climate & Health Program staff.
Jul 21 – Dec 1, 2021: Climate Change and Human Health ECHO Series
Health professionals: Join this free webinar series to discuss the interrelatedness of human health and climate change, and learn how to communicate these issues. No-cost CME/CEUs available for each session.
ALA letter to Congress asks for investments in climate and health solutions
ALA letter to Congress, signed by over 50 Health Organizations, reiterates that investment in infrastructure is an opportunity to protect health from climate change.