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Response to U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) “Strengthening Transparency in Regulatory Science” proposed rule

Dr. Mona Sarfaty’s Statement (July 17, 2018): Respected EPA panelists and fellow citizens. My name is Mona Sarfaty. I am a physician trained in family medicine and public health; I....

Policy Statement: Impact of Climate Change on Public Health and Implications for Emergency Medicine

Climate change has significant impact on human health, health care systems, and public health infrastructure. Human health is impacted by the increased frequency and severity of diseases exacerbated by changes....

Fall Webinar Series: Climate & Health, An Emergency Medicine Perspective

In this 3-part webinar series, emergency medicine experts will explore the health impacts of climate change and opportunities to advance solutions that address human health and our health system.

June 28: Climate Changes Health Equity

1:00–2:30 p.m. ET -- This webinar will bring to life the upcoming guidebook Climate Change, Health and Equity: A Guide for Local Health Departments, which aims to help local health....

Talking Points on Proposed Rule “Strengthening Transparency in Regulatory Science”

Docket No. EPA-HQ-2018-0259 — As written, the proposal would allow the EPA Administrator to limit and restrict the scientific research that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency uses as the basis....

Letter to the Editor Template for Health Professionals on AMA Divestment

Please use this template as the basis for letters to your state or national medical journal, magazine, or newsletter (or similar nursing publications). Please edit the text below to make....

AMA Resolution: Divest from Fossil Fuels

Submitted by: American Association of Public Health Physicians WHEREAS the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change has concluded that the burning of fossil fuels by humans to generate energy is the....

Talking Points on Clean Car Standards

As a physician (or nurse or health professional), I oppose the EPA decision to revise the clean car standards, which include auto emissions and fuel economy standards. In 2016, after....

Hiding in plain sight

Dr. Sarfaty writes a poignant op-ed about the EPA's plans to change the rules that dictate what evidence must be considered as the basis for protecting the public’s health.

June 2018 Champion!

Matthew T. Burke M.D., former director of state programs for the Consortium, says, "Much of climate change policy and mitigation is going to happen at the state level."

ACOEM Guidance Statement: Responsibilities of the Occupational and Environmental Medicine Provider in the Treatment and Prevention of Climate Change-Related Health Problems

Forum: A vision for a healthy Traverse City

"I have a vision for Traverse City to be a model green community existing in harmony with nature. A walkable, bikeable community powered by 100 percent clean forms of energy. A....

The Built Environment and Reducing Health Disparities

CE credit available until May 17, 2018 - This is part of an ongoing series of that focuses on pediatric and reproductive environmental health.

A pediatrician’s Mother’s Day wish

By Lori Byron, MD -- This Mother's Day, consider the ultimate gift. To help protect our future generations, we can transition to clean, nonpolluting energy sources.

May 7-9: CleanMed 2018

San Diego, California, Sheraton San Diego Hotel & Marina

April 30 – May 2: 2018 Local Solutions – Eastern Climate Preparedness Conference

(Manchester, New Hampshire) Registration is now open. Travel grants available.

April 26: Climate Changes Health: Adaptation in Action

The webinar will provide information about the CDC’s BRACE, or Building Resilience Against Climate Effects, framework, and share climate adaptation steps in Wisconsin, Oregon, and Maryland to prevent the health....

Apr 26, 2018 – Webinar: Climate Changes Health: Adaptation in Action

Learn about the CDC's Building Resilience Against Climate Effects (BRACE), framework and climate adaptation steps taking place in states across the nation to prevent the health threats related to climate....

Conference offers Climate Change Solutions to Benefit Health

The conference convened 280 doctors, nurses, and other health professionals to focus on promoting better health by advancing solutions to climate change.

April 2018 Champion!

Dr. Nitin Damle, an internal medicine specialist in Rhode Island, has been lecturing across the United States and around the world about the health effects of climate change.