ENGAGE
Are you anxious about the negative effects of climate change affecting our planet and our health, but not sure how best to direct your energy and take meaningful action?
You're not alone! The majority of Americans are concerned about the climate crisis, and as a healthcare professional and trusted member of your community, your voice speaks volumes. We are a community of health professionals working to together to take steps, small and large, to address the causes and effects of climate change.
Explore this page to learn more about how Climate Health Now is structured and how you can engage as a member.
Climate Health Now is a member-led and driven organization. We are governed by a 6-person Statewide Leadership Team who is tasked with providing strategic direction and oversight of our work.
CHN also has additional volunteer member-led teams that focus on sustainability efforts within the healthcare setting, community building, education efforts, and advocacy efforts.
How do we work?
Climate Health Now uses the Leading Change Network’s snowflake model for community organizing that emphasizes distributed leadership, interdependence and mutual accountability, sustainable relationships, clear roles, and a capacity for exponential growth.
What does it mean to ‘be a member’? Once you sign up as a member you will be added to our mailing list so that you can stay informed about educational and advocacy opportunities as well as opportunities to connect with others all of which are member driven and led.
We hope. you will join us!
Engage with Climate Health Now
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Media Toolkit
Create your own clinic for the next climate strike. It’s a creative way to engage the community and spread the message that climate change is a health emergency.
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Talking to Patients About Climate Change and Health
Tips and ideas for talking about climate change and health with patients -- brought to us by CHN member Robert Rosenbaum, PhD, a clinical neuropsychologist.
“Focus on critical connection more than critical mass — build the resilience by building the relationships.”
— adrienne maree brown
Climate Health Now members speaking out
Next Step: Collective Action
We must use our collective voice to advocate for health equity and climate action at all levels of California government.