LEARN
Most of us didn’t learn about climate change and health in our training. Coming up this learning curve can be daunting, but it doesn’t have to be. Start small, local, and grow your knowledge.
Check out our resources for where to start your education, ranging from quick overviews and summaries to paid certificate courses. There’s a whole lot more on our Youtube page.
Learn with Climate Health Now
US Call to Action on Climate Health and Equity
Dr. Linda Rudolph shared at our CHN June 2022 Community Meeting the development of the Climate, Health and Equity: A Policy Action Agenda, what it represents, and how it informs our work.
Climate Health Equity
A climate health equity expert panel answering questions about equitable climate action and how we as healthcare workers can act.
Healthcare Sustainability
Climate Health Now member Dr. Bill Pevec gives an overview on healthcare’s impact on climate change and how he led from the ground up to decarbonize his workplace.
Healthcare Decarbonization
Climate Health Now Catalyst Collective analyzes and summarizes the global, national, and state landscape of healthcare decarbonization.
One Climate Health Event Away: Stories of Climate Change from the Frontline of Health
This report gathers just a handful of health professional stories to demonstrate the different ways climate change harms health and the urgency to act to protect ourselves and our neighbors. It also provides solutions for decision-makers and communities to consider.
Dr. Joshua Weil, ER physician at Kaiser Santa Rosa, and Bonnie Schneider, national television meteorologist and author, connect the dots between fossil fuels, global warming, and the health hazards of heat waves.
Additional Resources
From leaders and partner organizations in the climate health space
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Health Care Without Harm
Health Care Without Harm works to transform health care worldwide so that it reduces its environmental footprint, becomes a community anchor for sustainability, and a leader in the global movement for environmental health and justice.
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The Medical Society Consortium on Climate & Health
Access CME and advocacy resources through The Medical Society Consortium on Climate & Health, which unites medical societies around the country for climate and health action. CHN is the Medical Society Consortium’s California state affiliate.
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Alliance of Nurses for Healthy Environments
ANHE is the only national nursing organization focused solely on the intersection of health and the environment. Discover a range of short courses, workshops, and webinar series designed to improve knowledge around a variety of environmental health topics.
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ecoAmerica and Climate for Health
Climate for Health, a national initiative led by a diverse network of health leaders from across the health sector representing key public health care, public health, clinical, and medical institutions and associations, founded by eco America, offers a wide variety of tools, resources, and communications.
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Climate Resources for Health Education
A free, publicly accessible repository with evidence-based resources to accelerate the incorporation of climate change and planetary health information into health educational curricula.
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California Nurses for Environmental Health & Justice
CNEHJ is an organization of individual nurses and nursing organizations focused on on climate change, water and air pollution, health issues associated with food and agriculture, toxic chemicals in our everyday lives, ending our reliance on fossil fuels, radio frequency radiation, and sustainable health care.