Blog
Thought Leadership, Current Events, and Resources for Climate Communicators
-
Join Us for Climate Week NYC: Explore the Intersection of Health and Climate
This is the first year that Climate Week will feature health as a primary theme and the connection between climate & health has never been more critical. At Climate for Health, we are dedicated to addressing these intersections and empowering communities to take meaningful action…
Blog
"*" indicates required fields
-
New Research Findings: Americans Want Climate Leadership from the Health Sector
ecoAmerica’s latest American Climate Perspectives Survey, published in partnership with the National Association of Community Health Centers, reveals that Americans are ready and eager for health professionals to advance climate action…
-
Black History Month and Climate Change – The STEM Connection
The connection of the recently completed Black History Month and Climate Change may not appear to be obvious but upon reflection from my time as a Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics (STEM) educator there is an unquestioned connection between the two…
All Blogs
-
Want more clean energy? Focus on people, not technology
Energy decisions can be deeply personal. We need to listen to households and communities before we prescribe their energy transition.
-
NEW: More than 100 Health Professionals and Organizations Support Recommendations on Climate, Health & Equity for HHS
Over 100 health professionals and organizations are supporting new Climate, Health, and Equity Recommendations for the Department of Health and Human Services.
-
This Earth Day, Let’s #RemodelforResilience
Earth Day has become synonymous with spring. Spring flowers, spring cleaning, spring faith traditions like Passover and Easter, and now Earth Day – a celebration of the human endeavor to ensure that spring will continue to bring hope and joy and sunlight to our children and their children down to the seventh generation. As we…
-
Join Us: National Health + Climate Forum at ACLS 2021
Coming out of a year of multiple crises and a decisive election, 2021 is our moment to forge a path forward to a stable climate starting with ambitious American leadership on solutions. The American Climate Leadership Summit (ACLS 2021), celebrating its 10th year,will bring game-changing future-shaping ideas and a diversity of leaders together to ensure climate change is a local, regional and national…
-
COVID-19 and Climate Change: The Need for Equitable Solutions
The global climate crisis has challenged the COVID-19 response, further underlining the disproportionate impact of climate change on health. Communities vulnerable to climate related health impacts are the same who are experiencing higher COVID-19 mortality, and the synergistic effects of COVID-19 and climate have further exposed the deep-rooted structural racism present in the United States.…
-
Climate of Health and Hope: New Opportunities for Public Health Professionals
A growing number of public health professionals find themselves responding to the urgent health impacts of climate change, whether they are prepared for this work, or not. We co-hosted this Let’s Talk Climate episode with the American Public Health Association’s Center for Climate, Health and Equity to learn about new initiatives to bolster public health…
-
We Need Climate Solutions that Prioritize Black Births
The recent winter storm, Uri, ravaged the southern U.S. leaving many families huddled together in a desperate search for warmth, electricity and potable water. In Texas, Uri left over 4 million people without electricity and clean water for nearly two weeks. Residents of Jackson, Mississippi remain under a boil water advisory four weeks later. As…
-
New Research from ecoAmerica: Health Surpasses Jobs in Climate Action Support
ecoAmerica’s latest survey finds “health” at the top of the list of motivations for climate solutions — raking even higher than “jobs”. Twelve months of battling the COVID-19 pandemic may be influencing perspectives, however, the reality is that climate change is already impacting Americans’ health as air pollution, heat waves, and extreme weather events become…
-
Recording Now Available, “Health at the Root of Climate Justice”
Our health and our families’ health motivate us to act on ambitious and equitable climate solutions. Health is also at the root of climate justice. Black and Brown communities often contribute the least to climate pollution but suffer disproportionately from climate-related health impacts. Climate for Health Director, Rebecca Rehr, hosted a conversation with Staff Scientist…
-
Reflections: Federal Action on Environmental Justice
This year is the 30th anniversary of the 1991 People of Color Environmental Summit, where the 17 Principles of Environmental Justice were set forth. These principles, preceded by the 1987 Toxic Waste and Race Report and followed by the creation of the EPA’s Office of Environmental Equity in 1992 and President Clinton’s 1994 Executive Order…
-
It’s About People
As we enter a new presidency, a new era, and a new decade, we are still so divided on so many issues. In a time when we actually have science and technology to effectively research and understand the way that things work and find lasting solutions, many have dismissed it. And in a time when…
