Category Communications and Engagement

Communications and Engagement

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...

Tony Green
March 21, 2024

Communications and Engagement, Impact Reduction

Reduce Emissions: Let’s Use Public Transport

As the world marked World Environment Day on the 5th of June, with the theme #BeatPlasticPollution, it is also very important to factor in other pollutants which might be deadlier...

Oluwole Olakunle Ajayi
August 4, 2023

Communications and Engagement

Let’s Talk Climate: From Classrooms to Climate Action: Mobilizing Student Nurses

Nurses are the most trusted profession in the country and see the effects of climate change on their patients' health every day...

Ben Fulgencio-Turner
July 20, 2023

Communications and Engagement

Children and Youth Fighting for a Healthy Future

A momentous event for the State of Montana (U.S.) occurred this June – the first constitutional climate change case in the United States. Rikki Held vs. the State of Montana, the trial where 16 youth plaintiffs sued the state government…

Lori Byron, MD
July 19, 2023

Communications and Engagement

NACHC: The First Net-Zero Energy Health Center in the US is Here

The National Association of Community Health Centers (NACHC) is the national association for community health centers, advocating and promoting quality, affordable health care services for over 30 million Americans...

Sweta Waghela
July 3, 2023

Communications and Engagement

Introducing CfH Health Equity Fellow Sweta Waghela

Warm greetings to all! I am incredibly excited to start this new chapter in my life, joining the ecoAmerica Climate for Health team as a Health Equity Fellow...

Sweta Waghela
June 27, 2023

Communications and Engagement

Neurosurgery and Our Changing Climate: Why Global Warming Matters to Neurosurgeons

These are just a few examples of neurosurgical patients whose lives have been forever altered from climate-related changes. More and more, we’re seeing global changes that impact neurosurgical conditions...

Rebecca Achey, MD
May 23, 2023

Communications and Engagement

Let’s Talk Climate: Front Line Clinics & Climate Resilience

Community Health Centers are a service and resiliency hub for tens of millions of Americans. During a climate-related disaster...

Ben Fulgencio-Turner
April 25, 2023