In the small farming community in southeast Montana, Big Sandy, healthcare professionals, farmers, and community members gathered on July 12th, 2025, for the first day of a two-day summit...
In the small farming community in southeast Montana, Big Sandy, healthcare professionals, farmers, and community members gathered on July 12th, 2025, for the first day of a two-day summit...
Everything from the flu to lung cancers can be linked to poor air quality. The latest State of the Air Report from the American Lung Association shows Montana’s air quality getting worse...
On a sunny July Tuesday morning, Megan welcomed 25 children aged 6–9 from the Boys and Girls Club of Missoula County into a classroom at Washington Middle School for their first "Environmental Health in a Box" lesson...
Healthcare providers are a powerful influence and source of information for not only their patients and the communities they serve, but also for their colleagues and other health professionals...
Each summer, headlines across the country highlight record-breaking temperatures, unexpected heat waves, and tips for staying safe during extreme heat...
Summer brings soaring temperatures, and with the new school year around the corner, now is the perfect time to launch your school’s summer climate initiative to prepare for the months ahead...
On June 2, the American Public Health Association and ecoAmerica cohosted the webinar “Global Heat Day: Local Solutions to Protect Communities.” As summer temperatures continue to ramp up year over year, community-level engagement and action are more important than ever...
As we approach summer, temperatures are already rising and impacting the health and safety of our communities. Extreme heat is the most dangerous climate-related threat in the United States...
As climate change impacts accelerate, so do their effects on the health of our communities, especially children and youth. According to ecoAmerica’s latest poll, 72% of Americans recognize that young people and future generations experience disproportionate harms from climate change...
In the early 20th century, thousands of public swimming pools were built in the United States. These were a public good that provided not only recreation but tremendous social and health benefits...
ecoAmerica's American Climate Leadership Awards (ACLA) announced the 2025 winners during a live broadcast on April 16th. Each year, ACLA honors schools, health organizations, faith institutions, everyday individuals, youth, and many others with outstanding climate engagement...
Climate change is considered one of the greatest threats to public health in the 21st century. The last few years have seen worsening heat waves, wildfires, floods, drought, and the spread of vector-borne diseases as the world heats up from the burning of coal, gas, and oil.
The recent election outcome and initial weeks of the new administration have left me feeling frightened, frustrated, and uncertain about the future. In connecting with others doing climate and health work, I know I am not alone...
Registration is open for the largest event on planetary and climate health, Our Planet, Our Health: 2025 Climate Action Convention! This spring, ecoAmerica is excited to partner with leading organizations to catalyze action for a more sustainable, equitable, and healthier world...
In Florida in late September, I was excited to present a TEDx talk on climate engagement to a national audience of leading neonatologists. Key highlights from my presentation included...
The last week of October, the Lancet Countdown released their 2024 global report on health and climate. As the effects of climate change on public health increase in frequency and severity year over year, these annual reports inform worldwide climate conversations...
Joining ecoAmerica from Seattle, Washington, I am thrilled to begin working with the Climate for Health program as an APHA and Kaiser Permanente Community Health Fellow...
October is Children’s Health Month and as the Southeast picks up the pieces after hurricanes Helene and Milton, I, like many other parents, look at my own kids with increasing concern about the ailing world they will inherit...
Climate change is one of the most pressing public health issues of our time. We’ve seen record-breaking heat, devastating wildfires, storms and prolonged droughts impacting our health and mental well-being...
Shedding light on the intersection between forests and health, the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) has collaborated with the American Psychological Association (APA) and the APA’s Society for Environmental, Population and Conservation Psychology on the first of a three-part series...
Thank you to the American Public Health Association and the Climate Mental Health Network for co-hosting a session at Climate Week in New York City focusing on youth mental health...
The Climate for Health team is proud to have partnered with the National Association of Community Health Centers and the American Public Health Association for a session on climate action and health equity at Climate Week...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Nurses are the most trusted profession in the country and see the effects of climate change on their patients' health every day...
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…
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...
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...
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...
Community Health Centers are a service and resiliency hub for tens of millions of Americans. During a climate-related disaster...