MGH Center for the Environment and Health

Apps for the Sustainable Healthcare Leadership Institute are open! GCCHE is recruiting mid- career pros to become sustainability leaders—combining tech skills, leadership training & a peer network to drive action aligned w quality, cost savings & mission bit.ly/SHLI2025

Five small steps toward better health for you and planet Earth. #HarvardHealth #EarthDay health.harvard.edu/blog/healthier…

Want to learn more about reducing the environmental footprint of the healthcare supply chain? Check out the Embracing Sustainability expert panel from the Fierce Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Forum including CEH director Jonathan Slutzman. fiercediversityequityandinc.sched.com/event/1i878/pa…

“Climate change is a fundamental threat that is recognized by many to be the greatest health crisis humans have ever faced.“ But the majority of physicians do not feel prepared to address #climate change's impact on health or to take action.@wynnearmand MD news-medical.net/news/20240809/…

We are thrilled to share this study published in @JAMA_current, co-authored by GBPSR board member @wynnearmand, about how a quality incentive program for clinicians positively changed their knowledge and attitudes about climate & health @MGHMedicine. tinyurl.com/3n3sd667

A study co-authored by #MassGeneral physician @wynnearmand MD was covered by @medical_xpress. The study surveyed the response to climate change–focused educational modules offered at MGH and found positive results. medicalxpress.com/news/2024-08-c…

Applications for our Climate Health Organizing Fellowships are now open! This program runs from Jan-Nov 2025 and provides the tools and teaching to advance a climate project. LOI due by August 8th, and applications due by September 20th. shorturl.at/cgqF8 @GaurabBasuMDMPH

We're happy to share this important Op-Ed published in @energynews_US, written by our very own GBPSR board member @wynnearmand about the continued risks & health impacts of burning fossil fuels in our homes. Read it here: tinyurl.com/5e9znxhe #buildingelectrification

📢 Help address the climate crisis and reduce health care emissions by signing the @gb_psr open letter to AstraZeneca asking them to bring the low-emissions Symbicort Turbuhaler to the United States. Learn more and sign the letter by July 29 ⬇️ docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI…

The U.S. Supreme Court will soon rule on whether to overturn the Chevron doctrine, a landmark precedent that has stood for 40 years. Scrapping the doctrine could reshape regulation on pollution, climate change, and endangered wildlife. e360.yale.edu/features/chevr…

Pressurized metered dose inhalers generate about 4% of our healthcare system’s GHG emissions. Sign our open letter to AstraZeneca to bring a more environmentally friendly inhaler, the Symbicort Turbuhaler, to the US market: tinyurl.com/ycayfffx #climateaction #inhalers

Trees help prevent flooding, release oxygen, reduce pollution, and boost both health and mood. #HarvardHealth bit.ly/3WfX9qr

#MassGeneral physician @wynnearmand MD was quoted in @GBH's article on the air pollution in Boston Harbor from large seafaring vessels. wgbh.org/news/local/202…

@MS4SF @docsforclimate

Climate Resources for Health Education (CRHE) is currently seeking leadership team members for 2024-2025. The CRHE is an expert reviewed repository of climate and health curricular materials. The application deadline is March 31. Find out more here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI…

Our webinar with Dr. Dzau, President of the National Academy of Medicine is tomorrow.

Join us on Feb 21 at noon (ET) when Dr. Victor Dzau, President of the National Academy of Medicine, speaks with us about climate and health. @HCWithoutHarm @MS4SF @docsforclimate @GCCHE_ @GCHAlliance

Please join us tomorrow for Dr. Thompson's presentation on the health and environmental impacts of burning plastics. @enviRN @MS4SF @MassGeneralNews @HarvardGH

Are you a health professional student or emerging health professional interested in climate change, health, and environmental justice? Applications for the PSR Next Generation Climate & Health Ambassador Program are now open. Click here to learn more: psr.org/get-involved/n…

Join @MGHEnvironment on Jan 17, 12-1 pm for @Lisa_MThompson's talk on burning plastic waste and climate change. Learn about ECOLECTIVOS, a project reducing plastic burning in Guatemalan communities. spklr.io/6010WyOj