Archives: Health Care

Monday, February 12, 2024

Online Event: Ecopsychepedia “EcoPsy” Launch (Feb 29)

Save the date! Celebrate the launch of "EcoPsy", the Ecopsychepedia DATE: Thursday, February 29, 9am PT | 12pm ET | 5pm BT | 6pm CET The Ecopsychepedia (“EcoPsy”) is a free, public, online information source on climate psychology and its mental health implications, created by an international group of mental health professionals and climate... More

Monday, July 17, 2023

Online Event: Healing Justice: Intersectional Pathways to Community Care (July 24) 

Join Climate Justice Organizing Hub and facilitator Atreyu Lewis (he/them) on July 24 (Zoom) at 6:30pm ET to combine intersectional environmentalism, disability justice, and teachings from Black and Indigenous approaches that go beyond hyper-individualism and wellness trends and that embrace community care and... More

Monday, April 11, 2022

Event: STAR Symposium: Climate Change & Health (May 27)

STAR Symposium: Climate Change & Health Friday, May 27, 2022, 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Richcraft Hall 2nd Floor Conference Rooms https://science.carleton.ca/starsymposium/ The Stress, Trauma and Resilience (STAR) Working Group is an interdisciplinary research group embedded within the Canadian Health Adaptations, Innovations, and Mobilization... More

Friday, April 16, 2021

New WHO report: Checklists to Assess Vulnerabilities in Health Care Facilities in the Context of Climate Change

The World Health Organization recently released their new report “Checklists to Assess Vulnerabilities in Health Care Facilities in the Context of Climate Change” to assist health authorities in understanding whether this key component of health systems is prepared for climate change impacts. This is to support the general guidance developed... More

Monday, April 12, 2021

Upcoming “Health of Canadians in a Changing Climate: Advancing our Knowledge for Action” Report

Health Canada is leading the development of the Health of Canadians in a Changing Climate: Advancing our Knowledge for Action report, with a planned release date in Fall 2021. The report will provide an assessment of the risks of climate change to the health of Canadians and to the health care system. It will support... More

Saturday, October 3, 2015

Climate Change Resiliency Toolkit for Health Care

The Canadian Coalition for Green Health Care has developed a climate change resiliency toolkit for healthcare facilities. The toolkit is healthcare specific but could easily be adapted to other institutional environments. The Climate Change Resiliency web pages are here: http://www.greenhealthcare.ca/resiliency/ To access the toolkit you need to... More

Load More →