Inspiring #ClimateWeek2024 with our BIDMC Emergency Med Harvard C-CHANGE FXB Center for Health and Human Rights at Harvard climate fellows and alumni. A huge thanks to @climatehealth_ CU Climate & Health Americares and the many other professionals, thinkers, and leaders working to make positive change in our world.

Was honored to speak with Mayor Sylvester Turner and Mayor Mayor Katjana Ballantyne about city governance and #climate #resilience at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health Alumni Weekend 2024. Takeaways: 🛠️ work with everyone 🌳 prioritize nature-based solutions 🌩️ learn from impacts 🌆 focus on equity

“A large portion of the American population requires daily medications, dialysis every few days, chemotherapy infusions...all of that can be interrupted when power is out and critical infrastructure is damaged,” - Caleb Dresser MD MPH in E&E News #Helene loom.ly/na3k6Ps

Are you a physician seeking to address #ClimateChange though leadership in research, advocacy, education, and policy? Our BIDMC Emergency Med Harvard C-CHANGE FXB Center for Health and Human Rights at Harvard Climate and Human Health Fellowship is accepting applications. Apply now: climateandhumanhealth.org/fellowship-app…

“The name of the game here is preparation and risk reduction... this toolkit is trying to give people an easy-to-read, quick-to-understand way to get to the right answer.” healthcare-brew.com/stories/2024/1…

Congrats to our dir. of healthcare solutions Caleb Dresser MD MPH & fmr climate & health fellow Tess Wiskel MD on winning the Jane Matlaw Environmental Championship Award from BIDMC! Their work has helped frontline clinics to keep their patients safe in a changing climate.

Published! The 2024 report of the Lancet Countdown on health and climate change: facing record-breaking threats from delayed action - The Lancet thelancet.com/journals/lance… The Lancet Countdown on Health and Climate Change World Health Organization (WHO) Diarmid Campbell-Lendrum. @diarmidcl.bsky.social

People are seeing impacts, and want solutions.

Incredible news out of Montana yesterday! Our children deserve a clean, stable future free of fossil fuels 👏

Don't miss the new Climate Resilience for Health Care Toolkit from HHS_Health Office of Climate Change and Health Equity. Find info on how climate resilience improves care delivery, evidence-based recs to improve resilience, & real-world case studies. toolkit.climate.gov/topics/health-…

"By equipping health clinics with the right tools, resources, and partnerships, we can build a more resilient health care system—one that protects both patients and providers in an era of climate uncertainty," says Caleb Dresser MD MPH in Salata Institute

🌱 🏥 How can healthcare clinics adapt to climate change to protect their patients? In a new Salata Institute blog, Caleb Dresser MD MPH shared 3 areas where healthcare clinics need support: education, patient support, and knowing when to act. Read more: shorturl.at/SMoWL