ENGAGE
Are you anxious about the negative effects of climate change affecting our planet and our health, but not sure how best to direct your energy and take meaningful action?
Feel the need to engage?
You're not alone! The majority of Americans are concerned about the climate crisis, and as a healthcare professional and trusted member of your community, your voice speaks volumes. We are a community of health professionals working to together to take steps, small and large, to address the causes and effects of climate change.
Explore this page to learn how you can engage with Climate Health Now — to connect with fellow healthcare voices, your clients, patients, and communities.
CHN Healthcare Sustainability Resource Team
Did you know that healthcare accounts for 8-10% of greenhouse gas emissions in the U.S.? Let’s change that!
The CHN Healthcare Sustainability Resource Team empowers members to learn about, collaborate, and advance sustainable practices within their health and hospital systems in California. Members of this Resource Team learn and share resources to advance specific sustainability initiatives in their workplaces.
CHN Speaks Resource Team
In the words of Dr. Katharine Hayhoe, climate scientist and author,"the most important thing we can do about climate change is talk about it." Launching this year, CHN Speaks aims to enable members of the California health community to talk to their peers and colleagues about climate change, health, and equity. Each presentation will have a concrete “ask” that helps galvanize members of the health community to join us and take collective action to further the climate health movement. Even if you have never given a talk like this, we believe that you absolutely have the ability to, and we want to help you do it!
Are you a member of the California health community interesting in talking to your health colleagues about climate, health, and equity in a way that calls them in to action? Let us know by filling out this quick form — and a CHN Speaks Coach will be in touch.
Engage with Climate Health Now
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Media Toolkit
Create your own clinic for the next climate strike. It’s a creative way to engage the community and spread the message that climate change is a health emergency.
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Talking to Patients About Climate Change and Health
Tips and ideas for talking about climate change and health with patients -- brought to us by CHN member Robert Rosenbaum, PhD, a clinical neuropsychologist.
“Focus on critical connection more than critical mass — build the resilience by building the relationships.”
— adrienne maree brown
Climate Health Now members speaking out
Next Step: Collective Action
We must use our collective voice to advocate for health equity and climate action at all levels of California government.