Health Care Archives - Ӱԭ Climate Commons Working Group​ /climatecommons/category/health-care/ Ӱԭ University Mon, 12 Feb 2024 15:05:37 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.3.1 Online Event: Ecopsychepedia “EcoPsy” Launch (Feb 29) /climatecommons/2024/online-event-ecopsychepedia-ecopsy-launch-feb-29/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=online-event-ecopsychepedia-ecopsy-launch-feb-29 Mon, 12 Feb 2024 14:41:20 +0000 /climatecommons/?p=3651 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 communication experts. EcoPsy will enable healthcare professionals, researchers, educators, policy-makers, students of all ages, community leaders, and general readers to learn more and share knowledge about how the ecological(eco), the psychological(psyche), and societies impact one another – and, critically, how we can respond. Please join us for this 45-minute presentation of what the EcoPsy is and how to use it and help it grow. The event is co-hosted by the Climate Psychiatry Alliance and Climate Psychology Alliance of North America.

]]> Online Event: Healing Justice: Intersectional Pathways to Community Care (July 24)  /climatecommons/2023/online-event-healing-justice-intersectional-pathways-to-community-care-july-24/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=online-event-healing-justice-intersectional-pathways-to-community-care-july-24 Mon, 17 Jul 2023 14:21:02 +0000 /climatecommons/?p=3112 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 healing.

]]> Event: STAR Symposium: Climate Change & Health (May 27) /climatecommons/2022/event-star-symposium-climate-change-health-may-27/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=event-star-symposium-climate-change-health-may-27 Mon, 11 Apr 2022 13:59:37 +0000 /climatecommons/?p=1972

STAR Symposium: Climate Change & Health

Friday, May 27, 2022, 8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.

Richcraft Hall

2nd Floor Conference Rooms

The Stress, Trauma and Resilience (STAR) Working Group is an interdisciplinary research group embedded within the Canadian Health Adaptations, Innovations, and Mobilization (CHAIM) Centre, Ӱԭ University.

The symposium wishes to examine climate change and its relation to health crises, focusing on the impact on mental health and well-being. We welcome attendees from all disciplines with interest in climate change and health, including: those in the life sciences, social sciences, environmental sciences, public health and science policy.

]]> New WHO report: Checklists to Assess Vulnerabilities in Health Care Facilities in the Context of Climate Change /climatecommons/2021/new-who-report-checklists-to-assess-vulnerabilities-in-health-care-facilities-in-the-context-of-climate-change/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=new-who-report-checklists-to-assess-vulnerabilities-in-health-care-facilities-in-the-context-of-climate-change Fri, 16 Apr 2021 18:17:50 +0000 /climatecommons/?p=1643

The World Health Organization recently released their new report “” 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 by WHO on building the .

]]> Upcoming “Health of Canadians in a Changing Climate: Advancing our Knowledge for Action” Report /climatecommons/2021/upcoming-health-of-canadians-in-a-changing-climate-advancing-our-knowledge-for-action-report-coming-this-fall/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=upcoming-health-of-canadians-in-a-changing-climate-advancing-our-knowledge-for-action-report-coming-this-fall Mon, 12 Apr 2021 14:29:45 +0000 /climatecommons/?p=1605

Health Canada is leading the development of the  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 adaptation actions by health decision makers at local, provincial/territorial and national levels, as well as those who work in public health, health care, emergency management, research, and community organizations.

In this report, you can expect to read about:

  • natural hazards
  • water security and safety
  • food security and safety
  • mental health and well-being
  • infectious disease
  • air quality
  • health co-benefits and risks
  • Indigenous populations and communities
  • health system vulnerabilities
  • health equity and vulnerability
  • health sector adaptation, capacity and resilience

For more information or to receive the report, contact hc.ccha.secretariat.eccs.sc@canada.ca

]]> Climate Change Resiliency Toolkit for Health Care /climatecommons/2015/climate-change-resiliency-toolkit-for-health-care/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=climate-change-resiliency-toolkit-for-health-care Sat, 03 Oct 2015 19:52:54 +0000 https://climatecommonsblog.wordpress.com/?p=106

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:

To access the toolkit you need to sign on. Click on Register here on this page and sign on with the info requested:

The toolkit is an online set of questions, which when completed will provide you a score for how resilient your facility is. Many hospitals across the Americas are using an assessment process to help determine how resilient their facilities are. It is a process that is complimentary to Emergency Management Assessments, but takes a climate change focus.

For any questions please contact Linda Varangu [mailto:linda@greenhealthcare.ca]

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