U.S. Government Agencies
- National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences Climate Change and Human Health Literature Portal An integrated, curated bibliographic database of global peer-reviewed research and gray literature on the science of climate impacts on human health https://tools.niehs.nih.gov/cchhl/
- The Office of Climate Change and Health Equity (OCCHE) Quickfinder for Leveraging the Inflation Reduction Act for the Health Sector is meant to help health stakeholders take advantage of the opportunities for resilience and emissions reduction in this historic legislation. It includes an overview of investments and actions potentially facilitated by the IRA, and relevant IRA programs for the health sector, including tax Incentives and direct pay provisions, and grants and incentives for lowering emissions, and grants and incentives for climate resilience https://www.hhs.gov/climate-change-health-equity-environmental-justice/climate-change-health-equity/quickfinder-ira/index.html
- HHS Launches Climate and Health Outlook Portal to Identify Counties at Risk of Climate-Related Hazards. New tool provides interactive maps to protect public health by identifying U.S. counties forecast to experience climate-related health hazards each month. HHS Portal to identify countries at risk
- Climate.gov
- National Academy of Medicine: The Action Collaborative on Decarbonizing the U.S. Health Sector https://nam.edu/programs/climate-change-and-human-health/action-collaborative-on-decarbonizing-the-u-s-health-sector/
- US Global Climate Change Research Program: https://www.globalchange.gov/
- US Office of Climate Change and Health Equity: https://www.hhs.gov/ash/ocche/index.html
- Environmental Protection Agency: https://www.epa.gov/climate-change
- Other federal agencies involved in global climate change: https://www.globalchange.gov/agencies
- UN Carbon Footprint calculator: https://unfccc.int/news/new-carbon-footprint-calculator-to-support-climate-action
- US EPA Carbon Footprint Calculator: https://www3.epa.gov/carbon-footprint-calculator/
- Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget Build Your Own Carbon Tax Model: https://www.crfb.org/blogs/build-your-own-carbon-tax
Science
- How Data Science Can Help Fight Climate Change; https://datascienceprograms.com/learn/how-data-science-can-help-fight-climate-change/
- The Role of Artifical Intelligence in Renewable Energy: AI Forward. aifwd.com/field/empowering-solar-with-ai
- Calling Out Lies for a Living: Elliott Negin; Union of Concerned Scientists; April, 2024 https://blog.ucsusa.org/elliott-negin/calling-out-climate-lies-for-a-living/?_gl=1*92np6i*_ga*MjAyMjIwMjI0OC4xNzE0NjY4MTc4*_ga_VB9DKE4V36*MTcxNDY2ODE3OC4xLjEuMTcxNDY2ODkzMC41NS4wLjA.
- Hammer, D. Data science for the environment: Global Forest Watch. TEDx Berekely; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ph439t-kTIE&t=415s
Organizations Fighting Climate Change
- Global Focus on Cancer: https://globalfocusoncancer.org/
- George Mason Center for Climate Change Communication: https://www.climatechangecommunication.org/
- The Medical Society Consortium on Climate and Health: https://medsocietiesforclimatehealth.org/
- Ceres: https://www.ceres.org/homepage
- European Society of Medical Oncology https://www.esmo.org Europe's leading medical oncology society, providing a professional network for its members and working with national societies across Europe.
- The Climate Optimist: https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/c-change/climateoptimist/
- Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC): https://www.ipcc.ch/
- Union for International Cancer Control (UICC): https://www.uicc.org/who-we-are/about-uicc
- The Climate Reality Project: https://www.climaterealityproject.org/
- Project Drawdown: https://drawdown.org/
- The Climate Collaborative: https://www.climatecollaborative.com/
- The Health Systems Task Force: a public-private strategic partnership bringing together CEOs and leaders from AstraZeneca, GSK, Merck KGaA, Novo Nordisk, Reckitt, Roche, Samsung Biologics, Sanofi, Bupa, Novartis, National Health Service England, the Sustainable Healthcare Coalition, UNICEF, the University of Pavia, and the World Health Organization (WHO). https://www.sustainable-markets.org/taskforces/health-systems-taskforce/
Health Care Organizations Heavily Involved in Climate Change
- Health Care Without Harm: https://noharm.org/
- Practice Greenhealth: https://practicegreenhealth.org/
- Climate for Health: https://climateforhealth.org/
- Health Professionals for a Healthy Climate: https://hpforhc.org/
- Health Care Climate Council: https://noharm-uscanada.org/healthcareclimatecouncil
- https://nam.edu/programs/climate-change-and-human-health/action-collaborative-on-decarbonizing-the-u-s-health-sector/
- Kaiser Health Plan: https://about.kaiserpermanente.org/commitments-and-impact/healthy-communities/improving-community-conditions/environmental-stewardship#:~:text=At%20Kaiser%20Permanente%2C%20we%20believe,and%20invest%20in%20our%20communities.
- Carilion Clinic: https://www.carilionclinic.org/news/sustainability/
- Providence: https://www.providence.org/about/advocacy-and-social-responsibility/environmental-stewardship
- America’s Essential Hospitals: https://essentialhospitals.org/?s=sustainability
- American Hospital Association: https://www.aha.org/chairpersons-file/2014-06-09-power-environmental-sustainability
- The Green OR: https://thegreenor.com/
- University of Virginia Medical Center: https://sustainability.virginia.edu/uva-health#:~:text=UVA%20Health%20is%20widely%20recognized,waste%20by%2070%25%20by%202023.
- VCU Health: https://sustainability.vcu.edu/
- HCA: https://www.hcahealthcareimpact.com/community/sustainability-initiatives/
- Bon Secours: https://bsmhealth.org/esg/
- Sentara: https://theclimatecollaborative.org/sentara-martha-jefferson-hospital
- Siemens Healthineers: https://www.siemens-healthineers.com/company/sustainability
Newsletters
- Kathryn Hayhoe newsletter and website: http://www.katharinehayhoe.com/
- Climate Home News: https://www.climatechangenews.com/
- Inside Climate News: https://insideclimatenews.org/
- Washington Post Climate 202: https://www.washingtonpost.com/newsletters/the-climate-202/
- New York Times Climate Forward: https://www.nytimes.com/newsletters/climate-change
- The Atlantic, The Weekly Planet: https://www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/sign-up/weekly-planet/
Communication
- Talk Like a Human: potentialenergycoalition.org; https://potentialenergycoalition.org/wp-content/uploads/Talk-Like-a-Human.pdf
- How to work with the media: Interview preparation (http://www.apa.org/journals/media/homepage.html) (Provides excellent advice on how to prepare for an interview)
- W.K. Kellog Foundation Communications Toolkit: (http://www.wkkf.org/Default.aspx?tabid=90&CID=385&ItemID=5000058&NID=5010058&LanguageID=0 ) In-depth guide with specific information on creating good working relationships with the media, and how to can maximize your impact.
- Center for Anthropology and Science Communication (http://www.sciencesitescom.com/CASC/medrela.html) Concise tool kit for working with reporters and interviewers.
- Guides and media resources (http://www.idealist.org/if/idealist/en/CAC/Sections/Bd/default) Learn to take action by collaborating with the media is provided by Action Without Borders (at idealist.org).
- Standing up for Science: A guide to the media for early career scientists (http://www.senseaboutscience.org.uk/pdf/Standing up for Science.pdf) 14-page guide designed to help young scientists understand the importance of standing up for science in the public sphere so that everyone can understand what we do and how it helps them.
- National Association. of Social Workers: (http://www.socialworkers.org/pressroom/mediaToolkit/toolkit/MediaToolkit.pdf) 17-page booklet which provides tips and techniques for writing with specific media in mind.
- Union of Concerned Scientists: A scientist's guide to talking with the media (http://www.ucsusa.org/publications/scientist-media-guide.html)
Tools
- UN Carbon Footprint calculator: https://unfccc.int/news/new-carbon-footprint-calculator-to-support-climate-action
- US EPA Carbon Footprint Calculator: https://www3.epa.gov/carbon-footprint-calculator/
- Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget Build Your Own Carbon Tax Model: https://www.crfb.org/blogs/build-your-own-carbon-tax
- https://toolkit.climate.gov/case-studies/health-care-facilities-maintain-indoor-air-quality-through-smoke-and-wildfire
Washington Post series on Climate Change:
- https://www.washingtonpost.com/washington-post-live/2022/06/02/protecting-our-planet-roletechnology/?utm_source=wp_live&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=wp_watchlive_registered
- https://www.washingtonpost.com/podcasts/post-reports/what-greenwashing-means-for-climate-change/?itid=mc_magnet-climateconversations_2
- https://www.washingtonpost.com/washington-post-live/2022/04/21/protecting-our-planet-with-robert-downey-jr/
- https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-solutions/2022/03/02/un-adopts-historic-resolution-aimed-ending-plastic-pollution/
- https://www.washingtonpost.com/washington-post-live/2021/12/13/protecting-our-planet-investing-green-energy-with-john-doerr-kelly-speakes-backman/
- https://www.washingtonpost.com/washington-post-live/2021/12/13/protecting-our-planet-investing-green-energy-with-john-doerr-kelly-speakes-backman/
- https://www.washingtonpost.com/washington-post-live/2021/11/08/climate-solutions-one-clean-plate-with-felix-brooks-church-alice-waters/
- https://www.washingtonpost.com/washington-post-live/2021/10/28/protecting-our-planet-powering-change-with-jerome-foster-ii-michael-s-regan-leah-thomas/
- (there are more articles on the Post website)
- https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-solutions/2022/02/22/climate-change-actions-carbon-footprint/
- https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2021/08/10/senate-infrastructure-bill-what-is-in-it/
Education
- Global Consortium on Climate and Health Education: https://www.publichealth.columbia.edu/research/global-consortium-climate-and-health-education
- Yale Certificate in Climate and Health: https://ysph.yale.edu/cchcert/program/curriculum/; https://www.businessinsider.com/guides/learning/yale-free-online-courses
- Harvard Health Effects of Climate Change course (free to audit): https://pll.harvard.edu/course/health-effects-climate-change?delta=1
- The Health Systems Task Force is a public-private strategic partnership brings together CEOs and leaders from AstraZeneca, GSK, Merck KGaA, Novo Nordisk, Reckitt, Roche, Samsung Biologics, Sanofi, Bupa, Novartis, National Health Service England, the Sustainable Healthcare Coalition, UNICEF, the University of Pavia, and the World Health Organization (WHO). https://www.sustainable-markets.org/taskforces/health-systems-taskforce/
Taking Care of Yourself
The Resilient Activist: https://www.theresilientactivist.org/
The Resilient Activist: https://www.theresilientactivist.org/