Monthly Newsletter
September 2021
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In this issue:
Welcome & Announcements | Educate, Empower, Engage | Friday Note's Summary | Upcoming Dates & Events
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WELCOME
Greetings! We're excited to share some great resources and let you know about a few events you won't want to miss. Happy reading!
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Announcements
Our next meeting will be held
September 24th from 12 to 1 PM ET on our Zoom line!
Meeting password: 123
At this months meeting, we will listen to the Columbia Energy Exchange podcast featuring Climate Scientist Dr. Kate Marvel for her interpretation of the UN Intergovernmental Panel On Climate Change's new climate science report.
Kate doesn’t have “hope” that we can slow climate change and transition away from fossil fuels, but she has something she says is better: Certainty that we have knowledge, tools and technology we need today to start decarbonizing rapidly.
MiCCA member Andrea Ketchum will be doing a short demonstration on the group library she developed for the MiCCA website at the meeting as well!
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MiCCA would like to celebrate Andrea Ketchum who has a Masters degree in Library & Information Science and Health Information Management. Andrea is graciously sharing her expertise to develop an online group library which will be housed on MiCCA's new website.
We're so lucky to benefit from Andrea's NIH/NLM Fellowship in Medical Informatics from Pitt’s School of Medicine. Andrea explains that because MiCCA is focused on action, members need information and data to support evidence-based decisions. She understands the technology and the various “free to read” rules to make qualified research articles easily available online as quickly as possible.
Projects she has been working on include 1. an online environmental research library; 2. environmental data resources; 3. infographic or data visualization tutorials and resources.
Andrea will do a short demonstration on the group library at our upcoming meeting, make sure not to miss it!
Thank you again for all the work you do for MiCCA Andrea!
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Educate
Editors from more than 200 medical journals warn that if we bypass more than 1.5°C of global warming it could be 'catastrophic' for health:
Human health is already being harmed by the climate crisis, and the impacts could become catastrophic and irreversible unless governments do much more to adress global warming, the editors of more than 200 medical journals said in a joint editorial Monday.
The editorial points to established links between the climate crisis and a slew of adverse health impacts over the past 20 years: Among them are an increase in heat deaths, dehydration and kidney function loss, skin cancer, tropical infections, mental health issues, pregnancy complications, allergies, and heart and lung disease, and deaths associated with them.
Check out the NEJM editorial: Call for Emergency Action to Limit Global Temperature Increases, Restore Biodiversity, and Protect Health
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Empower
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Please take 2 minutes now to watch this video message, based on the Health of Humanity Depends on Healing Democracy letter that was signed by 470 health professionals from every state across the nation. It is not too late to add your name.
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If you want to go one step further, you can share this video with your own Senator right from the same webpage. Please ask your Senator to do whatever it takes to pass the democracy reforms that are critical to enacting policies to address the climate health emergency.
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Engage
October 22, 8:00 AM-5:30 PM ET: Climate Change and Health: Implications for Clinical Practice: Ohio Clinicians for Climate Action has partnered with the Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center to host their second climate and health conference. Attendance is free for students and $25 for professionals. See the agenda and register here!
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Friday Notes Summary
Follow this link to see the notes from the 8/27/2021 meeting, which summarize information shared about the committees and their goals and members as well as upcoming events and information to have on your radar.
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Upcoming Dates & Events
- September 24, 12PM-6PM ET: NorCal Symposium for Climate, Health, and Equity: Join the consortium on the second annual NorCal Symposium for health professionals and students concerned about the climate crisis and invested in climate justice. This is a collaborative event being planned by UCSF, UC Davis, and Stanford, register here!
- September 28th, 7PM ET: Consumers 15-year plan: Your Money, Your Health, Your Power: Join us for the second webinar in the Empower Michigan series, People Power: Positive Energy in Michigan. You have a say how Consumers Energy should spend your money for the next 15 years, register here!
- October 22, 8:00 AM-5:30 PM ET: Climate Change and Health: Implications for Clinical Practice: Ohio Clinicians for Climate Action has partnered with the Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center to host their second climate and health conference. Attendance is free for students and $25 for professionals. See the agenda and register here!
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Cynicism is a hardening, a calcification of the soul. Hope is a stretching of its ligaments,
a limber reach for something greater.
Maria Popeva
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The purpose of this newsletter is to keep us on the same page between meetings and serve as a resource for this community. If there is anything you would like to include (upcoming events, a riveting climate health article, or something to add to the announcements), please do not hesitate to reach out to Ellie or submit suggestions to this google form. |
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