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TAKE  ACTION

Earth Day Virtual Scavenger Hunt  Click to register >>
 

Do you have plans for Earth Day this year? WHPCA is excited to be collaborating on the Wisconsin Earth Day Virtual Scavenger Hunt. Launching on April 22nd, 2021, join a 4-day game full of climate and environmental justice actions! This competition is fun and family-friendly and tickets are being sold on a sliding scale so all can participate.

At the end of the game, you will receive a survey. Fill it out & award your action points to WHPCA, to help us receive a larger portion of the proceeds!

Take Action on the Budget    

 
File a written comment or call your legislator today in support of climate, health, and equity measures in the budget.
Sign this letter to President Biden
View the letter and sign >>>

Urge President Biden to "go big" on his climate commitment at COP 26 in Glasgow for the health of all Americans.

WHPCA endorsed this letter alongside 50 health organizations such as the American College of Physicians, American Medical Association, and the National League for Nursing

OUR RECENT SUCCESSES

Our Members in the News

“Wisconsin Medical Professionals Share Climate Change Concerns, Support Clean Energy Policy Changes,” Features comments from WHPCA’s Chirantan Mukhopadyay, Andrew Lewandowski, and Pamela Guthman, WXPR  (April 13, 2021) 
 
“Wisconsin Environment: Wisconsin health leaders discuss federal climate action,” Features comments from WHPCA’s Andrew Lewandowski and Chirantan Mukhopadyay, WisPolitics, (April 13, 2021)
 
“Health leaders discuss benefits of national climate action,” With comment from WHPCA’s Education Co-lead Andrew Lewandowski, WQOW, (April 12, 2021) 
 
“Wisconsin Medical Professionals Share Climate Change Concerns, Support Clean Energy Policy Changes,” Features comments from WHPCA’s Chirantan Mukhopadyay, Andrew Lewandowski, and Pamela Guthman, WSAU (April 13, 2021)
 
“Together, we can fight the climate crisis,” Quotes from WHPCA Chair Chirantan Mukhopadyay, Health eNews (April 13, 2021)
 
“Alyssa Valentyne: Do more this Earth Day for climate,” Written by WHPCA’s Alyssa Valentyne, Wisconsin State Journal (April 17, 2021)
 
“A Call to Change in the Relationship Between Psychiatry and the Earth,” Produced by WHPCA member Lynn Moffic, Psychiatric Times (April 21, 2021)

WHPCA Endorsed the Following:

WHPCA  CO-HOSTED  EVENTS

Sustainable and Resilient Healthcare in the Midwest  

Tuesday, May 27 | 6 PM CT
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This is the final session in our Great Lakes Climate and Health: Facing Crisis & Creating Solutions Together series

Elm Grove Clean Energy Community Gathering

Thursday, April 29 | 6:30 PM CT
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Join us to learn about clean energy initiatives at the local level and how to help Elm Grove move forward with commitments to clean energy, public health, and the natural environment.

Social Determinants of Health and Environmental Justice

Tuesday, May 25 | 6 PM CT
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This is the 2nd session in our Great Lakes Climate and Health: Facing Crisis & Creating Solutions Together series

MORE  EVENTS  FROM OUR PARTNERS

Change as a Public Health Emergency

3 WHPCA members, Jon Temte, Jonathan Patz, and Caitlin Rublee will be part of this event. Other speakers include:

  •  Robert N. Golden,  Dean, UW School of Medicine and Public Health
  • Tracey Holloway, Gaylord Nelson Distinguished Professor, Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies and Department of Atmospheric and Ocean Sciences
  • Paul Kelleher, Associate Professor, Department of Medical History & Bioethics
  • Mandela Barnes, Lieutenant Governor of Wisconsin 

MSCCH Annual Conference

WHPCA is a state affiliate of the Medical Society Consortium on Climate and Health (MSCCH), which will be hosting its annual conference from May 21-May 25. Attendees will learn about the actions taken by the President and Congress to address climate change with policy solutions.  Then attendees will practice the key messages describing the medical promise of climate solutions and visit Congress (through online platforms).

Join your colleagues on May 25 to share those messages and express your support for policy solutions.   Because appointments with Congress must be scheduled in advance, registration closes on May 7.  Please register today to attend the meeting and participate in visits to your representatives in Congress.   

April is Earth Month!

Due to an unusually large amount of events from our partners, we decided not to list them all in today's newsletter.  Instead, check out WHPCA's event webpage. 
 

LEARNING  RESOURCES

The Health Benefits of Cycling

This report shows that if bicycling nationwide increased to six percent of trips, the rate in Madison, it would have the following benefits:
  • Reduce deaths from chronic disease in the US by 20,000/year
  • Lower cardiovascular disease by 28,000 cases/year and diabetes by  22,000 cases/year
  • Improve air quality to save $780 million a year in health costs & avert about 7,000 days of work lost to illness
  • Provide about $1.2 billion/year in global benefits due to climate change mitigation
Climate-Smart Healthcare in Wisconsin, watch now

Energy Burden In Milwaukee


This analysis explores the legacy of racist housing policies, and job and income discrimination, that contributes to energy burden. In some areas of Milwaukee, Black, Hispanic and Latinx households may pay over 10% of their income for utilities, or risk getting their power shut off.
 

Fossil Fuel Racism

Fossil fuels — coal, oil, and gas — lie at the heart of the crises we face, including public health, racial injustice, and climate change. This report synthesizes existing research and provides new analysis that finds that the fossil fuel industry contributes to public health harms that kill hundreds of thousands of people in the U.S. each year and disproportionately endanger Black, Brown, Indigenous, and poor communities.
TEAM  WORK: OUR WHPCA COMMITTEES
Whatever your skills or interests may be, we would be thrilled to have your help on any of our WHPCA teams. The more people involved, the more change we can create!

Join us for an upcoming meeting:
 
Education: May 19 at 7:30 PM, contact Andrew Lewandowski (ajlewandowski@uwalumni.com) to learn more.

Policy and Advocacy: April 26 at 7:30 PM, contact Joel Charles (joelwcharles@gmail.com) to learn more. 

Anti-racism: May 10 at 7:00 PM, contact Caitlin Rublee (rublee.caitlin@gmail.com) to learn more.
 
Climate-Smart Healthcare: May 11 at 7:30 PM, contact Claire Gervais (cmgerva@gmail.com) to learn more.
Your Donation Can Build A Healthier Wisconsin
To continue achieving our goals, we need the resources for our Executive Director, Abby Lois, to be able to work full-time.  Abby catalyzes the work of health professionals who go-on to organize their colleagues, and therefore, each hour of her work has a high-yield impact. Please consider donating to WHPCA so we can amplify our power and build a healthier world.
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