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Our goal is to introduce the concept of climate-smart healthcare to as many members of senior leadership and Wisconsin health professionals as possible.  Share this event with your colleagues to help us get there!

April 2021
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At 12 PM CST
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OUTREACH TOOLKIT
Find email templates, flyers, and outreach tips in our Climate-Smart Webinar: Outreach Toolkit. See Toolkit >>
WHY THIS MATTERS

Did you know that the U.S. healthcare system is responsible for 10% of the nation’s carbon emissions and 9% of harmful non-greenhouse air pollutants.1 These emissions directly harm our health. In fact, a recent study showed that fossil fuels contribute to ⅕ of global mortality.2
 
Over 100 healthcare organizations have declared climate change a public health emergency, yet the rate of greenhouse gas emissions from healthcare increased by 30% from 2006 to 2016.1,3 It is time to call for change to protect the health of your patients. Climate-smart healthcare can benefit the health of our communities, improve equity, and save on costs.

Wisconsin is home to some of the worldwide leaders of climate-smart healthcare, and WHPCA was fortunate to get many of those leaders to join us for this event. Our speakers include Dr. Jeff Thompson, Dr. Jonathan Patz, Katie Wickman, and Jeff Rich. 
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OUR SPONSORS
WHPCA's Climate-Smart Healthcare team has been working hard to get health systems on board. We are proud to announce the following event sponsors:
Rural Wisconsin Health Cooperative  |  Wisconsin Medical Society  |  Group Health Cooperative of South Central Wisconsin  |  UWHealth  |  Bellin Health  |  Gundersen Health System  |  UW-Madison Global Health Institute  |
UW-Madison Population Health Institute
INTERESTED  IN CLIMATE-SMART CARE?
Learn and take action alongside our team! We would be thrilled to have you join us. Our next meeting is March 9th at 7:30 PM (we meet on the second Tuesday of each month). See the link to join-in below: 

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84557956449?pwd=QURsM0t2QjhBWnh4NHhuQ3d1M2dqdz09

   +1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago)

Meeting ID: 845 5795 6449

Passcode: 223299

If you can't make our meetings, you can still help volunteer. Contact Claire Gervais at cmgerva@gmail.com for more information. 
  1. Cummings, Mike. Healthcare Industry Is a Major Source of Harmful Emissions. YaleNews, 10 Dec. 2020, news.yale.edu/2019/08/02/healthcare-industry-major-source-harmful-emissions.
  2. Vohra, K., ... & Mickley, L. J. (2021). Global mortality from outdoor fine particle pollution generated by fossil fuel combustion: Results from GEOS-Chem. Environmental Research.
  3. Wellbery, Caroline. Climate Change Health Impacts: A Role for the Family Physician. American Family Physician, 15 Nov. 2019, www.aafp.org/afp/2019/1115/p602.html.
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