Taxonomy Archive: overview/general
20 Apr 2018 |
Do health organisations have a moral duty to pull their money out of fossil fuels? The recently published Unhealthy Investments report argues that they do.
20 Apr 2018 |
Our website is the home of the Alliance of Nurses for Healthy Environments (ANHE) and is THE place for nurses to gather essential environmental health information, connect with other nurses, and join in the activities of ANHE. Explore our communities (how topic areas are arranged) and start making positive changes!.
20 Apr 2018 |
The American Medical Student Association (AMSA), with a half-century history of medical student activism, is the oldest and largest independent association of physicians-in-training in the United States. Our strength is giving power to medical students to take action and create change about issues that they care about. AMSA focuses ...
20 Apr 2018 |
APHA champions the health of all people and all communities. APHA strengthens the public health profession by speaking out for public health issues and policies backed by science. The only organization that influences federal policy, APHA has a 140-plus year perspective and brings together members from all fields of public health.
20 Apr 2018 |
CHanGE (The Center for Health and the Global Environment) envisions a world of individuals, communities, and nations with the knowledge, capacity, and tools to effectively and efficiently manage the risks global environmental change is presenting to human health and well-being. We consult on and conduct research around all aspects of ...
20 Apr 2018 |
CLIMATE 911 is a national network of health professionals who take action once a month to support healthy climate policy. Our prescription for climate action can cut greenhouse gases while reducing rates of top killer diseases like diabetes, heart disease, and cancer. We monitor the scientific literature about climate and health; ...
20 Apr 2018 |
Climate Resolve is a Los Angeles-based nonprofit dedicated to creating real, practical solutions to meet the climate challenge while building a better city for Angelenos today and in the future. Our mission is to make Southern California more livable and prosperous today and for generations to come by inspiring people at home, at ...
20 Apr 2018 |
The Florida Institute for Health Innovation (FIHI) believes that today’s health challenges require a new way of working based on shared leadership; aligning root causes and strategy and measurable results. FIHI believes that innovative collaborations produce innovative solutions for healthier communities. A nonprofit public health ...
20 Apr 2018 |
The mission of George Mason University Center for Climate Change Communication (4C) is to conduct unbiased public engagement research—and help government agencies, non-profit organizations, and companies apply the results of this research—so that collectively, we can stabilize our planet’s life sustaining climate.
20 Apr 2018 |
The Climate program for Health Care Without Harm works with health care workers, health care professionals, and hospitals to promote climate leadership. Examples of strategies include employee engagement, clean tech investment, fossil fuel divestment, resiliency, and identifying and supporting clinical climate champions.