MGH Center for the Environment and Health

Integrating sustainability into everything @MassGeneralNews -- clinical care, education, research, and public health advocacy.

[MGH Center for the Environment and Health @MGHEnvironment]

Apps for the Sustainable Healthcare Leadership Institute are open! GCCHE is recruiting mid-
career pros to become sustainability leaders—combining tech skills, leadership training & a peer
network to drive action aligned w quality, cost savings & mission https://t.co/Yr1L3VNMoD

[Harvard Health @HarvardHealth]

Five small steps toward better health for you and planet Earth. #HarvardHealth #EarthDay

https://t.co/cym8kiuK9Y

[MGH Center for the Environment and Health @MGHEnvironment]

Want to learn more about reducing the environmental footprint of the healthcare supply chain? Check out the Embracing Sustainability expert panel from the Fierce Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Forum including CEH director Jonathan Slutzman.

https://t.co/uO4nioF8HB

[Safe Climate Campaign now @safe-climate.bsky.soc @safe_climate]

“Climate change is a fundamental threat that is recognized by many to be the greatest health crisis humans have ever faced.“ But the majority of physicians do not feel prepared to address #climate change's impact on health or to take action.@wynnearmand MD https://t.co/gvHmwleeln

[Greater Boston PSR @gb_psr]

We are thrilled to share this study published in
@JAMA_current, co-authored by GBPSR board member @wynnearmand, about how a quality incentive program for clinicians positively changed their knowledge and attitudes about climate & health @MGHMedicine.

https://t.co/xbzd4q8y4w

[Mass General MDs @MassGeneralMDs]

A study co-authored by #MassGeneral physician @wynnearmand MD was covered by @medical_xpress. The study surveyed the response to climate change–focused educational modules offered at MGH and found positive results. https://t.co/aW4IkZOpDX

[Center for Health Equity Education and Advocacy @CHEEAatCHA]

Applications for our Climate Health Organizing Fellowships are now open! This program runs from Jan-Nov 2025 and provides the tools and teaching to advance a climate project. LOI due by August 8th, and applications due by September 20th. https://t.co/BXTN5f9K9c @GaurabBasuMDMPH

[Greater Boston PSR @gb_psr]

We're happy to share this important Op-Ed published in
@energynews_US, written by our very own GBPSR board member @wynnearmand about the continued risks & health impacts of burning fossil fuels in our homes.

Read it here: https://t.co/xMVbGCHTeQ #buildingelectrification

[HCWH - US & Canada @HCWithoutHarm]

📢 Help address the climate crisis and reduce health care emissions by signing the @gb_psr open letter to AstraZeneca asking them to bring the low-emissions Symbicort Turbuhaler to the United States.

Learn more and sign the letter by July 29 ⬇️ https://t.co/Nw1btGPfA9

[Yale Environment 360 @YaleE360]

The U.S. Supreme Court will soon rule on whether to overturn the Chevron doctrine, a landmark precedent that has stood for 40 years.

Scrapping the doctrine could reshape regulation on pollution, climate change, and endangered wildlife.
https://t.co/XmC4Zskkda

[Greater Boston PSR @gb_psr]

Pressurized metered dose inhalers generate about 4% of our healthcare system’s GHG emissions.

Sign our open letter to AstraZeneca to bring a more environmentally friendly inhaler, the Symbicort Turbuhaler, to the US market: https://t.co/VVBAZgl80v #climateaction #inhalers

[Harvard Health @HarvardHealth]

Trees help prevent flooding, release oxygen, reduce pollution, and boost both health and mood. #HarvardHealth

https://t.co/dCBnxY05D4

[Mass General MDs @MassGeneralMDs]

#MassGeneral physician @wynnearmand MD was quoted in @GBH's article on the air pollution in Boston Harbor from large seafaring vessels. https://t.co/eU2E59f3hw

[MGH Center for the Environment and Health @MGHEnvironment]

@MS4SF
@docsforclimate

[MGH Center for the Environment and Health @MGHEnvironment]

Climate Resources for Health Education (CRHE) is currently seeking leadership team members for 2024-2025. The CRHE is an expert reviewed repository of climate and health curricular materials. The application deadline is March 31.

Find out more here:
https://t.co/oR6gVKzmW1

[MGH Center for the Environment and Health @MGHEnvironment]

Our webinar with Dr. Dzau, President of the National Academy of Medicine is tomorrow.

[MGH Center for the Environment and Health @MGHEnvironment]

Join us on Feb 21 at noon (ET) when Dr. Victor Dzau, President of the National Academy of Medicine, speaks with us about climate and health.

@HCWithoutHarm
@MS4SF
@docsforclimate
@GCCHE_
@GCHAlliance

[MGH Center for the Environment and Health @MGHEnvironment]

Join us on Feb 21 at noon (ET) when Dr. Victor Dzau, President of the National Academy of Medicine, speaks with us about climate and health.

@HCWithoutHarm
@MS4SF
@docsforclimate
@GCCHE_
@GCHAlliance

[MassGeneral News @MassGeneralNews]

Climate change is a threat to health and equity, and the health sector plays a significant role. Listen as featured speaker, @VictorDzau, president of @theNAMedicine, shares his insights with @MGHEnvironment on Feb 21, 12-1 pm. https://t.co/ZpCITU3rCg

[MGH Center for the Environment and Health @MGHEnvironment]

Please join us tomorrow for Dr. Thompson's presentation on the health and environmental impacts of burning plastics.

@enviRN
@MS4SF
@MassGeneralNews
@HarvardGH

[MGH Center for the Environment and Health @MGHEnvironment]

Join us Jan 17th at noon as Dr. Lisa Thompson discusses the health and environmental impacts of burning plastics as well as possible interventions

https://t.co/MrUVP1JlfF

@Lisa_MThompson
@enviRN
@MS4SF
@MassGeneralNews
@HarvardGH

[MGH Center for the Environment and Health @MGHEnvironment]

Are you a health professional student or emerging health professional interested in climate change, health, and environmental justice? Applications for the PSR Next Generation Climate & Health Ambassador Program are now open.

Click here to learn more: https://t.co/Ly7PvA4xfr

[MassGeneral News @MassGeneralNews]

Join @MGHEnvironment on Jan 17, 12-1 pm for @Lisa_MThompson's talk on burning plastic waste and climate change. Learn about ECOLECTIVOS, a project reducing plastic burning in Guatemalan communities. https://t.co/s3UwH1ocg1