Today is the first ever Health Day featured at a COP 🌱
Climate change impacts our health – directly and indirectly.
Extreme weather events and pollution contribute to human vulnerability.
Health Day at #COP28 will highlight the health benefits of climate action.
WE'RE HIRING! MSU Extension is seeking a Community Nutrition Instructor to serve Luce & Schoolcraft Counties. Learn more and apply at https://t.co/GxpfzS0mHX
@APHAAnnualMtg + @COP26 = 3 weeks of talking about how to build a healthier planet. Do we have the courage to get the job done? Or will we just keep talking..?
Satcher: "Finally, will you persevere until the job is done? My commitment to you today, and I am older than most of you, but my commitment is that we must continue. We must persevere until the job is done. It is a long struggle." #APHA2021
The 2021 @LancetCountdown U.S. brief highlights the critical need for the U.S. to rapidly implement a comprehensive response to climate change that prioritizes health and equity. Read the brief from @ReneeNSalas_MD & Jeremy J. Hess, MD. https://t.co/vJrUEdyJ7z
Registration for the 1st-ever national gathering of #foodpolicycouncils is now open! Join us for the #PowerofFoodForum on September 20-22 in Kansas City: https://t.co/lMSFz2rpKQ
"When we asked the people we met the biggest barrier to their community getting what it needed, the top answer (81%) was a government captured by corporate power." https://t.co/IH7PP9kh8v
Proud to be part of #NFACT- National Food Access & COVID research Team- launched this week! Providing comparative and rigorous food security research across 17 sites during #COVID_19. Learn more @ https://t.co/kZFNoHsVz0 @livablefuture@MeredithNiles1@rneff1
New webinar series on #TransformingFoodSystems:
#Climate-Resilient Development and Transformative #FoodSystems in the #Covid19 era: The Solution Space.
Excellent line-up of speakers for the kick-off session tomorrow.
📺Livestream link https://t.co/NrAy84Nr36
“This virus is a warning shot, and it provides us with an opportunity to change our food system in ways that are less susceptible to disruption" - CLF's Bob Martin in @guardian article on #meat#COVID19 & #resilience https://t.co/Ea9A5f1aKU @livablefuture
Tune in tomorrow, May 8 @ noon for an important discussion on #climatechange, #foodinsecurity, and #COVID19 with CLF Director @mwbloem, @jessfanzo, and @jonasnahm! @SNFAgoraJHU Watch live at this link: https://t.co/YbDzGBPARG
New survey conducted by UVM in collaboration with CLF’s @rneff1 & @erinbie found that #foodinsecurity in Vermont has increased by 33% during the #COVID19 pandemic. They plan to replicate this study in Maryland, other states & nationally. https://t.co/fm9tpKftr0
.@livablefuture joined 25 other organizations in this letter calling on Congress to ensure that efforts to address the #COVID19 pandemic adequately protect #foodworkers’ health, safety, and financial security: https://t.co/YGQmwQ5DyC
“Making sure that we have protections in place for all #foodsystem workers ... is critical for making sure that we can keep food coming to stores.” — @erinbie@livablefuture@JohnsHopkinsSPH https://t.co/Dwn9xe3IZ8
Understatement of the year: "..food is kind of a big deal too." Read this article on why food workers need PPE to keep food flowing during #Covid_19 https://t.co/ckeOM7CLUl @livablefuture