Climate agreements are health agreements.
 
In the last hours of #COP27 , I urge countries to step up and end our addiction to fossil fuels - for clean air and longer, healthier lives on a healing planet.

Even as exhaustion bites on last day of #COP27 , full house Land Body Ecologies Wellcome World Health Organization (WHO) health pavilion. Finale is 'Health and Youth'. Message from Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus - but last word rightly goes to young health and climate⭐️leaders including COP27 youth envoy Dr. Omnia El Omrani

On the thorniest issue in climate talks -- compensation for climate disasters -- women are taking the lead. Empathy, long-term thinking, inclusiveness cited as reasons. apnews.com/article/scienc…

I was diagnosed with cancer in April. Unfortunately, chemotherapy, radiation, and immunotherapy couldn’t tame this, and my medical team is now focused on keeping me comfortable while I spend the last chapter of my life with my partner, family, and friends. 1/4

The 2022 The Lancet Countdown on Health and Climate Change U.S. Brief Appendix features 8 supplemental materials that dive deep into critical climate & health issues within the Brief. Scroll to learn more!

Full Appendix: tinyurl.com/ynzdc6d9
U.S. Brief: tinyurl.com/yc769vkk

#LancetClimate2022 1/10

The time has come for the climate and health community to read and weigh in on the next National Climate Assessment! Don’t let the 12 weeks slip by. The health chapter is fresh and innovative…and needs public comment too!! lnkd.in/eecujG4v

Just had the honour of receiving the letter from World Health Organization (WHO) Dr Maria Neira Diarmid Campbell-Lendrum and global health community endorsing the Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty Initiative and calling for clean air & a healthy future Global Climate and Health Alliance #COP27

Some key numbers on climate as the world hits 8 billion population. Earth is 1.6 dF warmer since 1974 when 4 billion people lived on it. But experts say it is consumption by wealthy not crowd size of the poor. 1/3 apnews.com/article/scienc…

1.5 is vital to #StayAlive - as health professionals we called on world leaders at #COP27 for the Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty Initiative and ambitious climate action for our patients worldwide #HealthyPlanetHealthyPeople

⚡️ #COP27 : Strong presence of global #healthcare community calling for 1.5°C to survive.
'If 1.5°C dies, millions of our patients will die as well!'
#HealthyClimate Prescription also includes:
#FossilFuelTreaty #cleanenergy #LossAndDamageFinanceNow #healthcare _anytime_anywhere

1/4.⚡️BREAKING⚡️: The text on the institutional arrangements to operationalize the #SantiagoNetwork for #LossAndDamage to provide technical assistance to countries and communities impacted by #LossAndDamage has now been agreed by all Parties at #COP27 .

.Renee N Salas, MD, MPH connecting the dots between redlining, segregation & the disproportionate, unjust impact of heat waves & air pollution on communities made marginalized

#healthequity #environmentaljustice
#AAMC22

We know that the climate crisis will impact all aspects of health care. Today, we heard from experts Renee N Salas, MD, MPH, Dr. Aaron Bernstein, and Shaneeta M. Johnson MD MBA FACS about how health professionals can — and must — prepare our workforce. #AAMC22 aamc.org/news-insights/…

In the PNW, like much of the US, we face major impacts from #climatechange that damage our health. Wildfire, smoke, extreme heat..

Want to talk more effectively about it? Check out our top 10 tips. w/ Renee N Salas, MD, MPH. Inspired by SCR University of Oregon UO Journalism & Comm UOPsych
UO ENVS #SciComm

Katharine Hayhoe (The Real Prof. Katharine Hayhoe) taught me that the best thing each of us can do to tackle climate change is to talk about it. Today, we met at #COP27 and I got to tell her how her book Saving Us gave me the boost I needed to lean into my voice.

Catching up on #COP27 content!This! 👇

Two of my #ClimateAction heroes! The Real Prof. Katharine Hayhoe Bernadette Woods Placky The Nature Conservancy Climate Central

In today's #AAMC22 morning plenary, Shaneeta M. Johnson MD MBA FACS, Dr. Aaron Bernstein, & Renee N Salas, MD, MPH encouraged health care professionals to speak out about the health impact of climate change, advocate with policymakers, & recruit colleagues into the mission.
ow.ly/8nis50LE4TT

An honor to be a part of the plenary session at #AAMC22 w/ Shaneeta M. Johnson MD MBA FACS Dr. Aaron Bernstein.

Thank you David J. Skorton & AAMC leadership for making this conversation front & center.

#ClimateAction is mainstream medicine & this is just the beginning.

aamc.org/news-insights/…

Medical students - never underestimate your power.

Audience member AAMC #AAMC22 #climatechange session shares the significant impact students had showing him how the institution did on Medical Students for a Sustainable Future planetary health report card.

I am inspired by students every day - thank you!

The chair of Medical Students for a Sustainable Future, the inspirational medical student Savita Potarazu, outlines the breadth of work Medical Students for a Sustainable Future does at AAMC #AAMC22 #climatechange session.

She stresses the intentional steps driven by her & others to get #climatechange into the medical curriculum GW SMHS.