Osher Center for Integrative Health at The University of Vermont

?? ?? ?? So grateful for the work our colleagues in University of Vermont Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources do every day! The new Casella Center for Circular Economy and Sustainability at University of Vermont will bring together scientists, engineers, and materials management experts to advance sustainable solutions, climate leadership, and community engagement. ?? ?? ?? Thank you, Casella Waste Systems, Inc. for showing how partnerships like this can maximize efforts and create value for greater impact. ?? #Sustainability #ClimateLeadership #CircularEconomy #UVM #CasellaWaste https://lnkd.in/ekvTU-hB

We are excited for the National Academy of Medicine's second annual Climate and Health Summit on Tuesday, April 22 in Washington, DC., featuring plenaries and sessions from leading climate and health experts and highlight progress from across the Climate Grand Challenge. Join us! Register at https://lnkd.in/ezudpCvu

Winter’s profound work can sometimes be hard to see—but then it can stun us with its beauty!?? Our faculty, students, providers, staff, and Osher Affiliates are doing deep work throughout our community and the world, helping in so many ways.?? Take a look (and share!) some recent highlights, and consider how each program, initiative, publication, or “a-ha moment” extends far beyond itself: it just might take your breath away.??Winter 2025 Newsletter https://lnkd.in/eJrbiEnp University of Vermont The University of Vermont Medical Center

Wed. morn, 2/26! Pop in (at The University of Vermont Medical Center's Davis Auditorium or online) to hear Margaret (Maggie) Connors, MT-BC and @DanicaCunningham, MT-BC, share research & perspective on the transformative impact of their clinical work on patients, caregivers, families, staff, and more. Join us! ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? https://lnkd.in/eeQ9xQ6K

?? ?? Wed. Feb. 26 at 8 am! ?? ?? Osher Affiliates Maggie Connors, MT-BC, and Danica Cunningham, MT-BC, present research and perspectives on the transformative impact of their clinical work on patients, caregivers, families, and providers at The University of Vermont Medical Center's Davis Auditorium (and online).?? Free, open to the public, presented during Pediatric Grand Rounds, approved for 1 CME. Join us! ?? University of Vermont * https://lnkd.in/eeQ9xQ6K

Northern New Englanders have unique climate-mediated health needs. Now, University of Vermont professor Christine Vatovec and a team of colleagues are poised to identify these needs and figure out how best to address them. Supported by a Catalyst Award, the team will learn from patients and doctors what resources they need as the climate continues to change in coming years: https://go.uvm.edu/wzt9l

?? Join us this Monday, Jan. 6 from 8 - 9 am for ????*The Role of Medicine in Planetary Health* feat. Jonathan Patz, MD, MPH ???? Part of the Osher Center for Integrative Health at University of Vermont's 2025 Laura Mann Integrative Health Lecture Series, this special event is free and open to the public in person at The University of Vermont Medical Center's Davis Auditorium or online via Zoom. ? Dr. Patz?is the John P. Holton Chair of Health and the Environment with appointments in the Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies?and the Department of Population Health Sciences?at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He served as the Inaugural Director of UW’s Global Health Institute and continues to direct the Planetary Health Scholars Program.? ? For 15 years, Patz?served as a lead author for the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)—the organization that was awarded the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize. He also served as Health Co-Chair for the first?US National Climate Assessment?and in 2019, was elected into the U.S. National Academy of Medicine?for his pioneering research on climate change and human health. Dr. Patz is currently developing a 9-credit graduate?Certificate in Planetary Health?for health professional students at the University of Wisconsin. ? Jonathan Patz, M.D., MPH, is joining UVM as a Macmillan Scholar in Residence at the Gund Institute for Environment for two weeks in January 2025. His visit will support our efforts in building cross-campus collaborations around UVM’s new Planetary Health Initiative. We are thrilled he is joining us, and hope you can too! https://lnkd.in/eDgQQK2X

? Registration for the 2025 Academic Consortium for Integrative Medicine and Health's Members Meeting & International Congress is now open! ? From March 3-7 in Seattle, *Leaders & Learners, Advancing Whole Health Together* celebrates innovations in integrative medicine from around the world.??? Join us for an incredible lineup of plenary speakers, pre-Congress workshops, and connections with global whole health champions. ?? This is a must-attend event for anyone in the field of integrative medicine and health!? ?? REGISTER: https://lnkd.in/d3wkKfu6???

?? How can we align individual, public, and planetary health for a thriving future? ?? Join us online Fri. 11/8, as experts from across the?Osher Collaborative for Integrative Health share research and practical tools. Sessions include: ?? Keynote Address:?*Inner and Outer Landscapes: Holistic Health Lessons from Precolonial Native American Land Management,* Lyla June Johnston, PhD ?? Culinary Medicine: Extending Beyond Individual Health to Build Vibrant, Healthy Communities, Melinda Ring, MD ?? The Symbiotic Relationship Between Community Health and Global Sustainability Through the Lens of Our Youth, Jen Mathews, MD ?? Building Climate Resilience in Young Adults, Phillippe Goldin, PhD and Elissa Epel, PhD ↗ ?? Presenters from University of Vermont's Osher Center for Integrative Health include: ?? ↖ ?? Dying Green: Exploring Connections between End-of-Life Care and Planetary Health, Christine Vatovec, PhD ?? Experiential: Climate Kitchen, Amy Trubek, PhD ?? Planetary Health from the Ground Up: Co-Creating a Wellbeing Economy in Vermont, Jon Erickson, PhD ?? Review the full agenda?and register at https://lnkd.in/ekhCuEHg ??

??Thank you, WCAX-TV!??AND on behalf of EVERY patient who has found relief or enhanced wellness through yoga, acupuncture, culinary medicine, or other integrative therapies during their cancer journey, THANK YOU, DRAGONHEART VERMONT INCORPORATED for everything YOU do for our community! ??As the pledge partner for the 2024 Dragon Boat Festival and Races, Osher Integrative Oncology has received $15,000 towards our work with University of Vermont Cancer Center at The University of Vermont Medical Center.?? Learn more and join us at www.uvm.edu/osher! ??https://lnkd.in/eZrb3jgc