Yale Center on Climate Change and Health

On September 26, 2024, Yale Center on Climate Change and Health and UNICEF will host a dynamic workshop to spur action on climate change and children’s health at Climate Week NYC. The event will kick off with a call to action by young leaders in the climate and health movement, Francisco Vera (UNICEF’s youth advocate for environmental and climate action for Latin America and the Carribean) and Dr. Arinze Agu, M.D. (Yale School of Public Health student). Featured speakers Mr. Abheet Solomon and Dr. Robert Dubrow will present the latest evidence from UNICEF and YCCCH on climate change’s effects on children’s health, and harnessing audience expertise on solutions and opportunities. Supported by Yale Planetary Solutions, “The Yale-UNICEF Workshop on Climate Change and Children’s Health” seeks to mobilize action, collaboration, and investment to prioritize children’s health and wellbeing in the global climate agenda.? ? Learn more about this event: https://lnkd.in/erDrwBYV ? Note that this is an in-person event only. Registration is currently at capacity; to be added to the waitlist, email Jennifer Wang, YCCCH Executive Director, at [email protected]. #ClimateWeekNYC #YaleAtClimateWeek

PANEL HIGHLIGHT - Accounting and Oversight of Sustainable Healthcare Transformation: How Do We Avoid Greenwashing? The UN Secretary-General warns that decarbonization pledges must be matched with measurable data and calls for zero tolerance for greenwashing. Greenwashing risks failure to meet commitments to mitigate pollution and avert the worst predicted threats to national and global security. This panel will review key laws and regulatory levers in the EU and US (SEC and California) to avert greenwashing by compelling standard disclosures and science-based mitigation targets, financial incentives, and example actions by healthcare suppliers and procurers. Speakers: Donna Drummond, Senior Vice President, Chief Expense Officer, and Chief Sustainability Officer, Northwell Health Kristina Wyatt, Deputy General Counsel and Chief Sustainability Officer, Persefoni Moderated by: Gabriella Mickel, Law Graduate, Center for Applied Environmental Law and Policy Join the Yale Center on Climate Change and Health and The New York Academy of Medicine for this first-of-its-kind, inaugural event on sustainable health systems during Climate Week NYC 2024. Learn more about this event and register: https://lnkd.in/eHrGhkHe #ClimateWeekNYC #YaleAtClimateWeek Yale School of Public Health

How do power outages impact people who use home medical devices and live in affordable housing units across Connecticut? How can resilient power – solar paired with battery storage – support medically vulnerable affordable housing residents in the event of an outage? Join this webinar on October 1, 2024 from 1-2:30pm ET to hear from the research team behind the recently published report titled “Emerging Public Health Needs for Climate Smart Technology in Connecticut Affordable Housing,” which highlights the results of nearly 100 interviews and focus groups with affordable housing residents and support staff. Clean Energy Group will also speak to resilient power feasibility analysis at affordable housing facilities that support medically vulnerable residents. An affordable housing partner will speak to their experience engaging in the interview process and exploring renewable and resilient energy opportunities for their residents. Presenters: Annie Harper, PhD, Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Yale School of Medicine Bryan Garcia, President and CEO, Connecticut Green Bank Marriele M., Project Director, Clean Energy Group Darlene Yule, MPH, Chief Operating Officer, Operation Fuel Jesse Wescott, Vice President, The Towers Learn more and register for this webinar: https://lnkd.in/eDdgUU6S

?? Our latest report, Climate Smart Technologies in Connecticut Affordable Housing, reveals how power outages affect residents’ mental health and the use of home medical devices and highlights the socioeconomic barriers contributing to health and energy-related stress. With 10 key recommendations, the report aims to guide future building codes and planning, ensuring residents’ needs and reliance on electricity are prioritized. Operation Fuel’s Community Engagement Project Assistant, Claire Lee, talks about these three key takeaways for future building codes and planning, ensuring residents’ needs and reliance on electricity are prioritized. Special thank you to our project partners, supporters, and participants! Connecticut Green Bank, Yale Center on Climate Change and Health, Clean Energy Group, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF), and Connecticut Insurance Department Commissioner Andrew Mais!

PANEL HIGHLIGHT - Implementing Sustainable Solutions in Clinical Care Delivery While sustainable solutions exist for healthcare facility operations and energy management, clinical care must also be transformed including health promotion, disease prevention, environmentally preferable material selection and resource stewardship. This panel covers novel innovations in perioperative supply chain management, hospital food management, and whole-organization accounting and planning. International tools to guide evidence-based sustainable solutions will be shared. Speakers: David Callaway, Professor of Emergency Medicine, Carolinas Medical Center; Chief of Crisis Operations and Sustainability, Advocate Health Andrea MacNeill, Director, Planetary Healthcare Lab, The University of British Columbia; Co-Director, Lancet Commission on Sustainable Healthcare Fiona A. Miller, Director, CASCADES, University of Toronto Moderated by: Caren G. Solomon, MD, MPH, Deputy Editor, New England Journal of Medicine; Associate Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Brigham and Women's Hospital Join the Yale Center on Climate Change and Health and The New York Academy of Medicine for this first-of-its-kind, inaugural event on sustainable health systems during Climate Week NYC 2024. Learn more about this event and register: https://lnkd.in/eHrGhkHe #ClimateWeekNYC #YaleAtClimateWeek Yale School of Public Health

New publication in ES&T by CHENlab members Jiajianghui Li, Pin Wang, Caroline Sutton, Riena Harker, in collaboration with Dr. Tao Xue. Minimal research exists on mediating pathways of drought and child health. Our study found drought can induce air pollution from wildfire to increase the stunting risk. Check out the full paper below: https://lnkd.in/e3JNf2jf Yale School of Public Health Yale Center on Climate Change and Health

PANEL HIGHLIGHT - Climate and Health/Care: The Role of Philanthropy and Government Funding to Advance the Evidence and Affect Policy and Practice The global funding community must now consider new ways of working together to match the urgency of the climate crisis and its impacts on health and healthcare. Speakers: Melinda Abrams, Executive Vice President, Programs, The Commonwealth Fund Alexis Feeney Tallman, Managing Director, Health Initiative, The Rockefeller Foundation Brent Sandmeyer, Senior Program Officer, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Madeleine Thomson, Head of Climate Impacts and Adaptation, Wellcome Trust Moderated by: Ann Kurth, PhD, President, The New York Academy of Medicine Join the Yale Center on Climate Change and Health and The New York Academy of Medicine for this first-of-its-kind, inaugural event on sustainable health systems during Climate Week NYC 2024. Learn more about this event and register: https://lnkd.in/eHrGhkHe #ClimateWeekNYC #YaleAtClimateWeek Yale School of Public Health

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PANEL HIGHLIGHT - Clinical Care Workforce: Readiness and Resilience Worker well-being is fundamental to resilient health systems, yet clinician shortages remain a problem worldwide. Healthcare workers value employers that act as good corporate citizens with respect to environmental performance, and that support their workforces through crises. Clinicians can help lead climate mitigation and adaptation efforts but need preparation and support. Health professional educators and employers must enact strategies to better prepare the clinical workforce, predict capacity readiness, and re-design care delivery during disaster and recovery. Speakers: Pam Cipriano, Vice President, ICN-International Council of Nurses; Dean & Sadie Health Cabiniss Professor, UVA School of Nursing Dr. Oliver Eitelwein, Partner, Oliver Wyman Health and Life Sciences Renee N. Salas, MD, MPH, MS, Founding Director, The Cooperative; Affiliated Faculty, Harvard C-CHANGE, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health Moderated by: Omnia El Omrani, MD, Policy Fellow, Imperial College London Join the Yale Center on Climate Change and Health and The New York Academy of Medicine for this first-of-its-kind, inaugural event on sustainable health systems during Climate Week NYC 2024. Learn more about this event and register: https://lnkd.in/eHrGhkHe #ClimateWeekNYC #YaleAtClimateWeek Yale School of Public Health

PANEL HIGHLIGHT - Healthcare Financing in the Era of Climate Change With rising climate risks and in the absence of appropriate risk management measures it has become harder for commercial and property insurers to offer coverage. The impact of climate change on health insurance is also a growing threat to care delivery. There will be growing claim numbers, and utilization of acute and chronic individual health services related to climate impacts.?Populations may become uninsurable against some perils—especially those least able to afford care, increasing burden on public finance systems. Decarbonization measures also have health impacts, which needs to be understood. Central to keeping insurance available and affordable is assessing climate-related risks to support decision-making and developing innovative risk management solutions, requiring cross-sectoral collaboration. Speakers: Adrita Bhattacharya-Craven, Research Director, Health and Demography, The Geneva Association Maryam Golnaraghi, Ph.D., Director, Climate Change and Environment, The Geneva Association McGowan Maria, Global Underwriting and Claims Risk Manager, Manulife Madeleine Thomson, Head of Climate Impacts and Adaptation, Wellcome Trust Moderated by: Joe Bialowitz, Former National Environmental Program Leader, Kaiser Permanente Join the Yale Center on Climate Change and Health and The New York Academy of Medicine for this first-of-its-kind, inaugural event on sustainable health systems during Climate Week NYC 2024. Learn more about this event and register: https://lnkd.in/eHrGhkHe #ClimateWeekNYC #YaleAtClimateWeek Yale School of Public Health