… Month With Earth Month being celebrated in April, the MGH Institute’s commitment to sustainability and ‘green’ initiatives that foster a culture of environmental … newsletter that includes sustainability spotlights, campus events, and ideas for actions that students, staff, and faculty can take to adopt more sustainable … will highlight photos, poems, or other pieces of art that community members think best represent Earth Day.  Leary said that many of these initiatives have impacted …

… and Racial Injustice Topics Climate Change What does climate justice have to do with the novel coronavirus pandemic and racial injustice in the United States?  Everything, says Patrice Nicholas, director of the MGH Institute’s Center for Climate Change, Climate Justice, and Health. “Climate justice not only intersects … pandemic and the consequent decrease in greenhouse gas emissions – which plunged 26% globally in April compared to 2019 – illustrate “the intersectionality of …

… “There Are No Hospitals for Sick Planets” … part of the changing climate equation includes crises that don’t seem as obvious to most people, and remain woefully missing. To address this challenge, the MGH … U.S. Senate, told conference attendees. “We have to engage in climate care.” One way to do that, he said, is to reduce greenhouse gases that warm the Earth and impact …

… Continuing and Professional Development (CPD) was created in 2017, its mission was to create and support innovative continuing professional development that advances … been trafficked report that they have also had at least one emergency department visit. That’s a huge number, and it means we’re missing a very large segment of the … and a Master of Education from the Harvard Graduate School of Education. “It’s a way of exposing the Institute’s mission and expertise to a wider audience.”  It’s …

… Information, and Inspiration Topics Climate Change While global warming continues to be one of the world’s most pressing and acute challenges, attendees at “Climate Change & Health 2022: A Roadmap for Grassroots Advocacy” heard glimmers of hope that the negative effects of climate … University’s recent decision to divest its endowment from fossil fuels, just the latest in a series of actions in higher education. “The divestiture movement has made …

… Climate Symposium to Focus on Grassroots Advocacy … Climate Symposium to Focus on Grassroots Advocacy Topics Climate Change The April 9 event, featuring … their communities and workplace. The MGH Institute of Health Professions’ Center for Climate Change, Climate Justice, and Health and the Massachusetts General … greenhouse gases. This symposium will help them do just that.” The event is the latest collaboration between the MGH Institute and Mass General Hospital centers and …