Events at the CEH
Grand Rounds Webinar: Climate Change: What Role for Clinical Medicine?2022-10-19
In the anticipation of how climate change will affect humans and ecosystems in the future, Dr. Schrag will discuss a path forward, including an examination of the potential role of hospitals and health systems in responding to the many ways that climate change will affect human health and well-being.
Climate Change and Health Series: Mental Health Impacts of Climate Change2022-09-19
This session will offer an overview of mental health impacts in our climate-changing world. Join us to learn about how extreme heat and weather, poor air quality, hurricanes, flooding, rising sea levels, and post-disaster health challenges affect our mental health.
Climate Change and Health Series: Vector-Borne Diseases in a Climate-Changing World2022-07-25
Understand more about vector-borne diseases, such as Lyme disease, in our climate-changing world. See how the impact of climate change influences the spread of diseases carried by vectors such as fleas, ticks, and mosquitoes.
Climate Change and Health Series: An Overview of Heat-Related Illness in a Climate-Changing World2022-07-18
Learn about the impact of extreme heat, risk factors, signs and symptoms, treatment options, and ways to prevent a heat-related illness.
Learn How to Stay Healthy in the Heat2022-07-14
The Mass General Center for the Environment and Health and Communities Responding to Extreme Weather (CREW) are presenting this community workshop to educate Boston residents about the effects of extreme heat and to provide resources to stay safe during heat waves, including heat relief kits and air conditioning units.
Connections between Seaweed Farming, Environmental and Public Health2022-04-20
Seaweed farming is a new and quickly growing enterprise in the US but it has had a long and prosperous history in Asia. Come hear about how seaweeds may hold the key to building a sustainable future for healthy humans and ecosystems under threat by climate change.
Climate Change & Health 2022: A Roadmap for Grassroots Advocacy2022-04-09
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Waste Reduction, Recycling and Circular Economy Opportunities2022-03-16
Waste Reduction, Recycling and Circular Economy Opportunities. Waste Reduction, Recycling and Circular Economy Opportunities. In this webinar, Healthcare Plastics Recycling Council (HPRC) and Practice Greenhealth panelists will speak about trends in
Clinical Leaders as Drivers of Sustainability: A Physician-researcher Perspective2022-03-16
Presented with Health Care Without Harm, the Global Consortium on Climate and Health Education and the Mass General Center for the Environment and Health, this session will explore the climate impact of clinical care and why clinician leadership and research are critical in reducing health care emissions.
Inpatient Medicine Waste Audit and the Plastic Pandemic2022-02-16
Inpatient Medicine Waste Audit and the Plastic Pandemic. Inpatient Medicine Waste Audit and the Plastic Pandemic. The United States is the largest generator of plastic waste in the world, and the health care industry produces a disproportionate