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Making Every Day Earth Day at the MGH. Making Every Day Earth Day at the MGH. When Earth Day comes around each spring, people often look to the “three Rs” for ways to help the environment – reduce, reuse and recycle. Climate experts emphasize
The Plastic Pandemic: How COVID-19 Impacted Plastic Waste Production. The Plastic Pandemic: How COVID-19 Impacted Plastic Waste Production. The MGH Institute of Health Professions Center for Climate Change, Climate Justice and Health hosted its
In this webinar, Samuel Myers, MD, MPH, spoke about the field and framework of planetary health, exploring how rapid degradation of Earth’s natural systems is impacting human health.
Celebrating the Holidays Sustainably. Celebrating the Holidays Sustainably. While the holiday season is often called “the most wonderful time of the year,” it can also be one of the most wasteful. Between packaging, gift wrap and holiday cards,
Mitigating Anesthesia’s Impact on the Environment. Mitigating Anesthesia’s Impact on the Environment. About the Event This webinar provided a presentation of factors within the practice of anesthesia that impact the environment and the
In this joint presentation, Pamela Templer discussed the science behind trees and why they are so important for the ecosystem and human health. Roseann Bongiovanni discussed how some of our communities in Massachusetts have deep roots of environmental injustice with decades of toxic pollution, as well as some of the highest COVID-19 infection rates in the nation.
Fossil Fuel Pollution and the Climate Crisis: Patients, Practice, and Policy feat. Secretary John Kerry. Fossil Fuel Pollution and the Climate Crisis: Patients, Practice, and Policy feat. Secretary John Kerry. HARVARD MEDICAL GRAND ROUNDS Date: