Given the interests of many in our network in the intersections of climate change, environmental justice, and health issues, we have compiled some resources.
Resources:
- APHA Environmental Justice Statement
- CDC Climate & Health Program
- The Lancet Countdown of Climate Change and Health
- NIEHS: Environmental Health Disparities and Environmental Justice
- WHO: Climate Change & Health
Organizations:
- CleanAireNC
- CEEJH: Community Engagement, Environmental Justice & Health at the University of Maryland
- EJCAN: Environmental Justice Community Action Network
- Health Care Without Harm
- UCSF Center for Climate, Health & Equity
Events:
- NC Breathe Conference: Health, Equity, and the Climate Crisis: April 7, 2022 8:00am – 5:00 pm “The conference brings together a diverse group of North Carolina stakeholders to learn about current issues at the intersection of health, equity, and climate change and, using sound science, make recommendations to decision-makers aimed at protecting those most vulnerable to the health impacts of climate change.”
- Medical Students for a Sustainable Future Earth Week Symposium April 16, 2022. Register here
Environmental Justice and Health Issues Index:
- Air Quality [1] [2]
- Extreme Weather [1]
- Heat [1] [2]
- Toxic Chemical Exposure [1]
- Water Pollution [1]
Do you have other resources you’d like to see here? We’d love to hear from you: duke.ejnetwork[at]gmail.com
