Climate and Health in the 406 Conference

1601 North Benton Avenue,Helena MT 59625

18 February, 2023

Description

Montana Health Professionals for a Healthy Climate is a collective of health professionals, working with communities, nonprofit organizations, public agencies and health systems throughout Montana to address climate change as a public health issue. This one-day conference, co-hosted with with the Montana Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics and Carroll College, will focus on healthcare sustainability; wildfire smoke (and its' effects on people who are disabled, pregnant people and children, and under-served populations); and climate-positive healthcare activism. Speakers:  Lisa Patel, MD, MS, Climate Assistant Professor, Pediatrics, Stanford; Director, Medical Society Consortium on Climate and Health - Overview of Climate Change and Human Health Beth Schenk, PhD, RN, FAAN Executive Director of Environmental Stewardship, Providence; Board member, ANHE, MTHPHC, Climate Smart Missoula – Decarbonizing Healthcare James Crooks, PhD, MS - Researcher, National Jewish - Wildfire Smoke and Human Health Barbara Easterlin, PhD, Program Co-lead, Climate Psychology Certification at CIIS (and Executive Committee Member of Climate Psychology Alliance of North America) - Effects of Climate Change on Mental Health This conference is possible thanks to the generosity of our fantastic sponsors. Major Sponsor: St. Peter's Health Supporting Sponsors: Logan Health Medical Center, Montana Asthma Control Program (DPHHS)