The Consortium is one of 32 organizations nationwide receiving grant funding as part of The Kresge Foundation’s Climate Change, Health and Equity initiative.
Press Releases
Press Release: Leading Health and Medical Organizations Urge EPA to Uphold Greenhouse Gas Endangerment Finding and Protect Public Health
More than 115 leading health and medical organizations have signed on to a letter urging the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to reject its proposed rescission of the 2009 Greenhouse Gas Endangerment Finding.
Press Release: Health Care Without Harm urges health sector organizations to commit to climate-smart, resilient operations
Today, at CleanMed, the premier national conference for leaders in health care sustainability, Health Care Without Harm launched the Health Sector CARES (Climate Action, Resilience, and Equity Solutions) Pledge.
Press Release: The Medical Society Consortium Announces Its Fifth Cohort of CHEF Fellows
The Medical Society Consortium on Climate and Health is excited to announce the selection of the fifth cohort of Climate and Health Equity Fellows.
Press Release: Leading Healthcare and Public Health Organizations Call for Federal Government to Fast-Track Rules to Protect Workers from Worsening Extreme Heat
86 health organizations issued a letter today urging OSHA to expedite the finalization of a new heat injury and prevention standard to better protect workers from heat-related health risks.
Press Release: Registration Now Open for Our Planet, Our Health: 2025 Climate Action Convention
Our Planet, Our Health: 2025 Climate Action Convention will be held March 2-4, 2025, in Washington, DC, and online.
Press Release: NOAA, health organizations launch fellowship to advance equity in health, climate policy
The PEECH fellowship was officially launched with NOAA on September 1, 2024, through Virginia Sea Grant, a seven-university partnership that includes George Mason University.
Press Release: Coalition of Health Professionals Calls on Congress to Prioritize Health in Farm Policy
Against the backdrop of the mounting threat of climate change, 80 health organizations sign letter urging Congress to center health through both nutrition and conservation programs in U.S. Farm Policy.
Press Release: 12 Doctors Announced as 2024 Climate and Health Equity Fellows
February 22, 2024 Contact: Kimberly Williams, PhDClimate & Health Equity Fellowship Program Managerkimberlywilliamsphd@gmail.com Climate & Health Equity Fellowship continues to thrive,...