State Network
Climate and Health State Network
The Climate and Health State Network (CHSN) is made up of 30 state-level organizations working to organize, train, and mobilize health professionals around the health impacts of climate change and the health benefits of equitable climate action.
Our State Network
…- Virginia Clinicians for Climate Action continues to advance our core mission of mobilizing …
- Florida Clinicians for Climate Action (FCCA) is busy connecting health and climate solutions. FCCA …
- A comprehensive guide to building a Clinicians for Climate Action group in your state. This toolkit …
- A quick introductory 3-page guide to building a Clinicians for Climate Action group in your state. …
- Create and download a graphic forecasting daily wind or solar electricity generation, customized …
Updates From Our States
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State Network Events
Idaho Clinicians for Climate Action: Impacts of Heat on Vulnerable Populations
May 21, 2025
Dr. Caleb Dresser is a leading expert in climate and health at the Harvard C-CHANGE program. Dr. Dresser will explore how rising temperatures disproportionately affect young children and the elderly, highlighting the increased risks of heat-related illnesses and mortality. He will discuss strategies for community awareness, mitigation, and preparedness to protect these at-risk groups. This lecture highlights the critical intersection of climate change and public health, and how we can build more resilient communities.
Michigan Clinicians for Climate Action: Cheryl Ruble, MD Presents Industrial Ag and Biofuels: Health and Climate Impacts
May 22, 2025
This talk explores the public health and environmental consequences of harmful agricultural practices, including intensive livestock production and monocropping heavily reliant on chemical inputs—and exposes the deceptive “clean energy” narratives spun by the biofuels industry. We’ll closely examine the rise of manure-based biogas and other waste-to-energy schemes that entangle our food, farm, and fossil fuel systems—and exacerbate plastic pollution.
NH Healthy Climate: Aging and Health in a Changing Climate: Insights and Opportunities for Healthcare Workers
May 29, 2025
Jenna Tipaldo is a PhD candidate in Environmental and Planetary Health Sciences at the CUNY School of Public Health, with an advanced certificate in Demography from the CUNY Graduate Center. She is a fellow with the CUNY Institute of Demographic Research and has also served as a Fellow with the NYC Panel on Climate Change’s (NPCC4) Health Working Group.
Clinicians for Climate Action New Jersey: Helping Patients & Communities Stay Safe During the Heat
June 9, 2025
This session will explore maintaining medication effectiveness through proper storage in high temperatures, guidance on safe physical activity during extreme temperatures, and understanding the specific impact of heat on medication safety.
Resources for State-Level Organizing
U.S. Energy & Employment Report by State
Preparing for the Regional Health Impacts of Climate Change in the US
Yale Climate Opinion Maps 2023
Yale Climate Opinion Factsheets
Climate Central Resource Library
Online Tool: Weather Power
Interested in starting a climate and health organization in your state?
Contact Bev Harp at bharp2@gmu.edu to get connected with Consortium staff and resources.