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CONSORTIUM STATEMENTS
COMMUNITY STATEMENTS
After the election, we stand together, focused on building resilience and advocating for a just and healthy future for all. Let’s continue this work with unity and purpose.
The Consortium supports the Court’s decision to uphold EPA’s power plant rules and will keep fighting for healthy environments for all communities.
The Consortium celebrates the improvements made by the Inflation Reduction Act over the last two years and looks forward to continued progress.
The Consortium celebrates the proposed rule as a pivotal step towards ensuring that all workers are protected against heat-related hazards.
The Consortium is disappointed by today’s Supreme Court decision to eliminate the Chevron deference.
Limiting pollution saves lives, and the good neighbor plan helps protect downwind states that are working to meet important air quality standards.
The Consortium celebrates these vital rules, which represent the first federal standards for one of the largest sources of pollution in the country: coal and gas power plants.
The Consortium views the new standards as an important step toward cutting emissions that affect all Americans' health.
The Consortium celebrates this rule and its associated reduction in climate and health-harming pollutants.
We applaud the Biden Administration’s decision to listen to the voices of a broad coalition of advocates and pause federal approval of new LNG exports.
We applaud the Biden Administration’s decision to listen to the voices of a broad coalition of advocates and pause federal approval of new LNG exports.
The release of the Fifth National Climate Assessment marks a significant milestone in the United States' commitment to addressing climate change. Learn more about the key health takeaways.
June 7, 2019 – The American Heart Association announced it has joined 54 other health organizations and medical societies in the Medical Society Consortium on Climate & Health.
The American Psychiatric Association and the APA Foundation work in a timely and fiscally responsible manner to end all financial investments or relationships (divestment) with companies that generate the majority of their income from the exploration for, production of, transportation of, or sale of fossil fuels.
The American Psychiatric Association (APA) recognizes that climate change poses a threat to public health, including mental health. Those with mental health disorders are disproportionately impacted by the consequences of climate change.
American Association of Community Psychiatrists Position Statement: Mental Health and Climate Change
The American Association of Community Psychiatrists (AACP) recognizes that climate change poses significant threats to public health in general and to mental health in particular. Persons with mental illnesses and behavioral health challenges are disproportionately impacted by the consequences of climate change.
February 5, 2019 - The Medical Society Consortium on Climate & Health (Consortium) announced today that the Infectious Diseases Society of America has signed on to the Consortium of 23 major medical societies declaring climate change a threat to health.
The American College of Preventive Medicine (ACPM) recognizes climate change as a threat to
human health. Therefore, ACPM advocates for public health engagement and action on climate
change including adoption and implementation of effective mitigation and adaptation measures...
Climate Change Policy Statement
The Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) supports policies to address the projected impact of climate change on public health in the U.S. and globally.
There is a strong consensus among professional societies of physicians that the health and well-being of Americans are being adversely affected by climate change, and that these health concerns will continue to worsen as climate changes advance. Moreover, it is apparent that the very young and very old, as well as those of low-income and minority communities, are and will continue to be disproportionately affected by climate change.
Climate change has significant impact on human health, health care systems, and public health infrastructure. Human health is impacted by the increased frequency and severity of diseases exacerbated by changes in the environment and extreme weather events, in addition to the introduction of unprecedented pathology and worsening of existing chronic disease. Many of these associated health impacts have a direct result in the provision of emergency medical care and, therefore, are directly relevant to the practice of emergency medicine.
Submitted by: American Association of Public Health PhysiciansWHEREAS the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate ...