New Mexico Climate Change Resources
Engage with these educational opportunities to build your capacity to address climate change as an informed health professional.
Education Workgroup
Co-Leads: Dr. Isabel Latz & Shelley Mann-Lev
Are you interested in increasing your capacity in climate action education?
Are you looking to connect with other health professionals throughout the state?
Next Meeting:
October 9th @
3 pm MT
JOIN US
Every 2nd Wednesday of the Month at 3:00 pm MT on Zoom
Project ECHO Climate and Health Program
Summer Special Program!
This educational webinar series, "Global Nuclear and Environmental Threats Critical to Climate Change and Human Health," is back for a special two-hour session on June 26th at 12:00 pm MST.
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The session is no cost and offers CME/CEU Credits.
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Questions? Email ClimateECHO@salud.unm.edu or click the tab below.
Become a Climate & Health Equity Advocate: Action Skills Training
Tuesdays, June 18 - August 20, 2024
Are you interested in expanding your skills in communicating about the intersections of climate change and health most effectively to catalyze action?
This 6-part training series will help you do so. This series will build upon the sessions from our 2023 series. If you weren’t able to join us last year, we encourage you to watch the recordings before participating in these workshops. All 2023 session recordings can be found here.
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Please register to join this training workshop. By registering, you will be invited to all virtual hour-long workshops listed below. We strongly recommend you join these workshops live. All sessions will be recorded and shared after each workshop.
A Guide to Climate and Health Curriculum Reform in Medical Schools
Medical Students for a Sustainable Future has developed a guide to Climate and Health Curriculum Reform (open-access). The Guide, updated in 2022, serves as a compilation of resources to help facilitate the integration of climate-health curriculum in medical schools. Links and samples for the following curriculum materials are provided: written proposals for advocating for curriculum reform, learning objectives and competencies, lesson materials, sample syllabi, and patient educational materials.
Columbia University Global Consortium on Climate and Health Education (GCCHE)
The GCCHE aims to promote and develop climate and health education across the globe in healthcare, academia and beyond. Individuals and organizations can join their climate and health education community to learn more about resources and opportunities for interprofessional collaboration.
Yale Climate Change and Health Online Certification Program
The Yale School of Public Health offers a 6-week Climate Change and Health Certificate program that prepares public health professionals, clinicians, mental health professionals, health educators, policymakers, environmental professionals, government officials, advocates, and others to address the adverse health impacts of climate change.
New Mexico Climate Risk Map
The NM Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources Department (EMNRD) has developed the Climate Risk Map to help New Mexico communities and residents learn more about factors that contribute to their climate change risk. You can use the website to visualize data related to air quality, drought, heat, flooding, and wildfire in New Mexico.
Climate Change and Breastfeeding Presentation by NMHPCA, June 2, 2023 for the
NM Breastfeeding Task Force
View the powerpoint and resource guide from an NMHPCA presentation.
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New NM Voices Report published on Climate Change and Children’s Health
Thank you to NMHPCA member Divya Shiv and NM Voices for Children for outstanding work on this new publication, Addressing Climate Change to Improve Children’s Health in New Mexico. Go here for the report.
Healthy Climate Wisconsin: Climate-Smart Healthcare Toolkit
The Climate-Smart Healthcare toolkit offers a step-by-step guide for organizing a Green Team in your hospital or healthcare system. It also offers specific resources to analyze your carbon footprint and identify areas of need that may help guide sustainability projects.