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I had the opportunity to attend this webinar today – it was a great session focused on addressing eco-anxiety in the workplace, and I highly recommend giving it a watch. Here are a few key takeaways from my perspective: Many employees may be feeling a sense of hopelessness in the face of climate change. As employers, we need to confront head-on any stigma or shame associated with eco-anxiety: -Normalize climate emotions; it isn’t an individual experience and shouldn’t be pathologized -Make sure mental health services offered by the company are prepared to deal with eco-anxiety -Train supervisors at all levels on the types of support offered to employees -Foster a sense of positive hope, including how employees can take actionable steps in their community Don’t let silence trick you into thinking nothing is going on. Significant populations of employees may be feeling these emotions but may also feel uncomfortable talking about it for a variety of reasons.

⁉Are you working on providing a solution to the #climatecrisis? 🌍🌡️ A group of Harvard faculty, researchers, and global public health leaders recently collaborated to develop innovative strategies to combat the climate crisis. These strategies encompass tailoring tools to meet the specific needs of communities, amplifying voices from marginalized communities through storytelling, and translating scientific knowledge into practical community initiatives. Read about the strategies here ➡ https://lnkd.in/dECypvKY

Check out the latest issue of Building Energy focusing on climate resilience! The Boston Medical Center (BMC) Brockton Behavioral Health Center feature article by our very own Nicole Voss, AIA and Ainsleigh Winget showcases designing resilience for patients, communities and clients. 

Building community power is not linear.

2023 was the fifth-warmest year on record for the contiguous U.S., and many regions experienced record-breaking temperatures, according to a new report from NOAA’s National Center for Environmental Information. From extreme weather events to ecosystem changes, NOAA One Health works to understand how these high temperatures can affect human, animal, and environmental health. Warming temperatures, for example, can cause heat-related illness, harm marine animal health through ocean acidification, and threaten essential reef ecosystems through coral bleaching. Learn more about this work during One Health Awareness Month: https://lnkd.in/eZfqB5HS

Watch our expert panelists discuss the complex nature and health impacts of wildland-urban interface fires and share an interdisciplinary path to answer some of today’s most challenging questions. The recording of our June 13, 2024 webinar, “Understanding Wildfires in the Wildland Urban Interface, the Built Environment, and Public Health,” is available here: https://lnkd.in/eEvbed5k

April 22 is #EarthDay 🌍❤️ Today, we recognize how essential a healthy environment is for the health of communities. The public health issues caused by a warming climate can no longer be ignored. We encourage nurses and health care professionals to integrate the science of climate and health into their education, research, and practice: https://ow.ly/VLI150RlxKY

2023 was the fifth-warmest year on record for the contiguous U.S., and many regions experienced record-breaking temperatures, according to a new report from NOAA’s National Center for Environmental Information. From extreme weather events to ecosystem changes, NOAA One Health works to understand how these high temperatures can affect human, animal, and environmental health. Warming temperatures, for example, can cause heat-related illness, harm marine animal health through ocean acidification, and threaten essential reef ecosystems through coral bleaching. Learn more about this work during One Health Awareness Month: https://lnkd.in/ex5JPsJi

One in four Americans is exposed to unhealthy air quality thresholds annually, and productivity loss due to air pollution-related injuries is estimated to result in financial losses as large as $22.8 billion nationally each year. Join us TODAY at 1 p.m. ET to explore how poor air quality affects employee health — and learn ways to protect your workforce from the impacts of wildfires, drought, dust, and other air quality threats. RSVP: https://lnkd.in/gvq5VuWv Featured Speakers: • David Michaels, Former Assistant Secretary of Labor of Occupational Safety and Health Administration, Professor of Environmental and Occupational Health, The George Washington University- Milken Institute School of Public Health • Lisa Patel, MD, MESc, Executive Director, Medical Society Consortium on Climate and Health • Sohini Stone, Chief Medical Officer for Global Employee Health, Google • Elizabeth Lien, Senior Director, Federal Climate Policy and Subnational Programs, World Wildlife Fund This summit is sponsored by America Is All In and is the second in a series introducing the National Commission on Climate and Workforce Health, a group of health and science experts and business leaders dedicated to empowering employers to protect their workers from climate-related health risks. The National Commission on Climate and Workforce Health was created by the Health Action Alliance in partnership with Mercer and with strategic input from the CDC Foundation. Additional support for the initiative is being provided by Elevance Health and The Hartford.