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CLIMATE AND HEALTH IN THE 406

94 people registered and 70 attended - 40 in person and 30 virtually! We had a fantastic day and great speakers!

Montana's first climate and health conference was held at Carroll College Saturday 2/18/23.

Pay-what-you-can; students get in FREE. Continuing Education credits available for nurses, doctors, sanitarians, and pharmacists ($75). Attend virtually via Zoom or in-person (no virtual CE available for pharmacists).

Lisa Patel MD, MS: Overview of Climate Change and Health

• Deputy Director, Medical Society Consortium on Climate and Health
• Faculty, Stanford Hospital Pediatrics
  

Beth Schenk, PhD, RN, FAAN: Decarbonizing Healthcare

• Executive Director of Environmental Stewardship, Providence
• Board member, ANHE, MTHPHC, Climate Smart Missoula
  

Barbara Easterlin, PhD: Mental Health Impacts of the Climate Crisis

• Program Co-lead, Climate Psychology Certification at CIIS

• Executive Committee Member, Climate Psychology Alliance of North America
  

James Crooks,  PhD, MS: Wildfire Smoke and Human Health 

• Associate Professor and Air Quality Epidemiologist, National Jewish Health
  

AGENDA
​8:45 - Check-In
9:00 - Welcome
9:15 - Plenary Talk: Overview of Climate and Health (Lisa Patel MD, MS)
​10:15 - BREAK (snacks provided)
10:45 - Decarbonizing Healthcare (Beth Schenk PhD, RN, FAAN)
12:00 - LUNCH (provided)
1:00 - Mental Health Impacts of the Climate Crisis (Barbara Easterlin, PhD)
2:15 - BREAK
2:30 - Wildfire Smoke and Human Health (James Crooks  PhD, MS)
3:30 - Wrap-Up

Cohosts:
PEHSU
Montana Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics
Carroll College

Principal Sponsor:
Providence St. Patrick Hospital

Major Sponsor:
St. Peters, Helena, Montana

Supporting Sponsors:
CAIRHE, Center for Native American and Rural Health Equity
Logan Health
MT Asthma Control Program, DPHHS