First Annual Climate & HEalth in the 406 Conference

Seventy health professionals from a wide variety of fields joined us for our first annual Climate & Health conference on February 18, 2023! We had a wonderful day, with fantastic speakers, rich discussion, and many new friends. Thank you to everyone who attended (and braved the cold weather)!

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

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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

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The day before, we stopped by the Rotunda of the Capitol building for a day of educating legislators about our climate concerns. Thank you to everyone who showed up and engaged with our representatives! We must speak up for the health of every Montanan during the climate crisis, and our representatives have a duty to listen.