Earth Day: Our Power, Our Planet^TM

#EarthActionDay

Tuesday, April 22^nd, is the 55^th anniversary of Earth Day. The 2025 theme of Earth Day is Our Power, Our Planet^TM. The official poster, pictured to the left, is a powerful reminder that we have energy options, and that renewable energy can fuel our future without harming the planet. The artwork beautifully features a solar panel surrounded by lush nature and clear sky, symbolizing the renewable energy future we must embrace to safeguard both planetary and human health.

We hope each of you reading this will join this movement and act on Earth ‘Action’ Day.

What does that look like?  There are many ways you can get involved and make a difference for our planet on Earth Day and every day. Here are some ideas:

• Attend an Earth Day Event(list here)
• Read More About Our Power, Our Planet
  • Fact Sheets
  • Clean Energy Quiz
  • Sustainable Fashion Quiz
  • Plastics Impacts Quiz
  • What Endangered Animal Are You?
  • Renewable Energy Quiz
• Sign the Global Plastics Treaty Petition
• Tell Lawmakers: Stop Rollbacks and Promote Renewable Energy
• Sign the Renewable Energy Petition

Climate-Related Mortality Survey

Help define the term “climate-related mortality” through participation in this Villanova survey. It will take less than 10 minutes to complete.

Click Here for Survey

What We Are Reading & Listening to Now

• Breathing dirty air is worse for your health than we thought (NIH)
• Southwest Center on Resilience for Climate Change & Health Newsletter (SCORCH)
• Now is the river of our discontent (AZ Climate)
• Clean energy powered 40% of global electricity in 2024, report finds (The Guardian)

Join Us: Webinars & Events

• April 14^th 10:00 am: 2025 Arizona Heat Kickoff Event (Virtual) Register
• April 22^nd Earth Day
• April 22^nd: 9:00 am – 5:30 pm (ET) Climate and Health Summit by National Academy of Medicine Register.
• April 23^rd : 9:00 am (AZ) The Path to COP30 Green Growth through Green Innovation How nurses are leading climate action and sustainability through innovative healthcare solutions Register
• Apri 24^th: 12:00 pm (AZ) Reimagining Planetary Health: Critical Posthumanism’s Role in Environmental Justice hosted by ANHE Register
• May 5^th – 9^th Arizona Heat Preparedness Week
• May 21^st: 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm (MST): Impacts of Heat on Vulnerable Populations Register

   

  Recordings

• March 6^th: Tap Water Affordability in Arizona Recording
• February 5^th: Region 9 Pacific Southwest Center for Emergency Public Health: Heat Surveillance, Preparedness Strategies and Community Response Webinar featuring LA County and Maricopa County Recording
• Recording: Webinar with author and Pediatrician Debra Hendrickson on her new book The Air They Breathe: A Pediatrician on the Front Lines of Climate Change. Recording.
• Recording from December 10^th’s webinar: Perspectives on Plastic Lifecycle Series: Plastics Use and Demand Recording.
• Recording from December 11^th’s webinar:A panel discussion on Extreme Weather in Arizona Recording.
• Recording from 3^rd Annual National Integrated Heat Health Information System (NIHHIS) National Meeting 2024 Here

Thank you for joining us in making a healthier planet today!