Be a Climate Communications Champion:

Advocacy Skills Training for Challenging Times

Are you interested in enhancing your skills in climate change and health communication to make a difference in your community? This six-part training series from the Medical Society Consortium on Climate & Health builds on our previous Communications Champions annual workshops. During this series, we will help develop essential communication skills to raise public awareness about the health risks associated with climate change and inspire action towards a just, sustainable, and healthy world for generations to come. All sessions are at noon for Arizona. Sessions are: June 17^th, July 8^th, July 22^nd, August 5^th, August 19^th, and September 2^nd. 

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Join the ANHE West Regional Forum Today!

The team at ANHE has been working to respond to the calls of so many of you, and we are thrilled to announce the rollout of ANHE Regional Forums! Over 700 ANHE members in Arizona, California, and Nevada are committed to ensuring access to healthy food, water, air, and soil for all communities. We host events, share information about current developments, and create opportunities for nurses to communicate with their legislators and with one another regarding issues in environmental health.

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Extreme Weather People's Hearing in Phoenix

Where:South Mountain Community College, Student Union Conference Center, 7050 S. 24th St, Phoenix, AZ 85042
When: Thursday, June 26th at 6:00 PM

Join your neighbors, scientists, health experts, elected officials, community leaders, and grassroots activists to demand strong climate solutions.

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What We Are Reading & Listening to Now

• Climate change and women’s cancer in the NENA region: assessing temperature-related health impacts [Frontiers in Public Health]
• Oil companies sued over heat dome wrongful death (CBC)
• The World Isn’t Ready for the Mental Health Toll of Extreme Heat (SciAm)
• Could clean energy tax credits cease to exist? AZ advocates say much is at stake (PNS)
• Trump & Congress need to support Inflation Reduction Act, keep promis of lowering cost of living (Tucson Sentinel)
• A Yellow Warning: This Year’s Pollen Surge Was More Than Just a Nuisance (MedPageToday)
• Gila River Tribes Intent to Float Solar Panels on a Reservoir. Could the Technology Help the Colorado River? (Inside Climate News)

Join Us: Webinars & Events

• June 11^th: 9:00 am – 10:00 am (AZ): Children’s Environmental Health – Community Perspectives Register
• June 12^th: 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm (AZ): Modeling Climate Solutions for a Healthier Future: A Hands – On En-Roads Workshop Register
• June 13^th: 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm (AZ): 400 years of US Land Use, Water, and Food Register
• June 17^th: 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm (AZ): Communications 101: How to Make the Case About Climate Change, Health & Equity Register
• June 20^th: 10:00 am – 11:00 am (AZ): Reducing Harmful Plastics in Healthcare — From Awareness to Action Register
• July 8^th: 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm (AZ): Speaking Out in Challenging Times: Working With the Media and Media Relations Departments Register
• July 9^th: 9:00 am – 10:00 am (AZ): Healthy Horizons: Addressing Environmental Health for Children and Adolescents with Disabilities Register
• July 22^nd: 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm (AZ): Harnessing the Power of Social Media: Using Different Platforms Strategically Register
• July 24^th: 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm (ET): Extreme Heat & Health: Clinical and Public Health Strategies for Prevention and Action Webinar with free CEUs Register
• August 5^th: 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm (AZ): 3.0 Weighing in on Public Discourse: Working with Local and State Papers Register
• August 19^th: 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm (AZ): Fighting Misinformation: Discussing the Realities of Fossil Fuels, Climate Change and Health Register
• September 2^nd: 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm (AZ): Making Your Voice Heard: Influencing Decision-Making in Likely and Unlikely Places Register

   

   

  Recordings

• June 2^nd: Global Heat Action Day: Local Solutions to Protect Communities Recording
• The Medical Society Consortium on Climate & Health: 2024 Communication Training Sessions Recordings
• May 14^th: Mitigating Heat-Related Health Risks in Arizona Recording
• 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!