by Rebecca Daniels | Sep 13, 2018 | Headlines, Uncategorized, Doctors Against Diesel
Air pollution impacts cognitive abilities. Dr Guddi Singh, member of Doctors Against Diesel argues, “As our knowledge of the link between air pollution and ill health grows, so does the weight of our responsibility towards those affected by it, especially the next generation.
by Benjamin Walpole | Sep 5, 2018 | Events, Workshops, Climate & Environment
An intensive one-day course to introduce health professionals and educators to the concept of ‘sustainable value’ and the ‘SusQI’ framework for integrating sustainability into quality improvement. Learning from real examples, participants will explore in depth how the... by Benjamin Walpole | Sep 5, 2018 | Events, Workshops, Climate & Environment
An interactive one-day course for public health and other health professionals and trainees to develop leadership skills for environmental sustainability within and outside the health and care sector. Drawing on real-life examples, the course will explore how health... by Benjamin Walpole | Sep 5, 2018 | Events, Workshops, Climate & Environment
This one-day masterclass by the Centre for Sustainable Healthcare is designed for health professional educators and students to develop skills for integrating planetary health and sustainable healthcare into existing curricula and teaching. Full details can be found... by Benjamin Walpole | Aug 17, 2018 | Events, Talks & Lectures, Climate & Environment, Economic Justice, Food, Human Rights, Peace & Security
Join us for a dinner and speaker event organised in conjuction with Medact Glasgow and Medact Scotland. This will be a fantastic opportunity for Medact members, supporters and newcomers from all around the UK to swap ideas and get to know each other. We are delighted... by Deirdre Duff | Jul 30, 2018 | Blogs, Headlines, Climate & Environment, Divestment
The Royal College of General Practitioners is divesting from all fossil fuels. Dr Deirdre Duff shares this exciting news.
by Deirdre Duff | Jul 17, 2018 | Blogs, Climate & Environment, Divestment
Many UK health institutes are likely to have direct or indirect investments in Shell. Does this conflict with a health-focused mission? Dr Deirdre Duff examines Shell’s words and actions.
by Alice Munro | Jun 1, 2018 | Campaigns, Climate & Environment, Doctors Against Diesel, Energy
Doctors Against Diesel are calling for the use of diesel fuels to be banned in our urban areas and progressively phased out elsewhere. We want to see a future in which personal exposure to soot and gases from vehicles is dramatically reduced, and that a choice to travel actively (walking, cycling, with public transport) does not result in increased personal exposure.
by Deirdre Duff | May 25, 2018 | Blogs, Headlines, Climate & Environment, Divestment
Fossil Free Health lead Deirdre writes on the vital role that health professionals can play in the divestment movement
by Rebecca Daniels | May 24, 2018 | Events, Talks & Lectures, Workshops, Climate & Environment, Divestment
Climate change threatens to undo decades’ worth of global health gains, but the health community can help stop this. This event will explore the connections between climate change, fossil fuels and human health. We’ll analyse why – and how – the health community... by Alice Munro | May 10, 2018 | Campaigns, Work Areas, Climate & Environment, Divestment, Energy
Climate change is affecting the health of both people and the planet right now. It will affect the most fundamental determinants of health: water, food, air and which infectious diseases we are exposed to. This is something that health bodies around the world have...Apr 24, 2018 | Medact, Staff, Divestment
Deirdre is a fossil fuel divestment campaigner with a background in oesophageal cancer research. She has a BSc in Biochemistry and a PhD from the School of Medicine, Trinity College Dublin. Her doctorate project examined the role of the RACK1 scaffolding protein in...