by Alison Reid | Jan 17, 2019 | Blogs, Headlines, Climate & Environment, Divestment
Alison Reid urges midwives to get involved in the fossil fuel divestment movement as a means of acting on climate change. Babies being born today face a future marred by climate breakdown if we do not act urgently. Climate action is far more than an environmental concern – it’s a matter of intergenerational justice and crucial to protect human health.
by Deirdre Duff | Dec 10, 2018 | News, Climate & Environment, Divestment
The UK Faculty of Public Health has ended all investment in gas, oil and coal companies. In doing so it highlights the health impacts of fossil fuel driven climate change. Our Fossil Free Health campaigner, Deirdre Duff, shares the news.
by Deirdre Duff | Nov 13, 2018 | Campaign Updates, News, Press Releases, Climate & Environment, Divestment, Peace & Security
The British Psychological Society is divesting from fossil fuels! It joins a growing number of health organisations that are cutting ties with gas, oil and coal. Dr Deirdre Duff reports on their divestment decision.
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 Alice Munro | May 14, 2017 | Events, Talks & Lectures, Climate & Environment, Divestment
This is the last in a series of health focused events during Global Divestment Mobilisation week. Please join us at the HUS bar, Liverpool where organisers of fossil free health, the health divestment campaign, will discuss why now, more than ever, health...
by Alice Munro | Apr 26, 2017 | Actions, Campaign Updates, Headlines, News, Sign-Ons, Divestment
It is nearly three years since members of the British Medical Association (BMA) first called for fossil fuel divestment. Despite passing a resolution on climate change that referenced divestment in 2014, there has been no commitment made to begin the process. In...
by Elizabeth Atherton | Mar 23, 2017 | Campaign Updates, News, Climate & Environment, Food
Happy NHS Sustainability Day! A national day of action across the health sector to highlight the important role of sustainability in health service delivery. Hospital environments that promote food which is both healthy and sustainable are absolutely key to the...
by Josephine Head | Feb 14, 2017 | Blogs, Headlines, Climate & Environment, Food
UK dietary guidelines are designed to promote healthy eating by providing accessible advice to the public. But what we eat doesn’t only impact on our individual health, it also has much larger impacts on the health of our planet – upon which human health is...
by Alice Munro | Nov 7, 2016 | Campaign Updates, Headlines, Sign-Ons, Climate & Environment, Divestment, Energy
On 22nd October the World Medical Association passed a resolution calling on their members and health organisations worldwide to divest from fossil fuels, and reinvest in organisations upholding environmental principles. This week in Marrakech government...
by Joy Hyvarinen | Oct 10, 2016 | Newsletters
Medact has been busy in the last few months. Here are just a few highlights of recent and upcoming activities. Medact Annual General meeting 2016 Medact’s Annual General meeting took place on 17 September at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical...
by Alice Munro | Aug 30, 2016 | Blogs, Climate & Environment, Energy
1st October 2016: an addendum has been added to the discussion article written by Dr Frank Boulton on the potential role and impacts of nuclear power in the UK. See P.19 for additions re. the recent decision to approve Hinkley Point C. Originally published 30 August...
by Joy Hyvarinen | Aug 24, 2016 | Blogs, Climate & Environment
Concerns about the health impacts of climate change are growing. Climate change has very significant implications for public health and the topic is climbing higher on the international agenda. The World Health Organization (WHO) and France recently co-hosted...
