Climate & Health Research Group ─ October meeting
Interested in helping build research projects that help inform Medact’s campaigning on Climate & Health? Join us for the October meeting of the Medact Climate & Health Research Group!
Action Call: Building the Health Movement for a Green New Deal
We need a global Green New Deal with public health at its core. We need investment in green jobs and infrastructure that puts the health of people and planet first. The health community has a key role to play in calling for this transformative change. Join us for this...Medact Research Network: Climate & Health Research Meeting
The Medact Research Network will be convening for a Climate & Health research meeting on Wednesday 8 July, 6.30pm – 8.00pm. Further details on how to join the meeting will be posted shortly. If you have any questions, please email Hilary, our Research...Webinar: Climate, Health and Covid-19
We will need to adapt how we approach our climate work, both during and after the pandemic.
Royal College of General Practitioners divests from fossil fuels!
The Royal College of General Practitioners is divesting from all fossil fuels. Dr Deirdre Duff shares this exciting news.
Taking the Pulse of Hospital 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...How do UK dietary guidelines compare for sustainability?
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...Highlights from Healthy Planet Better World
Another thank you to all our speakers, delegates and volunteers for making such a fantastic event
Hugh Grant-Peterkin – “Groups under Pressure” & follow-up discussion
Hugh Grant-Peterkin considers how psychotherapeutic thinking can help us understand our response to climate change; and opens up the session to a group discussion.
The Hinkley Point C decision – what nuclear energy means for health
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...Climate Change, Health and Global Justice
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...Global Health Professionals Call for Transition Away from Coal
Medact has joined with more than 80 global health organizations from 30 different countries – together representing more than 300,000 doctors, nurses and public health professionals…