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Climate Action and Sustainability in Academic Health Systems

Climate Action and Sustainability in Academic Medicine - On The Front Lines of Health Care and Climate Change: What Can We Learn from Crisis Response?

January 9, 2025
3 pm ET (12 pm PT)

Asheville, NC was described as “climate proof”—until Hurricane Helene dropped 20 trillion gallons of water on North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia over 72 hours in September 2024. The fact is that nowhere is “climate proof”—and our hospitals, health systems, and local communities must be prepared.

Master your Environmental Excellence Awards application (Jan.)

January 29, 2025
3 pm ET (12 pm PT)

Join this informational session to get your questions answered, hear how the changes give you more agency over where you spend your time, and develop a strategy for submitting the Partner for Change application.

Introduction to securing leadership support

February 6, 2025
1 pm ET (10 am PT)

Join this 90 minute session to learn how to prepare a pitch to executive leadership and which channels of appeal and communication skills can help advance sustainability beyond awareness to action with this critical audience. **Counts toward the Accelerating Health Care Sustainability series certificate of completion.

Introduction to sustainability governance

February 13, 2025
1 pm ET (10 am PT)

Join this 90 minute session to learn the basics of sustainability governance including core documents, structures, staffing, stakeholders, and resourcing. **Counts toward the Accelerating Health Care Sustainability series certificate of completion.

Introduction to data & goal setting

February 20, 2025
1 pm ET (10 am PT)

Measurement is one of the keys to management, and data empowers leaders to make decisions based on facts, trends, and statistics. Join this 90 minute session to learn about goal setting, data governance, and developing baseline data. **Counts toward the Accelerating Health Care Sustainability series certificate of completion.

Introduction to integrating sustainability into your culture

February 27, 2025
1 pm ET (10 am PT)

Join this 90 minute session to learn about stakeholders, communication tools, proven engagement practices, clinical engagement, and how to avoid pitfalls. **Counts toward the Accelerating Health Care Sustainability series certificate of completion.

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