Keeping care running: Practical steps to prepare for storms and other disruptions
October 23, 2025
Keeping care running: Practical steps to prepare for storms and other disruptions
2–3 pm ET (11 am–12 pm PT)
Severe storms, floods, heat waves, and other unexpected emergencies are putting new pressures on hospitals and health systems — but practical steps can help protect patients, staff, and operations from costly disruptions.
Join Practice Greenhealth and health care leaders from across our network to hear how they’re using the principles of the Climate Resilience for Health Care (CR4HC) Toolkit to strengthen their emergency preparedness process.
This session will feature a moderated discussion by Adele Houghton and Aparna Bole, MD, some of the original authors of CR4HC, and real stories from hospitals that turned simple hazard assessments into clear next steps. Learn how they turned climate risk assessments into action plans, built cross-departmental teams, and championed resilience as a strategic priority.
Whether you already have a plan or don’t know where to start, you’ll take away ideas you can use right away — and see how you can strengthen your organization’s readiness for whatever comes next.
Aparna Bole, MD
Aparna Bole, MD is a pediatrician in Cleveland, Ohio, whose work centers on the intersection of environmental stewardship, justice, and pediatric health. Her leadership has focused on the health impacts of climate change, the child health benefits of climate solutions, and advancing climate-smart, resilient healthcare delivery. Dr. Bole is a current member and past chair of the Health Care Without Harm board of directors, and also serves on the boards of Climate Central and Environmental Health Watch. She has held national and state leadership roles with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the American Academy of Pediatrics, the Ohio Environmental Council, and the State of Ohio’s Lead Advisory Council.
Winslow Dresser
Job Title
Associate Director of Regional Climate Solutions
Organization
Health Care Without Harm
As a member of Health Care Without Harm’s U.S. Climate and Health team, Dresser’s work focuses primarily on climate mitigation and resilience projects in Massachusetts. Current initiatives in Massachusetts include the Boston Green Ribbon Commission Healthcare Working Group, where partner health care systems collaborate on their latest climate challenges. His background includes natural resource management and community-centric project management. He has an MBA in social impact from Boston University and a B.S. from the University of Maine.
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