Accelerating the National Climate and Health Movement: Mobilizing Toward Action

The NAM Action Collaborative on Decarbonizing the US Health Sector hosted a virtual public session on October 8, 2024. The webinar featured remarks from the Climate Collaborative’s leadership on the initiative’s priorities and accomplishments to date, as well as special remarks and a panel discussion featuring organizations accelerating the national climate and health movement. The NAM also launched a new Climate Action Showcase amplifying the tremendous progress from organizations participating in the NAM’s Climate and Health Movement initiative. 

Agenda

• Welcome Remarks from the Climate Collaborative Co-Chairs 
  • Victor Dzau, MD, NAM
  • George Barrett, Cardinal Health
  • Senator Bill Frist, MD, The Nature Conservancy
• Special Remarks: Donald Berwick, MD, MPP, Institute for Healthcare Improvement 
• Featured Speaker: Clinician Perspective from the Frontlines: David Callaway, MD, MPA, Wake Forest University School of Medicine and Advocate Health
• Panel: Accelerating the National Climate and Health Movement  
  • Jeff Thompson, MD, Gundersen Health System (Moderator)
  • Gary Cohen, Health Care Without Harm
  • Nsedu Obot Witherspoon, MPH, Children’s Environmental Health Network
  • Gaurav Vasisht, NYSIF
  • Robert ter Kuile, McKesson
  • Cecilia Sorensen, MD, Global Consortium on Climate and Health Education at Columbia University
• Launch of the NAM Climate Action Showcase: Victor Dzau, MD, NAM
• Reflections from OCCHE: Admiral Rachel Levine, MD, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services 
• Closing Remarks: Victor Dzau, MD, NAM