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Action Collaborative
Combatting Substance Use and Opioid Crises
To improve coordination and accelerate the pace of change, we have partnered with more than 80 organizations from the public, private, and nonprofit sectors to collaboratively address critical issues posed by addiction.
Campaign
Change Maker Campaign for Health Workforce Well-Being
The Change Maker Campaign aims to spark a national movement to support health workforce well-being. The campaign facilitates collaboration across health organizations, documenting their impact and amplifying effective solutions to common challenges.
May 11, 2024Action Plan
Decarbonizing the Health Care Value Chain: A Call to Health Care Manufacturer, Distributor, and Industry Organizations
I. Background Climate change poses serious risks to human health, exacerbating existing health threats and creating new public health challenges. Health impacts are being felt across the United States, from respiratory conditions due to increased wildfires and extreme heat events, leading to a greater number of days with poor air quality (an AQI value […]
Health Policy and Regulation
Mar 6, 2024Action Plan
Why Decarbonizing Matters for the U.S. Health Sector
Exposure to excessive heat, air pollution, and other effects of climate change are worsening health outcomes year after year across the United States. The health sector contributes a significant portion to overall U.S. greenhouse gas emissions. By reducing this environmental footprint—or decarbonizing—health care organizations can better deliver on their foundational mission of preventing harm and providing care to create a more sustainable […]
Oct 2, 2023Toolkit
NAM Change Maker sign up toolkit
The Clinician Well-Being Collaborative is pleased to open the Change Maker Campaign publicly, and celebrate those who have signed on as Change Makers. The following materials are free to use on your website, in your newsletters, and across your social channels to promote this opportunity to your audiences interested in workforce well-being. Review what it […]
Health Worker Well-Being
Jan 28, 2025
Building a Culture of Well-Being: Planning for Health Workforce Well-Being Day 2025 Starts Now
Oct 3, 2022
National Academy of Medicine Publishes National Plan for Health Workforce Well-Being and Calls for Collective Movement to Address Burnout Crisis
Jul 5, 2022
Health Care Leaders Speak Out on Climate Change
Jun 30, 2022
NAM Commends Biden Administration Pledge Initiative to Mobilize Health Care Sector to Decarbonize and Increase Resilience to Climate Change
