News

Curious how the candidates stand on climate? https://www.westkootenayclimatehub.ca/local-elections

Recent columns written by our members

Dr. Lauren Galbraith: https://www.nelsonstar.com/opinion/column-having-a-child-made-climate-crisis-more-acute-for-nelson-doctor/

Judith Fearing, RN, IBCLC: https://www.nelsonstar.com/opinion/column-support-for-seniors-needed-during-climate-change/

Dr. Marian Berry: https://www.nelsonstar.com/opinion/column-support-for-seniors-needed-during-climate-change/

Dr. Kyle Merritt: https://www.nelsonstar.com/opinion/column-wildfire-smoke-affects-the-most-vulnerable-in-our-community/

Education, etc.

Dr Kyle Merritt on Heat Dome Effects: Linking Planetary Health to Human Health

Manifesto: Doctors for Planetary Health CODE RED for British Columbia

Webinar: Rural Grand Rounds “Climate Change as a Health Care Crisis” (May 2022)

Webinar: Climate Change: Understanding & Managing the Significant Health Effects of Wildfire Smoke (May 2022)

Our members in the news

Nelson Doctors and Nurses Demonstrate for Climate Action

“Diagnosis Climate Change”. Climate Change should be recognized as the underlying cause of medical conditions triggered by heat and wildfire smoke

Kootenay Lake Hospital changes anaesthetic gases to reduce greenhouse gas footprint