Like a garden, democracy (and climate change conversations) need tending.

Like a garden, democracy (and climate change conversations) need tending.
Like a garden, democracy (and climate change conversations) need tending.

2 min. read       On June 9-10, Health Professionals for a Healthy Climate (HPHC) and Advocates for Better Health (ABH) connected with a variety of rural health stakeholders at the 2025 Minnesota Rural Health conference in Duluth, which is one of the largest state rural health conferences in the country. HPHC and ABH co-tabled… Read more »

Meet Ava Corey-Gruenes, MA
Meet Ava Corey-Gruenes, MA

HPHC welcomes Ava Corey-Gruenes, MA to our small but mighty team! You’ll find Ava scaling up existing projects like mobilizing advocates to speak about the health benefits of electric school buses and leading new projects to engage more health professionals across the state. Read on to get to know Ava — including how they approach… Read more »

Meet Kelley, HPHC’s new executive director
Meet Kelley, HPHC’s new executive director

In March 2024, HPHC welcomed Kelley Skumautz, MA, as our first full-time executive director. HPHC is grateful to Brenna Doheny, PhD, MPH, for enthusiastically and steadfastly leading the organization through key milestones as both volunteer executive director and board chair. Moving forward, Brenna will focus on her role as board chair to continue advancing HPHC’s… Read more »