Climate-Smart Healthcare Committee
The climate-smart healthcare volunteer team moves Minnesota’s health systems towards more sustainable practices.
Volunteers power climate action through three committees: Climate-Smart Healthcare, Policy and Advocacy, and Education.
Use your public health, scientific, or clinical expertise to build a healthier, sustainable Minnesota for all.
Build meaningful connections, pursue your passions, and take action for health and climate with other health professionals.
The climate-smart healthcare volunteer team moves Minnesota’s health systems towards more sustainable practices.
Newly formed in 2024, the climate-smart healthcare committee is a community of health professionals working to lead measurable sustainability efforts within Minnesota’s health systems.
When: Monthly meetings based on group members’ availability
Where: Online via Zoom
Committee Lead: Jo Bjorgaard, BSN, RN, PHN, HPHC board member
How: Fill out the volunteer form, and Jo, committee lead, will contact you soon!
The policy and advocacy volunteer team guides community advocacy and public policy campaigns at the local, state, and federal levels.
The policy and advocacy committee supports HPHC’s various advocacy campaigns. Past work includes legislative advocacy events, sign-on letters, and more.
Interested in sharing your community organizing skills or sharpening your public policy knowledge? This is the place for you!
When: 6:00-7:30 p.m. on the third Thursday of each month
Where: Online via Zoom
Committee Lead: Kathleen Schuler, MPH, HPHC Board Member and Policy Director
How: Fill out the volunteer form, and Kathleen, committee lead, will contact you soon!
The education volunteer team organizes in-person and online events to educate health professionals about climate action.
Past events include the Code Blue for Patient Earth conference, online climate conversations, Stop Line 3 Teach-In session, speaker panels, and more.
When: Monthly meetings based on group members’ availability
Where: Online via Zoom
How: The education committee is taking a break but will return in 2024! Fill out the volunteer form, and we’ll contact you soon.
We bring a health lens to climate action in Minnesota — and we can’t do this without you!
