Ecological grief
“Gaia Vince explores the growing impact of ecological grief, and how climate change is affecting people’s mental health.”
January 2020
EM OTTAWA : “System Change is Needed to Combat Climate Change”
“Increasing awareness of the urgency of climate change, led by the youth climate movement, and growing felt impacts of the health effects of climate change, including the devastating bushfires in Australia, are fuelling a global increase in interest in the concepts of “eco-anxiety” and “ecological grief.” How to cope with these emotions personally, and how to help our patients? “
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Doctor Sees People Suffering “Eco Grief”–anxiety and sadness about climate change
Interview with CBC Toronto’s Metro Morning about a national survey in Greenland, and how her community of Yellowknife has responded to its own climate worries.
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CBC’s The National: How Climate Change Can Impact Your Health
Dr Danielle Martin “phones a friend” to consult Dr Howard about the health impacts of climate change, including Lyme Disease, hay fever, wildfires and more.
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In the media : “Canadian medical students call for better education on health and climate change”.
CTV NEWS “VANCOUVER — Canadian medical schools have not adequately addressed the urgent need for training related to planetary health and climate change, and members of the Canadian Federation of Medical Students say that must change.”