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In the media : “10 Inspiring Canadian Women Who Are Saving The Environment”
CHATELAINE MAGAZINE “This Yellowknife ER doctor is raising the alarm about the mental health impact of climate change.”
June 9, 2019
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In the media: “Human health and planetary health are intertwined”
THE HILL “As humans, we like to think in categories, but the truth is we’ve never lived in a world where the health of humans, ecosystems and the planet could be effectively addressed in silos.”
March 22, 2019
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Post-COP24 Interview with Steve Paiken on the Agenda
On my way home from COP24 in Poland I stopped by the Agenda studio to talk LancetCountdown 2018 and about how discussing climate change as what it is—a health issue, can help to get us all pulling in the same direction towards a healthy response.
March 2, 2019
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HUFFPOST : “Climate Change Is Killing Canadians, Say Doctors”
“Heat waves, forest fires, flooding and major storms are causing more deaths, says a new report.”
November 29, 2018
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Dr. Courtney Howard’s advice for fighting climate change with health research
“Dr. Courtney Howard – an Emergency Room Physician in Yellowknife, NT and primary author on the Lancet Countdown 2017 Report: Briefing for Canadian Policymakers– joined the Women’s Health Institute to present at the Third Annual Women’s Health Research Symposium on May 9th, 2018. Her talk, Climate change and women’s health in the North, and breakout session on climate change were focused on opportunities to improve women’s health outcomes while fighting climate change.”
May 22, 2018
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Health and the Environment Belong in the Same Box: Why Health Impact Assessments Belong in Environmental Assessments
“Perhaps because we mostly work inside boxes—hospitals, clinics, universities, and office buildings—it has taken the world’s health community far too long to realize that human health belongs in the same box as what we call “the environment.”
January 3, 2017
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CBC NEWS : “Courtney Howard on doctors’ climate change letter to Trudeau”
“Courtney Howard, right, presents a letter on behalf of more than 150 Canadian doctors and medical students to Catherine McKenna, Canada’s minister of Environment and Climate Change at the COP 21 conference in Paris. (Courtney Howard/Twitter)”
December 5, 2015
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August 26, 2015