Planetary Health First Aid

To date, our core strategies for planetary health first aid focus on nature-based solutions (promoting biodiversity and pollinator gardens in public spaces and schools) and action-oriented environmental education + climate health literacy across the lifespan, including a focus on current and future healthcare professionals.

Opportunity for free CE via podcast! TCU colleagues Gina Alexander from Nursing, Gina Hill from Nutritional Sciences, and Brendan Lavy from Environmental & Sustainability Sciences teamed up on an interprofessional podcast: The Environment We Live In and Health: A Complex Relationship. Ann Garton, Director of the Institute for Person-Centered Care at St. Ambrose University, invited us and guided our timely discussion. You can find the recording on Apple Podcast  Spotify  or Soundcloud . For free CE credit, visit UW-Madison, Interprofessional Continuing Education Partnership to register and receive their certificate. Institute for Person-Centered Care Podcast: Where Person-Centered Care Comes Alive! | UW–Madison ICEP

The 2025 Climate and Health Conference, sponsored by Texas Health Resources, took place on Friday, April 4, 2025. In this linked folder, you’ll see the flyer and the keynote presentation slides.

See photo galleries below, and click this link to view clinical student team poster presentations.