The Environmental Health Office Hours are making a return this month, and we’re excited to invite you to the first session of the year! Mark your calendars for January 28th at 3:00 PM EST, when representatives from the Environmental Defense Fund will join us for an engaging discussion. They’ll be showcasing their innovative environmental health mapping tool, designed to provide valuable insights and data to better understand and address environmental health challenges.

Don’t miss this opportunity to learn more about this impactful resource and how it can support your work!

Date and Time:

All sessions are at 3:00 – 4:00 PM ET

• February 26th
• March 26th
• April 23rd
• May 28th

Overview

Join the Migrant Clinicians Network and the National Association of Community Health Centers for a four-part webinar series covering health impacts of poor air quality and the solutions to address these issues. All sessions will be in both English and Spanish

Continuing education credits will be offered.

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This webinar series is supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) as part of an award totaling $6,719,834 with 0 (zero) percentage financed with non-governmental sources. The contents of this webinar series those of the presenters and do not necessarily represent the official views of, nor an endorsement, by HRSA, HHS, or the U.S. Government.

Date and Time: July 24, 2024 at 2:00 PM ET

Overview

Join representatives from the CDC, Harvard C-CHANGE, and NACHC as they share new heat forecasting, clinical guidance, and alerts to help health center providers reduce the risk of negative health impacts from heat exposure.

Learning Objectives

• Understand current heat landscape and populations that are impacted
• Learn about and employ new resources to protect health center patients and communities from heat
• Discuss promising ideas for collaboration to protect patients and communities from heat

Takeaways

Participants will leave the webinar and be able to

• Implement new patient action plans and clinical guidance for heat 
• Know the heat risk in their area at least one week in advance
• Sign-up for heat email alerts that are based on their zip code
• Have conversations with informatics teams about using electronic health records and text message service providers to alert providers and patients about heat

Speakers

• Aaron (Ari) Bernstein, MD, MPH, Director for the National Center for Environmental Health and the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
• Ben Money, MPH, Senior Vice President of Population Health, National Association of Community Health Centers
• Laura Seeff, MD, Senior Medical Advisor for the National Center for Environmental Health and the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
• Ambarish Vaidyanathan, PhD, Health Scientist for the National Center for Environmental Health and the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
• Caleb Dresser, MD, MPH, Director of Healthcare Solutions, Harvard Chan C-CHANGE
• Sweta Waghela, MPH, Project Coordinator, Harvard Chan C-CHANGE
• Noah Pierce, MEd, Deputy Director of Informatics Projects, National Association of Community Health Centers
• Jessica Hinshaw, MPH, Director of Environmental Health, National Association of Community Health Centers

Overview:

Join NACHC and MCN in our four-part webinar series as we speak to health center representatives and experts from the CDC, Office of Climate Change and Health Equity, Emory University, MCN, and NACHC to better understand the ways in which heat and a changing climate are impacting our communities’ health. Sessions will be available in both English and Spanish!

Sessions By Date and Topic Include:

• Session 1 (March 13)- Heat and Health Equity
• Session 2 (April 10)- Heat and Resilient Infrastructure
• Session 3 (May 8)- Heat and Chronic Conditions
• Session 4 (June 12)- Heat and Mental Health

Target Audience:

Community Health Centers (Clinical, Community-Facing, and Operations/Admin Staff), Safety Net Providers

Population focus:

Migrant/immigrant communities, pregnant people, and children with chronic conditions

Curriculum Components:

4-part Webinar Series 

Learning Objectives:

By the end of the webinar series, participants will be able to:

• Assess physical and mental health risks due to extreme heat and climate change
• Identify populations that will be inequitably impacted by extreme heat, including children, pregnant people, and immigrant/migrant workers
• Identify clinical and operational practices to strengthen health center infrastructure and protect patient populations from extreme heat

This webinar series is supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) as part of an award totaling $6,625,000 with 0 percentage financed with non-governmental sources. The contents are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the official views of, nor an endorsement, by HRSA, HHS, or the U.S. Government. For more information, please visit HRSA.gov.