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2022 Public Health Law Summit

Climate Change and Health Equity

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October 12 - 14, 2022

The 2022 Climate Change and Health Equity Summit will bring together health departments, health care providers, and community-based organizations and others who are working with communities to achieve health equity and develop climate solutions that are centered in a health equity framework. Engage with others to build a shared understanding of how public health law can and should make our communities healthier and help mitigate climate change.


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Heidi Roop helps to Launch the Climate-Ready Gardens Community Engagement Toolkit

Hosted by the MN Master Gardener Volunteer Program

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Wednesday, September 21, 2022, 6:30 - 7:30 p.m.

MCAP Director, Dr. Heidi Roop, will give a talk on observed and expected climate impacts in the Midwest and Minnesota and highlight actions already underway across the region to prepare for climate change during this event to launch the Climate Change Community Engagement Toolkit Training for Master Gardener Volunteers. 


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September MCAP Webinar - Mental Health & Climate Change: Adaptation strategies from the counselor to the community

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September 20, 2022 Noon to 1:00 p.m. CT

Join MCAP Climate Resilience Researcher Brenda Hoppe along with colleagues Leah Prussia (College of St. Scholastica) and Christie Manning (Macalester College) to learn about the mental health risks of climate change and community-based strategies to create "active hope," positive engagement, and effective solutions. 



 

MCAP News

National Coastal Resilience Fund 2022 - Now Accepting Proposals

March 22, 2022

The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation is now soliciting pre-proposals for the 2022 National Coastal Resilience Fund.


Job Opening - Assistant Professorship at UC Berkeley

November 5, 2021

The Department of Environmental Science, Policy, and Management (ESPM) at the University of California, Berkeley (UCB) invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor nine-month faculty position in the area of Physical Environmental Science.


Position - Assistant Professor in Climate Adaptation

October 25, 2021

Applications are open for a tenure-track Assistant Professor position in the University of Washington's Department of Environmental and Forest Sciences. This position will be one of three 9-month appointments hired simultaneously in the area of climate adaptation. Applicants may specialize in Chemical Engineering, Data Science & Discovery, Ecological Restoration and Management, Ecosystem Science and Management, Environmental Governance, or Environmental Social Science.


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