Our Mission

As healthcare workers are uniquely positioned to increase public awareness of the links between health and climate change, we seek to provide NH healthcare workers the tools to educate and mobilize the public in support of climate solutions to improve health for all.

Our Goals

Climate change is now “the single biggest health threat facing humanity” (WHO, August 2021), and it is time to act. Our organization seeks to:

  • Educate healthcare workers and the public about the ways climate impacts health, particularly that of the most vulnerable among us, including children, the elderly, those with chronic physical or mental illness, those who live in poverty, and minority populations.

  • Provide healthcare workers with scientifically sound information and strategies to discuss the impact of climate on health with colleagues, patients and family members, local community members and policy makers.

  • Mobilize healthcare workers and the public in support of actions and policies that mitigate the impact of climate on health.

Hear from NH Healthy Climate volunteers as they describe the importance of our mission, with the take home message,

Join the group, stop worrying, and start doing something”.

“New Hampshire Healthcare Workers for Climate Action has gotten off to the fastest, most impressive, and most impactful launch of any of our state affiliates to date.  Their focus on innovative programming, inclusivity, climate justice and engaging local, state and national leaders is a model that we are now showcasing to our more established states.”  

-Mark Mitchell, MD, MPH, State Director of Affairs, Medical Society Consortium on Climate and Health