Two-Part Webinar: Disaster Resilience and Health Insurance Fossil Fuel Divestment Campaign

• 2020

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• Caitlin Rublee; Ashley McClure

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This two-part webinar describes how healthcare systems can prepare for extreme weather events like hurricanes and wildfires. Dr. Caitlin Rublee talks about making hospitals stronger against these events to keep patients safe. She shares examples of hospitals that have done this well. The second part is about health insurance companies investing in fossil fuels, which harm the environment and people's health. Dr. Ashley McClure urges these companies to stop such investments and use their money for cleaner energy instead, highlighting the role of healthcare professionals in advocating for climate solutions.

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Focus Areas: Everyday Emergency; Natural Disasters; Severe Weather

Audiences: Emergency Managers; EMS Clinicians; Nurses; Physicians

Emergency Management Stage: Preparedness (Prevention / Protection)

Keywords: Disaster Planning; Emergency Medicine; Fossil Fuels; Health Policy; Insurance, Health; Public Health Practice; Weather; Climate Change

Institutions: The Medical Society Consortium on Climate & Health

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