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Connecting action and learning

Climate change is a major challenge to public health. We haven't got time to reinvent the wheel - we need to learn from our actionsExperiences of public health actionAn experience of public health action and learning for climate change, contributed to the site by a participant. and learning for climate change, contributed to the site by participants. as we go along, and share with each other.

Use the actions contributed below to find out how others are approaching the task - whether promoting healthy and sustainable lifestyles, increasing resilience of a local service, or protecting vulnerable groups from climate impacts. To add an action, go to Create content in the right hand menu.

10:10

10:10

campaig to reduce your carbon emissions by 10%

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NICE Green Group action plan and achievements

Staff champions in NICE report on their achievements relative to green targets on waste, travel and energy.

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Cornwall NHS 'Health Care and Climate Change' pilot 2008

Eco-nomic Ltd

Independent consultancy in sustainable management

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Healthy Homes project

Plymouth City Council

Running schemes that directly tackle health and climate change issues

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Public Health, Sustainability and Active Travel

Linking Healthy Weight and Climate Change Initiatives through Active Travel

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The NHS Forest

A connection between health and trees: 1.3 million trees planted on and around NHS estate.

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On The Buses: Public Health, Public Transport and an Improved Environment

The Greater Manchester Directors of Public Health have sought to increase the public health benefits of Manchester's Transport Innovation Fund package - whose primary objective is to reduce traffic congestion.

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a commissioning template

The Climate Connection

here is a template for others to use

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Getting Climate change health threats identified as an explicit risk by an NHS Trust

Usinf Risk register to raise climate change/resource depletion at Board level

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Blyth Valley Air Quality and Climate Change Action Plan

Development of Combined action plans and strategies for Air QUality and Climate Change

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Get Medical Schools 'On Board'!

Sign all Medical Schools up to the Declaration of the Climate & Health Council

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Health Promoting University: Healthy and Sustainable Food

The Health Promoting University initiative and the North West Food and Health Taskforce identified the need for a working group on Healthy and Sustainable Food. A working group was brought together from across the University and Student Union to produce a framework to tackle issues around food and healthy eating.

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Learning lessons from Freiburg

Experiential and immersive learning environment for public health and wider workforce leaders, to investigate policy and design for healthy communities and sustainable settlements.

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