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Climate Change
Health

CAPE is committed to educating the public and decision-makers about the adverse health impacts associated with climate change. 

CAPE Resources

Video of President of CMA Dr. Gigi Osler: Speaking out on Call to Action on Climate Change and Health
Lancet Countdown Report: Tracking Progress on Health and Climate Change Factsheet (Nov 2018)
Lancet Countdown 2018 Video – Explaining Heat Stress
Lancet Countdown 2018 Report- Heat Stress Backgrounder (Nov 2018)
Lancet Countdown 2018 Report – Briefing for Canadian Policy Makers (Nov 2018)
EcoFiscal Carbon Tax Square Factsheet May 2019
EcoFiscal Carbon Tax Factsheet May 2019
Call to Action on Climate Change and Health PPT by ED Kim Perrotta
Call to Action on Climate Change and Health (Feb 5, 2019)
Appel à l’Action concernant le Changement Climatique et la Santé (5 Fev 2019)
Canadian Lancet 2018 Video- Overview of 2018 Report

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CAPE In The News

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Climate Change Health
The planet is the patient now: how doctors and nurses are the front-line solution to climate change

Salon

04/21/2019
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Climate Change Health
How Climate Change Is Making Us Sick

Chatelaine

04/10/2019
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Climate Change National & Provincial
This Yellowknife ER Doctor Is Raising The Alarm About The Mental Health Impact Of Climate Change

Chatelaine

04/05/2019
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Climate Change National & Provincial
Fighting climate change just part of being a doctor, says Yellowknife physician in Saskatoon

CBC

03/14/2019
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CAPE Updates

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Climate Health and Policy
Action Alert: Call to Action on Climate Change and HealthRead more.
Climate Health and Policy
Boîte à outils sur les changements climatiques pour les professionnels de la santé!Read more.
Climate Health and Policy
Climate Change Toolkit for Health Professionals!Read more.
Climate Health and Policy
Action Alert: Let your MPP know you care about Climate Change, Environmental Protection & Public HealthRead more.

CAPE Press Releases

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Climate Change Health
BC Wildfires are threatening the health of Canadians in Four Provinces August 21, 2018)Read more.
Climate Change Health
Montreal’s Deadly Heat Wave a Taste of the Future without Action – July 6, 2018Read more.

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CAPE Press Releases

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Climate Change National & Provincial
Wins for intergenerational fairness and the health of Canadians in Saskatchewan Court (May 3, 2019)Read more.
Climate Change National & Provincial
CAPE releases Climate Change Toolkit for Health Professionals!Read more.