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the Mental Health Impacts of Climate Change - interview

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16 Nov 2017
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Interesting interview on climate and mental health from the US by Dr Lise Van Susteren of the Climate Psychiatry Alliance. Do you think this [dealing with climate denial] is the role of the mental…
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Where do your optometry and ophthalmology instruments come from?

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16 Nov 2017
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Rosie Hillson
Have you ever thought about the ethical and environmental impacts of eye health procurement? A questionnaire to find out about this very issue has been designed. Simon Berry, quoted in Optometry…
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Green spaces at hospitals and mental health

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7 Nov 2017
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Jacqueline Cutting
The design of hospital environments with an increased focus onnaturehas been reported to havehealth and well-being benefits. This paper from the BJPsych International journal published by the Royal…
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Sustainability and Carbon Footprinting in Dentistry- BDJ Article

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6 Nov 2017
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Darshini Ramasubbu
http://www.nature.com/bdj/journal/v223/n8/abs/sj.bdj.2017.839.html Insightfularticle on carbon footprinting and sustainability in dentistry published in this months British Dental Journal. Really…
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Film on nursing and climate change

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2 Nov 2017
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This has been put together by the US Alliance of Nurses for Healthy Environments. It gives a very clear account of how climate change is affecting the day job. Useful for teaching and sharing on…
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Sustainability at the British Dental Industry Association Showcase

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27 Oct 2017
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Darshini Ramasubbu
Last week, Sara and I attended the BDIA showcase for two days to display a poster we had made alongside Dr Brett Duane, the CSH and HEE on Sustainability in Dentistry. We surveyed over 700 dental…
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Publication: Sustainability in US Pharmacy Curriculum

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26 Oct 2017
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Cassandra Thiel
Interesting summary of a 3-hour "sustainability" class in a Health Policy course for UC-SF pharmacy students:http://pubs.lib.umn.edu/innovations/vol8/iss4/3/
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Keep antibiotics working campaign

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25 Oct 2017
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Let's get the word out on antibiotic guardians. Public Health England campaign film and sign on here: http://antibioticguardian.com/ More details about the role nurses can play in the campaign…
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GCHA Climate and Health Summit at COP23, Bonn, 2017

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25 Oct 2017
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Professor Lynne Madden
Climate & Health Summit 2017 REGISTRATION OPEN November 11th 2017 | Bonn, Germany Registration is now openfor the 2017 Climate and Health Summit, a day long event on Saturday 11 November in Bonn.…
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SHE meeting 20:00-21:00 UK time October 25

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24 Oct 2017
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Caroline Wellbery
We will be using Google hangouts and are still waiting for a volunteer to run the meeting and a scribe. Here's the agenda for tomorrow's meeting: - introductions - goals of the group…