Climate change is a Health Emergency, too!
The Emergency Medicine Day campaign for 2024 will be dedicated to the impact of climate change on Emergency Medicine. The compelling testimonies from colleagues and patients have made clear to us that we must take action and ensure this issue is brought to everyone’s attention.
Climate change is humanity’s biggest health threat currently, according to the World Health Organisation (WHO). “Climate change is impacting people’s health in a myriad of ways, including: Leading to death and illness from increasingly frequent extreme weather events, such as heatwaves, storms and floods, disruption of food systems, an increase in zoonoses and food-, water- and vector-borne diseases, and mental health issues.
| Do you want to know more about climate change’s immediate and long-term effects on human health and its impact on emergency medical services? Watch the video. |
This model provides a forecast of extreme heat days for the next 15 years (developed by Carbon Plan in collaboration with the Washington Post).
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Take action
What does Emergency Medicine mean to you? We want to hear experiences from patients, nurses, physicians to explain the importance of EM.
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Spread the word
Write an opinion piece, record a video, share EM-day on your website and in your newsletter, contact a local journalist. Check the materials that can help you on your mission i.e. press release, poster template, logos and more.
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Create an event
And share your engagement on the map of impact and inspire others to join your course, comedy show, webinar, gathering or other activity that you are planning.
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Advocate for action
What does Emergency Medicine mean to you? We want to hear experiences from patients, nurses, physicians to explain the importance of EM.
Use the app
to create your social media post and your posters to promote your activity, your thoughts or to show your support.
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Show your support
Download the social banners from the toolkit on the materials page and show everybody that you care.
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