Year: 2023
Resolution Number: 44
Action Taken: Approved as Amended
Status: In Progress
Author(s): Terrence Joiner, MD
Sponsor: Terrence Joiner, MD
On behalf of: Washtenaw County Delegation
Committee: D (Public Health)
Resolved Section(s):
RESOLVED: That MSMS support efforts to educate physicians and other health care workers that climate change is creating a health care emergency and that these climate change effects are disproportionately causing health consequences among these vulnerable populations; and be it furtherRESOLVED: That MSMS support and advocate to educate our communities, medical and non-medical, about the impact of climate change on health outcomes for the residents of Michigan; and be it furtherRESOLVED: That MSMS, in conjunction with the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services, advocate for education of the public as to ways to mitigate the impact the effects of climate change and reduce the use of fossil fuels; and be it furtherRESOLVED: That MSMS will support the membership in efforts to address climate change by advocating for members to use available resources for climate change education and mitigation through its support and membership in groups such as the Medical Society Consortium on Climate and Health, My Green Doctor, and Practice Green Health.
RESOLVED: That MSMS support efforts to educate physicians and other health care workers that climate change is creating a health care emergency and that these climate change effects are disproportionately causing health consequences among these vulnerable populations; and be it furtherRESOLVED: That MSMS support and advocate to educate our communities, medical and non-medical, about the impact of climate change on health outcomes for the residents of Michigan; and be it furtherRESOLVED: That MSMS, in conjunction with the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services, advocate for education of the public as to ways to mitigate the impact the effects of climate change and reduce the use of fossil fuels; and be it furtherRESOLVED: That MSMS will support the membership in efforts to address climate change by advocating for members to use available resources for climate change education and mitigation through its support and membership in groups such as the Medical Society Consortium on Climate and Health, My Green Doctor, and Practice Green Health.
Fiscal Note: $2,000-$4,000
Resolution: View PDF for Climate Change Designation, Goals, and Implementation of Measures
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