NH Healthy Climate, American Climate Leadership Awards 2025 Finalist

Winner, Runner-Up will be Announced on April 16, 2025

The following blog is a part of our American Climate Leadership Award 2025 Series.

NH Healthy Climate is among 10 American Climate Leadership Award finalists to be recognized at the American Climate Leadership Awards Broadcast on April 16.

The Climate Informed Pediatric Care project addresses the growing health impacts of climate change on children, who are particularly vulnerable to its effects. Launched in 2024, this initiative builds on the American Academy of Pediatrics’ early leadership in recognizing climate change as a critical health issue. The project’s goal is to establish climate-informed care as a standard practice within pediatric clinics.

Led by Dartmouth faculty, NH Healthy Climate volunteers, medical students, and pediatric residents, the project piloted an innovative intervention in seven pediatric clinics across New Hampshire. Key activities included developing and implementing a Climate Informed Care Toolkit, which provides clinicians with actionable resources to integrate climate-related health discussions into routine care, focusing on heat, extreme weather, mosquitos/ticks, air quality, and mental health. The team also created clinic-specific materials, such as posters and children’s activity workbooks, to facilitate these conversations with families.

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