Engaging patients & providers in equity-centered climate change planning

University of Utah Health staff share learnings from their recent climate planning process and the steps they took to ensure an inclusive process.

• Receive guidance on climate action planning for academic medicine.
• Learn how to set up an inclusive climate planning process, with experiences and lessons learned from University of Utah Health.
• Overcome challenges in convening “eds” and “meds” in climate planning.

Momentum for climate action in academic medicine is growing, with more than 80% of medical schools setting goals to reduce GHG emissions or taking recent action to address climate impacts.

Featuring the voices of University of Utah Health staff as well as community members, this session will guide other health systems, particularly academic health systems, in inclusive climate action planning. They will share lessons learned from engaging in the university’s broader climate action planning process. Through surveys and engagement sessions with a broad set of stakeholders, they elevated patient and provider input to ensure an equity-centered process.