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Dr. Courtney Howard

@courtghoward.bsky.social
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#ER doc, #Dancer, Mom | Founder POWER-PlanetaryHealth Orgs for Wellbeing, Equity & Regeneration | Chair Global Climate & Health Alliance | President-Elect Canadian Medical Association| drcourtneyhoward.ca

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Dr. Courtney Howard @courtghoward.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
This promises to be a beautiful interaction 🫀
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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 06/08/2026
In July, on ABC, CBS, and NBC, there were 194 segments on the extreme heat waves rolling across the US. Number that mentioned climate change: 0.
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ABC, CBS, and NBC aired nearly 200 segments about three U.S. heat events without mentioning climate change
From late June through July, successive heat waves swept across large portions of the United States, breaking temperature records and placing more than 100 million people at a time under heat alerts. ...
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Canadian Medical Association @cmadocs.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
Wildfires, floods and extreme weather disproportionately affect Indigenous communities, with lasting effects on their physical and mental health. Learn more about these health impacts and what supports are needed to strengthen climate resilience ⬇️
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Smoke, wildfires and floods: Why climate change hits Indigenous health the hardest
Climate-related disasters (including floods, wildfires and smoke) disproportionately affect Indigenous health across Canada.
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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 18/07/2026
We didn't previously integrate wildfire-smoke costs into the supposed cost of climate change for the US, and it turns out to be bigger than all those other costs combined. Oops! Gosh I wonder if we're underestimating anything else. Probably shoulda done something about this. Ah well.
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What Worries Me Most About This Wildfire Smoke
We didn’t know days like this could happen. Then we learned how bad they really are.
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Jules Boykoff @julesboykoff.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
I just departed NY, a city blanketed in wildfire that—for the health of players & fans—should very much not be hosting a World Cup final. “These are high-level athletes who are moving a lot of air through their lungs,” said Dr. @courtghoward.bsky.social grist.org/extreme-weat...
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Wildfire smoke threatens the World Cup final. FIFA still doesn't have a plan.
The biggest game in soccer is set for Sunday, when Argentina and Spain will meet in the World Cup final, held just outside of New York City. There’s just one problem — wildfire smoke now threatens the...
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Ed Maibach @maibached.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
This excellent essay fails to consider a crucial point: The “Santa Marta” process is not a multilateral climate discussion, it’s a “transitioning away from fossil fuels” (TAFF) discussion. The TAFF imperative spans both human & planetary health. @gchalliance.bsky.social @courtghoward.bsky.social
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Two-Speed Multilateralism and the Climate-Health Agenda: Can Parallel Processes Accelerate Action?
Newsletter Edition #361 [The Files In-Depth]  Subscribe Now! Readers, Urgent and intersecting crises demand different ways of engagement. Do climate negotiations have lessons for global health? Our...
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Ed Maibach @maibached.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
Further evidence—from multiple countries—that health professionals have a unique and potentially necessary role to play in building public support and political will for climate action. @gchalliance.bsky.social @docsforclimate.bsky.social @courtghoward.bsky.social @howardfrumkin.bsky.social
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New Potential Energy Study Commissioned by Rockefeller Foundation: Climate Support Strong Across Leading Democracies, But Words Matter
Ahead of London Climate Action Week #LCAW, a study of more than 83,000 adults across the United States, the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy, and Research of 83,000 people across six G7 countrie...
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Dr. Courtney Howard @courtghoward.bsky.social · 30/05/2026
It begins! Honoured to be confirmed today as @cmadocs.bsky.social President-Elect. Sending congratulations to Bolu Ogunyemi, the CMA’s first black president, & 🙏 to @drmargotburnell.bsky.social for her work as president. Excited to tackle today’s challenges with this epic organization. #Canada
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Ed Maibach @maibached.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
Degrowth economy is a lousy term. Wellbeing economy is a boffo term. Same concept, better name.
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Ed Maibach @maibached.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
I appreciate Scoop’s coverage of the points that my @gchalliance.bsky.social colleagues & I were attempting to deliver at the Santa Marta conference: Put health at the center of fossil fuel phase-out efforts. @courtghoward.bsky.social @jenimiller.bsky.social @milenasergeeva.bsky.social
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Amid Escalating Heat And Health Crises, Santa Marta Leaders Must Put Health At Centre Of Fossil Fuel Exit
A fossil-free future is not an abstract goal - it is the right of every child to grow up able to breathe safely, and governments have a responsibility to act now to protect their health.
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Melissa Lem @drmelissalem.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
Happy National Physicians' Day! Celebrated it in a beautiful conversation about engaging minds, hearts + hands in planetary health action with @katharinehayhoe.com + @courtghoward.bsky.social. We, our climate and ecosystems can only thrive when all are cared for. pegasusinstitute.ca/pegasus-conf...
Melissa in a zoom room at Pegasus Institute's annual conference with Dr. Katharine Hayhoe, Dr. Courtney Howard and Dr. Neil Arya
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Ed Maibach @maibached.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
Day 1 at the Santa Marta pre conference got us off to a good start. @courtghoward.bsky.social & Professor Pan led a spirited workshop on Zero Carbon Prosperity. Here is the definition of prosperity we used…
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Ed Maibach @maibached.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
More soon, but first a cute photo of my colleagues @courtghoward.bsky.social (Board Chair of @gchalliance.bsky.social) and Professor Pan who co-chaired the Zero Carbon Prosperity workstream.
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Dr. Courtney Howard @courtghoward.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
Me too! ❤️ @drmelissalem.bsky.social & @katharinehayhoe.com. We've decided we get to ask one another questions as well as do an audience Q&A--so join me in getting to pick the beautiful brains of two fave #PlanetaryHealth Heroes! 🤓 @powerwellbeing.bsky.social @gchalliance.bsky.social
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Dr. Courtney Howard @courtghoward.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
🙏 @picardonhealth.bsky.social! As we contemplate trying to keep ERs open despite workforce strain & #wildfires, it's time for a serious conversation about building wellbeing instead of expecting healthcare to compensate for a society structured to make people sick. @powerwellbeing.bsky.social
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Ed Maibach @maibached.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
If we redesigned cities to prioritize cyclists, pedestrians, and clean mass transit, what a wonderful world that would be.
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Melissa Lem @drmelissalem.bsky.social · 07/02/2026
Can't wait to join two of my climate heroes, @katharinehayhoe.com + @courtghoward.bsky.social, in a featured panel conversation at this year's PEGASUS Institute hybrid conference at the University of Waterloo in May. Join us: pegasusinstitute.ca/pegasus-conf... @cape-acme.bsky.social #healthyfuture
A graphic showing 21 of the speakers at the May 2026 PEGASUS Institute Conference on Interconnected Futures: Pathways to Justice in Global Health, Peace, and Environmental Sustainability at the University of Waterloo
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Ed Maibach @maibached.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
This!! @gchalliance.bsky.social @docsforclimate.bsky.social @courtghoward.bsky.social @shwetanarayan30.bsky.social @jenimiller.bsky.social @fossilfueltreaty.bsky.social @psr.org @climate4health.bsky.social @who.int @howardfrumkin.bsky.social @jonathanpatz.bsky.social
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Dr. Courtney Howard @courtghoward.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
POWERing into 2026: Sustainable Healthcare in 🇨🇦 State of Play Webinar tomorrow! #COP30 outcomes are settling in; a UK Gov report shows ecosystem collapse risks, & 🇨🇦 PM signalled the end of the rules-based international order 🧐 🌎 systems are unstable. Time for a revamp. Join us! bit.ly/POWER26
POWERing into 2026: Sustainable Healthcare in Canada State of Play Webinar tomorrow! 
2026 has dawned and the outcomes of #COP30 are settling in. Meanwhile, a new UK Gov report has made clear near-term risks of ecosystem collapse, and our PM has signalled the end of the rules-based international world order. The world feels unstable because our systems are unstable. So let's put our heads together and redesign the systems we have control over. It's tense out there, but community builds courage. Join us! https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/2017689380365/WN_86rbDuyrRKScuyVHFj4Frg#/registration
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Ed Maibach @maibached.bsky.social · 02/12/2025
Important (hopeful!) new research by @krpd.bsky.social finds, after reading a 3-5 minute explanation of an alternative approach to assessing & managing the economy--called "degrowth" or the "wellbeing economy"--large majorities of Americans and Brits support the concept. @courtghoward.bsky.social
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Assessing public support for degrowth: survey-based experimental and predictive studies
Contrary to concerns from politicians and commentators that degrowth is broadly unpopular, the core degrowth proposal received substantial support from UK and US participants in this study, regardless...
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Dr. Courtney Howard @courtghoward.bsky.social · 05/12/2025
Doing what I can to improve health from bedside to boardroom, in service of long-term wellbeing for all, is my life’s work. I’m deeply honoured to have my name go forward as @cmadocs.bsky.social president-elect nominee. Onwards! @practicenwt.bsky.social @gchalliance.bsky.social
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🇨🇦Joe Vipond🇨🇦 @jvipondmd.bsky.social · 24/11/2025
Thanks to our current EDs @sabrinabowman.bsky.social and Anjali Helferty for their strong hands on the tiller. Amazing thanks to all the Prezs in my past, including @courtghoward.bsky.social+@drmelissalem.bsky.socialincoming prez @samanthagreen.bsky.social+ new prez-elect @srbhargava.bsky.social! 3/
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a group of people are standing next to each other in a hallway and one of them is wearing a tank top .
ALT: a group of people are standing next to each other in a hallway and one of them is wearing a tank top .
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Dr. Courtney Howard @courtghoward.bsky.social · 19/11/2025
Exciting times 🤓 #NWT
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Dr. Courtney Howard @courtghoward.bsky.social · 18/11/2025
I’ve done a lot of actions at different cops, but we never had rappers before. Rappers definitely make for a better health action. And giant inflatable lungs. 🙌🏻 @cape-acme.bsky.social @gchalliance.bsky.social @cmadocs.bsky.social #COP30 #planetaryhealth www.yahoo.com/news/videos/...
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Doctors dance at COP30 to demand a fossil fuel phase-out
A group of Canadian doctors danced to hip-hop at the U.N. climate talks in Brazil, calling for a global phase-out of fossil fuels. They say clean energy isn’t just a climate issue, it’s a public healt...
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The Global Climate And Health Alliance @gchalliance.bsky.social · 18/11/2025
#COP30: Global Health Leaders Call for a Life-Saving Transition Away from Fossil Fuels climateandhealthalliance.org/press-releas... @cape-acme.bsky.social @ifmsa.bsky.social @courtghoward.bsky.social
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COP30: Global Health Leaders Call for a Life-Saving Transition Away from Fossil Fuels
At COP30, physicians, nurses, and health and medical students representing millions of health workers worldwide issued an urgent call for countries to support a global commitment to Transitioning Away...
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The Global Climate And Health Alliance @gchalliance.bsky.social · 18/11/2025
“Reducing #methane decreases the precursors of ground-level ozone, reducing cardiovascular & respiratory disease immediately [It's] a win-win for health & health systems now and into the future,” said @courtghoward.bsky.social healthpolicy-watch.news/world-falls-... by @stefananderson.bsky.social
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World Falls Far Short Of Methane Cut Targets Halfway To 2030 Deadline - Health Policy Watch
First UN assessment since the 2021 Glasgow pledge shows methane cuts falling far short of targets needed to meet climate goals. Accelerated action could yield
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Dr. Courtney Howard @courtghoward.bsky.social · 18/11/2025
Join us! @cmadocs.bsky.social @powerwellbeing.bsky.social @picardonhealth.bsky.social @ollienwt.bsky.social #COP30 #PlanetaryHealth
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Dr. Courtney Howard @courtghoward.bsky.social · 11/11/2025
Landed at #COP30! Found @wgagnon.bsky.social, sustainable health systems engineer extraordinaire & a tasty plantain fish dish. Looking forward to marching for a #healthyfuture today! Let us know if you have any COP queries 🤓 @powerwellbeing.bsky.social @gchalliance.bsky.social @cmadocs.bsky.social
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Dr. Courtney Howard @courtghoward.bsky.social · 09/11/2025
Taking a strategic #wellbeing break on the beaches of Rio before #COP30 🌊☀️ Like in the ER, one of my biggest responsibilities in leading @gchalliance.bsky.social & @powerwellbeing.bsky.social is to show up centered, ready to buffer intense emotions. Beautiful that #Nature helps you protect nature 🤓
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Dr. Courtney Howard @courtghoward.bsky.social · 07/11/2025
Exciting news! 🌞 It’s NWT’s turn to nominate someone to be President-Elect of @cmadocs.bsky.social— & I’m honoured to be confirmed as our sole candidate. #NWT members vote Nov 19-Dec 3rd. Grateful for an opportunity to bring a voice from the North to 🇨🇦’s conversation. ❄️💙 youtu.be/QYQKhrdEgFc?...
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Meet CMA's 2027-28 President-Elect Candidate | Dr. Courtney Howard
YouTube video by Canadian Medical Association
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Dr. Courtney Howard @courtghoward.bsky.social · 22/10/2025
Getting set for a strong winter with Kathy Shearing’a gentle hands administering COVID-19 & Flu vaccines! Happy to head off feeling safer than when I arrived. 🤓 @nwtmedassociation @power.wellbeing #vaccinessavelives
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Collège royal des médecins et chirurgiens du Canada @collegeroyal.bsky.social · 26/09/2025
Le 6 octobre, Journée d’action nationale pour la santé planétaire, découvrez des solutions pratiques en santé pour faire face aux changements climatiques lors d’un webinaire animé par David Suzuki : ow.ly/pesZ50WXvcA @cape-acme.bsky.social @drmelissalem.bsky.social @courtghoward.bsky.social
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Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada @royalcollege.bsky.social · 26/09/2025
October 6 is the the first ever National Day of Action on Planetary Health. Learn how to implement practical solutions to address climate change in health care in webinar hosted by David Suzuki: ow.ly/pesZ50WXvcA @cape-acme.bsky.social @drmelissalem.bsky.social @courtghoward.bsky.social
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Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada @royalcollege.bsky.social · 23/09/2025
Learn how to implement practical solutions to address #climatechange in health care. Register for the Oct. 6 webinar hosted by David Suzuki and other health care leaders: ow.ly/pesZ50WXvcA @cape-acme.bsky.social @drmelissalem.bsky.social @courtghoward.bsky.social #MedEd #MedEdSky
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Nicole Redvers @drnicoleredvers.bsky.social · 22/09/2025
A group of N.W.T. doctors, lawyers and water rights experts say treated oilsands tailings cannot be released without complete evidence and studies on downstream health impacts of pollutants. @courtghoward.bsky.social www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Oil sands tailings release can't go ahead without health impact studies | CBC News
A group of N.W.T. doctors and water rights experts say Alberta and Canada should shelve its plans to permit the release of partially treated tailings until rigorous research into the cumulative human ...
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Mark Carney @mark-carney.bsky.social · 21/09/2025
Today, Canada recognises the State of Palestine.   My statement: www.pm.gc.ca/en/news/stat...
Quote graphic featuring the following quote from Prime Minister Carney’s statement on Canada’s recognition of Palestine: “Canada recognises the State of Palestine and offers our partnership in building the promise of a peaceful future for both the State of Palestine and the State of Israel.”
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Dr. Courtney Howard @courtghoward.bsky.social · 15/09/2025
Big week for #climatehealth! I'll be discussing our commentary, "Research as reconciliation: #oilsands & health" published today in CMAJ at the global launch of @GCHAlliance's Cradle-to-grave report on #fossilfuels #planetaryhealth @canadahealthwatch.ca 👉read: www.cmaj.ca/content/197/... 👇register
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The Global Climate And Health Alliance @gchalliance.bsky.social · 08/09/2025
🌡️ When temp. rises, Americans — esp. those with less money & education — consume ➕sugary beverages & frozen desserts. "Another example where climate-related changes appear to magnify existing health inequalities" - @courtghoward.bsky.social 👉 apnews.com/article/heat... by @borenbears.bsky.social
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As world gets hotter, Americans are turning to more sugar, study finds
A new study finds that climate change is increasing sugar consumption in the United States. As temperatures rise, Americans, especially those who are poorer and less educated, are drinking more sugary...
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The Global Climate And Health Alliance @gchalliance.bsky.social · 06/08/2025
🔥"Rates of heart attack & cardiac arrest also increase after a couple of days of [#wildfire smoke] exposure. So don't just attribute that feeling of heaviness in your chest to asthma," said @courtghoward.bsky.social www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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The impact of wildfire smoke on health and what you can do about it | CBC News
People who breathe air polluted with large amounts of wildfire smoke visit hospital emergency rooms more often for respiratory symptoms, according to a Canadian emergency room physician and chair of t...
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Dr. Courtney Howard @courtghoward.bsky.social · 02/08/2025
#ERs are having trouble keeping their doors open due to a national shortage of docs. In #Yellowknife, our referral center is 1000km away by air. We can't close. Happy to describe NTHSSA's successful policy experiment: asking docs to bid for open shifts.Starts at 10:20 www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...
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Dr. Courtney Howard @courtghoward.bsky.social · 16/07/2025
At some point over Covid, my girls, who could already read, asked me what the ironing board was for. Glad to be clearing it up for them :-) #Yellowknife #LifelongLearning #ThanksMom
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The Global Climate And Health Alliance @gchalliance.bsky.social · 09/07/2025
First-of-its-kind rapid study: Last week’s European heat wave killed 1,500 ppl. 👉"Without burning oil, coal & gas, they wouldn't have died” - co-author @frediotto.bsky.social 👉"Reducing fossil fuel use is health care”- @courtghoward.bsky.social apnews.com/article/heat... by @borenbears.bsky.social
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Burning of fossil fuels caused 1,500 deaths in recent European heat wave, study estimates
Scientists have linked last week’s European heat wave to human-caused climate change and estimate that climate change was responsible for 1,500 deaths.
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griffsy.bsky.social @griffsy.bsky.social · 11/07/2025
@drmelissalem.bsky.social @courtghoward.bsky.social @scan-ottawa.bsky.social @cafesottawa.bsky.social @fridaysforfuture.bsky.social #AirQuality #ClimateChange #ClimateHealth #ClimateAction www.cbc.ca/listen/cbc-p...
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How does poor air quality affect my health? | The Dose | CBC Podcasts | CBC Listen
Wildfire smoke can feel unavoidable during summer in Canada, and that's on top of the air pollution that most cities experience during warmer months. Respirologist Dr. Chris Carlsten, head of Universi...
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Dr. Courtney Howard @courtghoward.bsky.social · 28/06/2025
With demand for doctors exceeding supply, the market has changed and the #NWT has fallen behind. Local staff cannot fill gaps in the #ER schedule safely. We need the political will to emergently increase rates. July is looking dire. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Dr. Courtney Howard @courtghoward.bsky.social · 27/06/2025
Unprecedented level of solidarity between nurses & doctors calling for urgent policy change to ensure 24/7 in-person #ER coverage for Stanton territorial hospital. Proud to work shoulder-to-shoulder with some of the nursing profession’s finest in service of the health of the #NWT & #Nunavut.
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Dr. Courtney Howard @courtghoward.bsky.social · 24/06/2025
The longer I work on #planetaryhealth, the more it's clear that if we want longterm #wellbeing for all--we need to make that the explicit goal of our society & center it in our metrics, policies & narratives. Join us! @powerwellbeing.bsky.social @gchalliance.bsky.social @kateraworth.bsky.social
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Canada Healthwatch 🍁 @canadahealthwatch.ca · 23/06/2025
Fast-track licensing for U.S. doctors and nurses expected soon: BC Ministry of Health vancouver.citynews.ca/2025/06/20/bc… 𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝘄𝘀 ⇢ CanadaHealthwatch.ca 🍁
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Dr. Courtney Howard @courtghoward.bsky.social · 23/06/2025
Post-Day shift, Pre-evening shift. Biked there and back, mostly beside lakes. If you come do an #ER locum in #Yellowknife in July—My canoe is your canoe. You want a #Planetaryhealth briefing? We’ll do it on the dock in the sun. Come play 🤓 #PracticeNWT #NWTMA
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Dr. Courtney Howard @courtghoward.bsky.social · 06/06/2025
I feel like any impostor syndrome I might still have had just went away all at once. Do big things, Friends. Please. Look who is in power right now. You will be better. “Unlikely Trump-Musk bromance implodes in real time over social media” www.theglobeandmail.com/world/articl...
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Unlikely Trump-Musk bromance implodes in real time over social media
Falling out has repercussions for Musk’s wealth and portends consequences for Trump’s MAGA agenda
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Dr. Courtney Howard @courtghoward.bsky.social · 05/06/2025
I'm putting together a giant multidisciplinary grant application. It involves asking coauthors which academic papers changed their life, & inform their approach. It's a fun question for nerds. What paper changed the course of your life? I'll go first: www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
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Managing the health effects of climate change
Effects of climate change on health will affect most populations in the next decades and put the lives and wellbeing of billions of people at increased risk. During this century, earth's average surfa...
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