THIS 👇. Friends, please take this action today and help us get a national Youth Climate Corps over the line...

📢 Calling all health professionals: Only one more day to sign on to the National Day of Action on Planetary Health's open letter to the federal government, here: planetaryhealthday.ca Join @cape-acme.bsky.social + major health organizations in supporting action on planetary health on October 6!

On Oct 6, join David Suzuki & planetary health leaders on practical steps + big solutions to the environment crisis: https://loom.ly/9paSmn8 #planetaryhealthday @royalcollege.bsky.social @drmelissalem.bsky.social

Les Drs Matthieu Touchette et Stephan Williams parleront de la durabilité en santé et de gestes à poser pour la planète et les patient·es lors du webinaire du 6 octobre animé par David Suzuki : ow.ly/pesZ50WXvcA @drmelissalem.bsky.social @courtghoward.bsky.social @cape-acme.bsky.social

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

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

Still reflecting on a million and one pinch-me moments from @resonatenbt.bsky.social's annual meeting in Padua, Italy. Honoured to be an International Expert Advisor for this ground-breaking project, and excited to generate new research + impact as we move into the next 2 years. resonate-horizon.eu

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#climatechange#MedEd #Med#MedEd

Honoured to sign this open letter on behalf of @cape-acme.bsky.social. Join us on September 20! drawtheline.world/canada #healthyfuture

This Ksi Lisims LNG approval is terrible news. "It's hard to believe that we're moving ahead in B.C. with climate-destroying LNG projects in the midst of a climate crisis," said Tara Marsden, sustainability director for the Gitanyow hereditary chiefs. Yup. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Returning to Terrace—where I cut my teeth running the Mills Memorial ER as a resident—to speak @pnwdivision.bsky.social's annual CPD + networking meeting this weekend felt like a homecoming. Also great to see @cape-acme.bsky.social's advocacy on the front page of the local newspaper. 'Til next time!

Join us at CAPE! 🌱 Our Health and Economic Policy Program is hiring a Campaign Manager with experience in communications and on-the-ground campaigning. Interested in climate disinformation, commercial determinants of health, and environmental justice? Apply by Sept. 14! https://loom.ly/bj7QrpE

Are artificial sweeteners less than sweet for your brain? Good to join @danburritt.bsky.social to discuss a new study showing 62% faster cognitive 🔻 in those eating the most, including: 🧠 how worried to be 🚧 why middle-agers may be most at risk 🍭 sugar vs. substitutes www.youtube.com/watch?v=TSUg...

Physicians, nurses, and First Nations leaders challenged BC and federal governments to prove LNG is safe for health before approving more projects, during press conferences today in Vancouver and Smithers.

15 médecins (dont la présidente de l'ACME), infirmières et chefs des Premières Nations de renom, ont mis au défi les gouv. de la C-Britannique, du Canada et l'industrie de prouver que l'industrie du GNL est sûre pour la santé. @cape-acme.bsky.social @cape-bc.bsky.social @drmelissalem.bsky.social

Honoured to be moderating this essential conversation on the rights, health + environmental implications of LNG and fracking in BC tomorrow, September 8 at the UBC Medical Student & Alumni Centre, with Indigenous and health leaders from across the province. Join us: act.cape.ca/protect_heal...

Great to be onstage again @everythingelectric.bsky.social today talking about the health benefits of all-electric homes. My kid loved checking out all the nifty clean-energy-powered vehicles and tech. One more day to catch the festival in @cityofvancouver.bsky.social! ca.everythingelectric.show

Beyond excited to announce the first-ever National Day of Action on Planetary Health, on October 6—led by @cape-acme.bsky.social + supported by healthcare leaders and organizations across the country! Learn more: planetaryhealthday.ca @raffic.bsky.social @naomiaklein.bsky.social #planetaryhealthday

bcmj.org/council-heal... "Eco-distress—distress from changes to the environment—is a normal reaction to threatened and actual loss of individuals, communities, and ecosystems. Clinicians should validate patients’ concerns..." @drmelissalem.bsky.social @cape-bc.bsky.social 1/2

Pleased to co-author this BC Medical Journal (BCMJ) piece on how climate-related threats, fossil-fuel air pollution, and biodiversity loss are driving adverse mental health impacts—and how health professionals can help. Read: bcmj.org/council-heal... @cape-acme.bsky.social

I was working in Whatı̀ exactly a year ago—and of all the places my son has travelled with me, Whatı̀ is his favourite place in the whole world. Holding the community in our thoughts. #climateemergency www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

@cape-acme.bsky.social and friends have been up to something good this summer—and it's dropping next week. Follow us and find out. @cmadocs.bsky.social @royalcollege.bsky.social @cpdesrosiers.bsky.social @courtghoward.bsky.social @jossreimer.bsky.social @alikamd.bsky.social @raffic.bsky.social

Appreciation post: for journalists who consistently connect the dots between climate change, the fossil fuel industry + adverse health impacts—and for scheduling interviews around my rural work (+ hiking) schedule last week on Cortes Island. Almost nothing makes me happier. /1 @cape-acme.bsky.social

Loved joining CBC Radio's Sunday Magazine to talk about my favourite topic—the health benefits of nature access and conservation—while recharging outside with friends and family after a week of rural medicine on Cortes Island. Listen (at 3:30): www.cbc.ca/listen/live-... @cape-acme.bsky.social

China is dealing with a Chikungunya outbreak that's sickened over 8,000 people. Good to talk: 🩸 how it's transmitted 🩺 key symptoms 🦟 why climate change means we could see more mosquito-borne illness in Canada 🏥 how to prevent it + more on CBC News yesterday. Watch: www.youtube.com/watch?v=mz5E...

Wonderful to join MD colleagues for a mindful forest therapy walk in Pacific Spirit Park yesterday. Take-home learning: we need more nature at every level of our healthcare system: from patient care to how we work as leaders. Thank you @doctorsofbc.bsky.social + @bcparksfoundation.ca for sponsoring.

BC’s climate plan is off track, and people are paying the price with their health. Last month, CAPE BC submitted a detailed critique of CleanBC, calling for urgent action on fracking, LNG, pollution, and more. Our health depends on it. Read more: 1/

Extreme heat puts health & health systems at risk.🌡️ Join the webinar on Aug 5 at 7pm ET hosted by @cdndrsformedicare.bsky.social w/ @drmelissalem.bsky.social: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN__aq_NOF7TjCiCnWwT9kvyA

Physicians for Human Rights Israel published a report on the “deliberate and systematic dismantling of Gaza's health and life-sustaining systems” consistent with the definition of genocide. Here is CAPE’s full statement in support of PHRl's call to end genocide in Palestine: https://loom.ly/AZNTAtY

With most of Canada under heat 🚨 warnings this week, I'll be hosting a conversation on #heatwaves and #health with @drmelissalem.bsky.social & @monikadutt.bsky.social Join us August 5 at 7pm ET / 4pm PT us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi... Thanks @cdndrsformedicare.bsky.social & @cape-acme.bsky.social

Extreme heat is the number-one weather-related killer in North America. As #climatechange makes heat waves more severe and frequent, we'll see escalating harms to human health. Yesterday I appeared on CBC's The National to talk about it for @cape-acme.bsky.social. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hn4l...

When I was growing up in the 1980s, Rick Hansen's Man in Motion World Tour taught me, and countless kids, that anything was possible. Today decades later, it was a true joy to connect over our work to increase inclusion in and access to nature.

Positively buzzing after getting personal with pollinators on a wonderful @grinbc.bsky.social walking tour yesterday. From green roofs + beehives to meadows + rainwater systems, I learned so much—and will be looking at my neighbourhood in a whole new way. Join a free tour here: grinbc.org/tours/

Hey Torontonians! this petition is worthy of your signature. Please consider. cape.ca/action/ban-f...

Feeling overwhelmed lately? You’re not alone. But connection sparks hope — and hope fuels action. This summer & fall, join #FrackFreeBC, @cape-acme.bsky.social, & amazing local groups for the Connect the Dots tour — a series of community-powered events happening all across #BC.

Summer is here—and so is wildfire smoke. Good to talk with @danburritt.bsky.social about: ☣️ why it's harmful for health 🏥 long-term effects, including in unborn babies 🛢️ how reducing fossil fuel use improves air quality + tackles climate change + more. Watch: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nsta...

"Fracking + LNG production accelerate climate change + release harmful pollutants...linked with asthma, heart disease, birth defects + childhood leukemia." LNG Canada doesn't only pollute Kitimat, which I saw up close this week—it also harms health upstream. Read @cape-acme.bsky.social's statement 👇

My new column out today: All of us who work on climate have long walked a razor’s edge between hope and despair, and the last few months (or years) have made it near impossible to keep one’s balance. But I would put the current predicament differently. www.nationalobserver.com/2025/07/11/o...

New episode alert! ⚠️ 🚨 Tune in as host Sandra talks to @drmelissalem.bsky.social, BC family doc & president of @cape-acme.bsky.social, about where climate advocacy, equity, & medicine intersect. 🌍 ⚖️ 🩺 👇👇👇 open.spotify.com/episode/6uOixpJxcuPaCkjj3htThz?si=zPtsMRaxQ-ah2g9oEyGR1Q

5 years after #COVID19 turned the world upside down, what do we know about its long-term effects? Good to join @danburritt.bsky.social tonight to talk: 👩 who's at risk 💉 how to prevent it 🦠 how multiple infections jump your risk of Long COVID from 15% to 40% + more. www.youtube.com/watch?v=NVKp...

"Reducing greenhouse gas emissions is healthcare." CBC's What On Earth turned 5 this week, and invited some of their favourite guests back to mark the occasion. Honoured to join Anabela Bonda + Cat Abreu, hosted by @jasondsouza.bsky.social. Listen: www.cbc.ca/listen/live-... @cape-acme.bsky.social

4 years after the deadly heat dome claimed 600+ lives, BC is still dangerously unprepared for the next extreme heat event. To keep people safe, we need to build more housing AND cooler, greener, safer communities. www.timescolonist.com/opinion/comm... @cape-bc.bsky.social @drmelissalem.bsky.social

"Ensuring equitable access to shade, green space and cooling through targeted tree planting and preservation efforts isn’t just about beautifying neighbourhoods—it’s a public health imperative." My latest op-ed with Dr. Bethany Ricker + David Quigg. @sierraclubbc.bsky.social. @cape-acme.bsky.social

"In the end, my motivation for fighting #climatechange comes down to one reason: my son, and this country, are the most beautiful things I have ever seen." I wrote this piece for @thenarwhal.ca more than half a decade ago—and still believe every word. Happy #CanadaDay. thenarwhal.ca/mothers-are-...

“Exploding fireworks release heavy metals, PM2.5, microplastics and toxic gases, all of which can harm our health in high enough doses.” I've always loved fireworks. But do they love us back? Thanks @brett-tryon.bsky.social for interviewing me just in time for #CanadaDay. @cape-acme.bsky.social

“We respect the dignity of every human being, and that includes, in my mind, certain inalienable rights — right for food, for shelter, and to not die because of heat.” #Climateaction requires a whole-of-society approach. Good to see Vancouver faith leaders stepping up. www.biv.com/news/economy...

School's out...and 1980s glam is in. Thanks CEO Dr. Melissa Lee for the invite to Chinese Canadian Museum's annual Spark Gala last night. This joyful, boisterous, generous crowd raised over $300,000 last night in support of culture, togetherness + everlasting memory! www.chinesecanadianmuseum.ca

Great to spend time talking about #PaRx with a delegation from Korea's National Institute of Forest Science at VanDusen Botanical Garden today. Researchers + governments worldwide are looking to Canada as a global leader in nature prescribing—and I couldn't be prouder of this home-grown movement.

Got to do my favourite thing again yesterday: spread the word about the health benefits of nature prescribing + #PaRx! Loved spending time speaking, connecting and taking in spectacular dining views with international forest therapy colleagues + trainees @forestry.ubc.ca. foresttherapyhub.com

Fantastic morning dialoguing with physician leadership from @doctorsofbc.bsky.social, @bcfamilydocs.bsky.social + more at @vanartgallery.bsky.social about the health benefits of nature, art and social prescribing. Excited for next steps! Learn more: www.vanartgallery.bc.ca/art-of-wellb...