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Ohio Clinicians for Climate Action

Ohio Clinicians for Climate Action (OCCA) is a group of healthcare professionals advocating for clean energy and climate action in Ohio. They work closely with the Ohio Environmental Council to mobilize clinicians, raise awareness about climate change and health, and engage in advocacy efforts.

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Ohio Clinicians for Climate Action

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  1. Ohio Clinicians for Climate Action Aparna Bole, MD, FAAP Division Chief, General Academic Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine Medical Director, Community Integration, UH Rainbow Babies & Children’s Hospital The Medical Society Consortium on Climate and Health Annual Meeting April 9, 2018 Washington, DC

  2. OCCA History • Approached by local foundation invested in clean energy & climate action advocacy • Administrative home: Ohio Environmental Council (OEC) • OEC is a non-partisan, highly respected environmental advocacy organization with strong relationships in the state house & strong regional advocacy networks • Clinician advocacy day in Columbus: Sept 20, 2017 • Communication training • Climate change & health 101 • Republican & Democratic state senator involvement • Press conference on wind setbacks

  3. http://theoec.org/clean-energy/ohio-clinicians-climate-action/http://theoec.org/clean-energy/ohio-clinicians-climate-action/

  4. Toledo Cleveland Columbus Cincinnati

  5. OCCA 2017 goals • Assemble an advisory board of members to co-develop educational resources and serve as core membership group; • Mobilize quickly around Ohio clean energy advocacy opportunities; • Build an online presence; • Mobilize 100-150 clinicians to participate in at least one action; • Activate 15-20 clinicians to take regular action (i.e. participating in earned media, speaking to the public); • Host two trainings to introduce and strengthen clinicians’ advocacy skills on climate change; and • Generate at least 12 earned media hits that highlight the importance of clinicians’ voices in this debate.

  6. OCCA Organizational Structure & Priorities • Staffed & coordinated by OEC • Advisory committee of clinicians & others • Geographic diversity – Cleveland, Columbus, Cincinnati • Pediatrics, pulmonology, internal medicine – all academic physicians • Healthcare Without Harm, Medical Society Consortium, OEC RN board member also included • Policy priorities • Energy efficiency & renewable standards • Wind setbacks • Fracking on public lands • Lake Erie & Ohio River water quality • Redistricting

  7. OCCA year 1 accomplishments • 8 member advisory committee meets monthly • 120 OCCA members • Educational resources: webpage, action toolkits, & social media • Clinicians engaged in more than 100 actions • Advocacy day, inclusion of trainees • ~15 clinicians engaged in more regular and repeated actions. • Drafting & publishing blogs • Signing on to action alerts • Speaking at a citizen hearing about US EPA funding. • Participating in town hall event on anniversary of Toledo Water Crisis • Testifying at Clean Power Plan hearing in WVA

  8. OCCA next steps, strengths & challenges • CME events • Grand rounds “exchange” • CME conference • Formal MOUs w/ state chapters of medical professional societies • Dedicated staffing to bring expertise in working with health professionals • Recruitment - increasing geographic & specialty diversity of members • Additional opportunities for trainees • Strengths • OEC advocacy network, strategy, & relationships; staff • Challenges • OEC unfamiliarity with working with health professionals, efficiency challenges, how best to align with national initiatives

  9. Aparna.bole@uhhospitals.org 216-844-5738 @DrAparnaBole Thank you! SARPS

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