Medical Students for a Sustainable Future at UW-Madison

Throwback to our Earth Day Clean Up 🌎🌳🌼 Lots of garbage picked up around the HSLC and pond 🗑️ and we had some pretty nice weather! ☀️ Thanks to everyone who attended!!!

Come join us in reusing hospital waste and making some really cool vial cap art!!!

Just a reminder that our Earth Clean Up will be happening this Saturday from 11:30-12:30! Bagels + coffee will be provided but please bring a reusable coffee mug/ tumbler so we can reduce our waste!! Anyone and everyone are invited, they don’t have to be a part of UWSMPH. Hope to see you all there!! 🌎🌱🌻

You are invited to join us for an Earth Day cleanup around the UW HSLC! There is no need to bring any supplies, just yourself and any other friends/ family that would like to join in on the fun! We will also update this page if there is any change in plans due to weather.

Thank you all for your interest in joining MS4SF, UW Health, and UW Sustainability to clean up the UW Health campus and Howard Temin Lakeshore Path areas. Unfortunately, due to the cold, rainy, and windy weather forecast tomorrow morning, we are POSTPONING the event until a later date. We will update this page when we have a new date set.

Thank you for understanding and happy Earth Week!

Do you enjoy spending time outdoors? Are you saddened to see trash on the side of the road? Did you attend a lecture on climate change and learn the consequences for patient health? If you answered yes to any, all, or none of the previous questions, I have an event for you!

The Medical Students for a Sustainable Future (MS4SF) at UW SMPH are teaming up with UW Health and UW Sustainability to organize a Lakeshore Path Clean Up on Friday, April 22nd, from 9am-11am during Earth Week 2022! The goal of our event is to make the UW Health campus and Lakeshore Path a cleaner, healthier space and to connect members of the UW community that are passionate about environmental health! This opportunity is low commitment and does not require you to stay for the whole time -- just stop by and help for as long as you like. Please see the attached flyer for more details!

"The health care sector accounts for almost five percent of global carbon dioxide emissions. If it were a country, it would be the fifth largest emitter."

In order to help promote the health our our patients, we need to take a critical look at how we can create health care systems that are truly sustainable for the future.

More Than 40 Nations Pledge to Cut Emissions From Their Health Industries The plans, while short on specifics, represent a notable step toward cutting greenhouse gas emissions from hospitals and the health care industry, a sizable emitter globally.

Hi Everyone,

Just a quick reminder that our KES session about climate change and One Health is happening tonight at 5:30pm via Zoom. Hope to see you there!

Registration:

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Just a quick reminder to stop by the atrium today at noon to help create some art with MS4SF. It’s a great way to de-stress and also remember that talk about climate change is happening right now at the COP26 Climate Change Summit.

See you today at noon!

On Tuesday at noon, MS4SF will be having an art event in the atrium. We will be repurposing vial caps (that would otherwise go to waste) to create an art piece for the school. It will be a fun way to de-stress from the week. Please feel free to stop by our table for a few minutes before or after class to help with this project!

Hi everyone! It is that time of year. MS4SF is looking for current M1s to help lead this organization during 2022. If you are interested, please fill out this quick, interest form :)

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Hi Everyone,

Medical Students for a Sustainable Future would like to share an awesome opportunity with you all. If you are interested in how climate change relates to health, please consider registering for this unique conference hosted by the Wisconsin Health Professionals for Climate Action. The event is free for medical students!

Climate, A Public Health Crisis: Making Connections & Building Solutions Together | UW–Madison ICEP Climate change is a public health emergency. This unique conference focuses on the harmful health impacts of climate change, and provides tools for healthcare professionals, community members, and students to implement on an individual, department, organization, and community level.