Key Offerings
Courses & Programs
- Introduction to Sustainable Health Systems course explores the relationship between climate change, health, and health systems; and the concept of sustainable health systems and highlights climate action and sustainability work across Canadian healthcare systems. Available in both English and French.
- Orientation to Planetary Health & Sustainable Care course is a condensed version of the Intro course designed for integration into health organizations’ online learning platforms.
- Taking Action on Planetary Health course explores key planetary health concepts and frameworks to apply to novel and practical interventions.
- Planetary Health & Sustainable Care ECHO offers a collaborative space for people in the Canadian healthcare sector to discuss, troubleshoot, and celebrate efforts to provide climate resilient and responsible care across settings and specialties.
Resources
Through CASCADES, one of the Collaborative Centre’s flagship projects, an array of resources are available across key areas for climate action in healthcare:
Networks
- Pan-Canadian Network on Health System Response to Climate Change has four levels of engagement that individuals can express interest in joining:
- Canadian Healthcare Leaders Advisory Board
- Pan-Canadian Practice Network
- Working Groups
- Coordination & Support Team
- TAHSN Sustainable Health System Community of Practice (CoP) hosts presentations on key topics for the CoP Leadership Table. Members of TAHSN hospitals, with the approval of their Leadership Table representative, are invited to attend. If you are interested in attending, please email climate.health@utoronto.ca
- CASCADES Monthly Exchange Sessions occur on the first Wednesday of every month providing an informal opportunity to connect and discuss with others working to make Canadian healthcare more sustainable. Participants are encouraged to suggest topics of discussion and to present their own works in progress. Email cascades@utoronto.ca to join
Key Initiatives
Pan-Canadian Network on Health System Response to Climate Change
The Pan-Canadian Network brings together health leaders, planetary health experts, and researchers from academic institutions, health delivery organizations, and other health agencies across Canada to strengthen the health system’s response to climate and planetary health challenges. Through cross-jurisdiction learning and collaboration, the Network helps members share practical approaches, coordinate collective opportunities, accelerate the uptake of evidence-informed actions, and build on existing capacity within their own systems.
TAHSN Sustainability Community of Practice
The Collaborative Centre serves as secretariat to a Community of Practice across the Toronto Academic Health Science Network (TAHSN) aimed at climate and sustainability action in the health sector. Collectively embracing sustainability as a healthcare community means that we work together to provide evidence, ideas, leadership and advocacy to develop a climate resilient, low carbon and sustainable health system through action, research and education.
CASCADES: Climate Action + Healthcare
CASCADES strengthens capacity to implement sustainable healthcare practices and policies across Canada through training, pan-Canadian community building, and collaborative resource development. Funded by Environment and Climate Change Canada, CASCADES is an initiative of four founding partners: the University of Toronto Collaborative Centre for Climate, Health & Sustainable Care; the Healthy Populations Institute at Dalhousie University; the Planetary Healthcare Lab at the University of British Columbia; and the Canadian Coalition for Green Health Care. In Quebec, CASCADES is a partner in the Réseau d’action pour la santé durable du Québec.