About
CASCADES is an initiative to strengthen the capacity of the healthcare community across Canada to transition towards, high-quality, low-carbon, sustainable and climate resilient care.
Across Canada, teams are testing and refining evidence-informed change ideas. We work alongside these innovators to equip and empower a broader community of early adopters. We also work with partners across Canada to embed validated change ideas within health system guidance, policy, regulation, and institutional structures.
We focus on 10 priority action areas where there is clear evidence and experience to justify decisive movement forward. This includes shifts in care pathways as well as critical enablers of system change.
For each priority action, we generate a mix of robust resources, work to strengthen capacity, and build pan-Canadian networks for exchange and coordination.
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.
We are funded by Environment and Climate Change Canada.