The challenge of behavioral health access

Michael Cohen and Chanie Suttner, Discovery Health actuaries, discuss their research, which demonstrated that very high and low temperatures drive spikes in doctor visits, emergency care and hospital utilization.

Emily Bancroft, CEO of Health Care Without Harm, discusses how hospitals can measure their environmental impact and rethink procurement, energy use, waste management and other operations to reduce emissions while lowering costs.

Dr. Ernst Kuipers, member of the WHO Regional Office for Europe’s Pan-European Commission on Climate and Health, discusses healthcare’s contribution to greenhouse gas emissions globally and how the sector can reduce its environmental impact.