Resources

Occupational Therapy Resources

Research & Scholarship

Videos

General Articles & News Reports

Podcasts

  • A Matter of Degrees

    • For “the climate curious people who know climate change is a problem, but are trying to figure out how to tackle it”.

  • Climate Clinic

    • “Through four unique podcasts,” you can access “breaking climate and health headlines, in-depth discussions with experts and professionals from situations unfolding around the world, mobilize and share perspectives”

  • How to Save a Planet 

    • “A show about climate change that [leaves] you feeling energized… [and a show] so filled with possibility that you actually wanted to listen”.

Organizations

  • Citizens Climate Lobby

    • “A nonprofit, nonpartisan, grassroots advocacy climate change organization focused on national policies to address climate change”.

  • Coalition of Occupational Therapy Advocates for Diversity (COTAD)

    • “The world's preeminent occupational therapy organization doing work in justice, equity, diversity, inclusion (JEDI), anti-racism and anti-oppression, [COTAD is] a network of OT practitioners, students, and educators working to make health equity a priority at all levels of healthcare”.

  • Community of Occupational Therapy Committed to Equity and the Environment (C4E)

    • A group of OT practitioners who meet bi-yearly, as a sub-working group, in order to address the climate emergency and negative impacts of human occupations on the ecological crisis.

  • Global Consortium on Climate and Health Education (GCCHE)

    • “Advancing global health security and educating professionals on the effects of climate change”

  • Health Care Without Harm

    • Seeks to transform health care globally so that it reduces its environmental footprint, becoming a community mainstay for sustainability and leading in the global movement for environmental health and justice.

  • JenLo Farm

    • Located in Longmont, Colorado, provides occupational therapy in a natural setting.The clinic is a small farm where the clients interact with animals, plants, the seasons, and perform farm chores as part of their therapy.

  • OT Susnet - Centre for Sustainable Healthcare.

    • A network for occupational therapy practitioners, students and educators interested in exploring sustainable practice and looking for resources. 

  • Planetary Health Alliance

    • A consortium of over 240 universities, non-governmental organizations, research institutes, and government entities from around the world committed to understanding and addressing global environmental change and its health impacts.

  • Practice Greenhealth

    • Sustainability Solutions for Healthcare-is the leading membership organization for sustainable health care, delivering environmental solutions to more than 1,100 U.S. hospitals and health systems.

  • TED Countdown

    • A global initiative championed by TED and Future Stewards to accelerate solutions to the climate crisis, convening scientists, activists, and leaders to mobilize millions toward a net-zero future.

  • The Medical Society Consortium on Climate and Health 

    • “Brings together associations representing over 600,000 clinical practitioners to convey that climate change is harming Americans, we must decrease decrease our use of fossil fuels and increase use of clean energy sources; and

      • These changes in energy choices will improve the quality of our air and water and bring immediate health benefits.

Movies and Documentaries