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Resident urges Tahoe Forest to adopt climate action plan and address health impacts of climate change
Summary
A Truckee resident and patient told the board the health system should adopt a climate action plan with measurable objectives and communicate climate‑related health risks to patients; she cited membership in national climate‑and‑health initiatives and urged the new CEO to prioritize the issue.
Deirdre Henderson, a Truckee resident and patient, used the public comment period at the Tahoe Forest Hospital District board meeting on Feb. 27 to urge the district to adopt a formal climate action plan and to address health effects of climate change in clinical settings.
Henderson identified herself as co‑lead of 100 Percent Renewable Truckee and of the North Tahoe chapter of…
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