Environmental Health Action Committee Climate Change Coordinator
Term: 2025-2026
Action Committee overview: Environmental Health
The Environmental Health Action Committee is responsible for executing AMSA’s programming and advocacy efforts regarding environmental justice, climate change action, Earth Day, etc. AMSA, back in the late 60s, played a major role in the establishment of Earth Day, which became recognized in 1970, on an international level. More recently, climate change has only been touched on by other action committees. However, given the breadth and importance of environmental health, AMSA established the Environmental Health Action Committee in 2019. This Action Committee has begun to fill the present void and continues to raise awareness as climate change remains a pressing matter in the lives of our future patients.
Position description
The EH Climate Change Coordinator is responsible for executing AMSA’s advocacy efforts in issues of Environmental health.
As a national Coordinator, the EH Climate Change Coordinator will fulfill the general duties and responsibilities of a national Advocacy Coordinator as described further below.
In addition to the general duties of a national Advocacy Coordinator, specified responsibilities include:
- Planning and execution of programming for an Environmental Health Week of Action
- Putting forth actionable items about climate change that local chapters can use for chapter events
- Helping AMSA leaders and members understand climate change legislation. If any given legislation aligns with AMSA’s PPP, then the goal is to help chapters support it, and provide awareness to their local members and communities.
- Attend National Advocacy Coordinator meetings with coordinators from other committees.
