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The Planetary Health Crisis and Chronic Disease: Moving from Threats to Action

Tuesday, November 10, 2026
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM ET
This session will translate ACLM’s position statement, Lifestyle Medicine for Personal and Planetary Health, into actionable priorities for clinicians, educators, and health systems. The discussion will move from the health impacts of the triple planetary crisis (climate change, biodiversity loss, and environmental pollution) to practical pathways for integrating planetary health into health professional education, clinical care, and advocacy.

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Learning Objectives:

  • Identify how climate change and broader planetary degradation are already affecting clinical outcomes and health equity
  • Understand how to strengthen health professional education and training so clinicians are prepared to recognize and act on planetary determinants of health
  • Understand plastics and chemical pollution as a health risk, with practical approaches to patient communication and advocacy
  • Determine how lifestyle medicine interventions, including plant-predominant dietary patterns, active transport, nature-based approaches, and avoidance of toxic exposures, can support “triple-benefit” outcomes for patients, communities, and planetary health.