Climate Health Now Healthcare Sustainability Fellowship Pre-Application_2026

Have you always wanted to make your workplace more sustainable but felt like you needed help? We will provide all the coaching to help you complete a sustainability project – and we’ll see you through the whole process from beginning to end. Please check out this document for additional information about this one or two year fellowship.

Pre-applications are due October 24, and will be followed by a round of full applications. Selected fellows will begin their projects in January 2026.

Information for person completing this form

First Name

Last Name

Phone Number

State/Province

Which of the following best describes your role in the health community? To read more about how Climate Health Now defines the health community, please read this: https://docs.google.com/document/d/12QzVhW0Eq5eZ59LhMTzgUP_GmxYfGTUr27ryK4hjxxo/edit

Acupuncturist

Athletic trainer

Audiologist

Chiropractor

Clinic lab technologist or technician

Dental hygienist

Dentist

Dietitian or nutritionist

Doula

Emergency Medical Technician or Paramedic

Genetic counselor

Healthcare administrator

Home health care aide

Massage therapist

Medical assistant or licensed vocational nurse

Mental health professional

Midwife

Nursing assistant

Occupational therapist

Optometrist

Pharmacist

Phlebotomist

Physical therapist

Physician assistant

Physician or surgeon

Podiatrist

Public health

Radiology technician (e.g., sonographer, radiation therapist, nuclear medicine, cardiovascular or MRI technician)

Registered nurse, nurse practitioner, nurse anesthetist, certified nurse midwife

Respiratory therapist

Speech therapist

Surgical assistant or technologist

Social worker

Pharmaceutical / Medical device industry

Health insurance industry

Traditional healer / indigenous medicine practitioner

Patient advocates / Members of patient advocacy groups

Religious leader / healer

Health educator

Other type of health care worker / member of health community

I'm not a member of the health community

What is the name of the hospital, clinic, or healthcare system where you plan to complete your project?

Information about teammates

Name of teammate 1

Email address of teammate 1

Name of teammate 2

Email address of teammate 2

Name of teammate 3

Email address of teammate 3

Name of teammate 4

Email address of teammate 4

About your proposed project

Title of your proposed project

What environmental problem will your project address (choose all that apply)?

Energy - clean energy procurement

Energy - energy efficiency

Energy - medical imaging

Water use reduction

Sustainable food procurement

Operating room - anesthetic gasses

Operating room - general OR sustainability

Telehealth

Pharmacy sustainability

Transportation (includes commuting by staff, patient and visitor transit, and business travel)

Waste reduction - composting

Waste reduction - recycling

Waste reduction - conversion from single-use to reusable items

Waste reduction - device reprocessing

Waste reduction - efficient clinical practices

Waste reduction - other (please write in below)

Waste reduction - reduction of food waste

Waste reduction - regulated medical waste

Waste reduction - reuse and repurposing

Waste reduction - sustainable procurement

Waste reduction - water bottle filling stations

Optimizing clinical management to reduce unnecessary labs, medications, procedures, imaging studies, etc.

Other (please write in below)

If other, please write in here

What is the current practice at your workplace related to your proposed topic (e.g., we use single use gowns)?

What is the intervention you are proposing (e.g., start using reusable gowns)?

What are your initial thoughts on how baseline and outcome will be measured? This can be very simple!

What is the change you expect to see with your intervention? - again, this can be very simple!

Do you have any other comments, questions, or feedback you'd like to share with us at this time?