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2026 Our Planet, Our Health Convention
The 2026 Our Planet, Our Health Convention will convene health professionals, researchers, community leaders, and policy experts to tackle one of the most urgent issues of our time: the growing impact of climate change on health. Hosted by the Medical Society Consortium on Climate and Health, this event will take place both in-person and virtually from March 1-2, 2026, with an optional pre-convention partner day on February 28 and educational visits to Congress on March 3.
Held in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area, the convention provides a unique opportunity to shape a tiered local to national agenda at the intersection of climate and health—at a critical time as climate disasters grow worse and federal action is stalling.
All times are in Eastern Time.
Please note: Virtual attendees will have access to all main-stage sessions in the auditorium. Any session labeled as a “workshop” will only be available to in-person attendees.
Day 1 – Saturday, February 28
George Mason University Mason Square (Arlington Campus) | 3351 Fairfax Dr, Arlington, VA 22201
6:00 – 8:00 PM
Opening Reception (In Person Only)
Day 2 – Sunday, March 1
George Mason University Mason Square (Arlington Campus) | 3351 Fairfax Dr, Arlington, VA 22201
Please note: Virtual attendees will have access to all main-stage sessions in the auditorium. Any session labeled as a “workshop” will only be available to in-person attendees.
8:00 – 9:00 AM
Registration and Breakfast
9:00 – 9:30 AM
Auditorium
Welcome
9:30 – 10:00 AM
Auditorium
Keynote
10:00 – 11:00 AM
Auditorium
Storytelling for Systems Change: Empowering Health Professionals to Lead on Climate and Health
11:00 – 11:15 AM
Break
11:15 AM – 12:30 PM
Auditorium
Unpacking Federal Climate Actions: What Health Professionals Need to Know
12:30 – 12:45 PM
Break
12:45 – 2:00 PM
Lunch
Concurrent Sessions – 2:00 – 3:15 PM
2:00 – 3:15 PM
Auditorium
Displacement and the Climate Crisis: A Public Health Imperative
2:00 – 3:15 PM
Classroom
Sustaining the Mission: Practical Guidance for Small Nonprofits Working on Climate, Health, and Equity (Workshop – In Person Only)
2:00 – 3:15 PM
Classroom
Ready, Set, Resilience: Actionable Tools for the Health Sector and Communities (Workshop – In Person Only)
3:15 – 3:30 PM
Break
Concurrent Sessions – 3:30 – 4:45 PM
3:30 – 4:45 PM
Auditorium
Converging Pathways: Lessons from Indigenous and Western Medicine for Advancing Planetary Health
3:30 – 4:45 PM
Classroom
Learners & Leaders: Identifying Strengths and Opportunities for Growth in Planetary Health (Workshop – In Person Only)
3:30 – 4:45 PM
Classroom
Ensuring Every Voice Counts: Clinician Strategies to Protect Voting as a Social Determinant of Health (Workshop – In Person Only)
4:45 – 5:00 PM
Break
5:00 – 6:15 PM
Auditorium
Rebuilding Trust and Digital Power in Health Communication
Day 3 – Monday, March 2
George Mason University Mason Square (Arlington Campus) | 3351 Fairfax Dr, Arlington, VA 22201
Please note: Virtual attendees will have access to all main-stage sessions in the auditorium. Any session labeled as a “workshop” will only be available to in-person attendees.
8:00 – 9:00 AM
Breakfast
9:00 – 10:15 AM
Auditorium
Local Wins, Global Lessons: Effective Campaigns for a Healthy Climate
10:15 – 10:30 AM
Break
10:30 – 11:45 AM
Auditorium
What Works: Evidence-Based Strategies for Climate and Health Action
11:45 AM – 12:00 PM
Break
12:00 – 1:15 PM
Lunch
Concurrent Sessions – 1:30 – 2:45 PM
1:30 – 2:45 PM
Auditorium
Health in the Hot Zone: Science, Policy, and Partnerships to Reduce Extreme Heat Harms
1:30 – 2:45 PM
Classroom
Reversing the Table: Youth Leadership and Strategic Organizing for Climate and Health (Workshop – In Person Only)
1:30 – 2:45 PM
Classroom
Global Perspectives on Three Domains: Energy Transition, Land Use, and Legal Approaches (Workshop – In Person Only)
2:45 – 3:00 PM
Break
Concurrent Sessions – 3:00 – 4:15 PM
3:00 – 4:15 PM
Auditorium
From Crisis to Capacity: Strengthening Healthcare for a Climate-Resilient Future
3:00 – 4:15 PM
Classroom
Beyond the Physical: Supporting Emotional Health in the Midst of Climate Disasters (Workshop – In Person Only)
3:00 – 4:15 PM
Classroom
Unconference Session (Workshop – In Person Only)
4:15 – 4:30 PM
Break
4:30 – 5:00 PM
Auditorium
Convention Wrap-Up
Day 4 – Tuesday, March 3
Hopkins Bloomberg Center | 555 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20001
Optional visits to educate decision-makers.
9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Visits to Congress
More Information
https://web.cvent.com/event/d4956ac4-7dac-4fec-9d83-e1ed58fd4b5c/summary
Details
- Start: February 28
- End: March 3
- Event Category: Conference
- Website: https://web.cvent.com/event/d4956ac4-7dac-4fec-9d83-e1ed58fd4b5c/summary
Venue
- Virtual
- Canada
Organizer
- Planetary Health Alliance
- View Organizer Website