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CHASE is pleased to provide immediate comment on issues related to human health and the environment. Journalists working on these issues should contact Executive Director, Kim Perrotta at kim@CHASECanada.org
Media Hits & Media Releases
Article: The Globe and Mail. For the Health of Canadians, Health Care Sector must decarbonize now. Gillian Livingston. Oct 21, 2025. Article.
Conference: The Globe and Mail & Canadian Medical Association. Climate Change and Health. Kim Perrotta and others. Oct 6, 2025. Video-recording of the event.
Article: The Signal. Stepping into the future. Eamon Irving. December 5, 2024.
Op-ed: The Hamilton Spectator. Premier Ford is Taking us Back to the Fifties. Kim Perrotta, CHASE ED, and Ronald Macfarlane, CHASE Associate. November 13, 2024.
Article: The SustainabilityX Magazine. Global 50 Women In SustainabilityTM Awards 2024. Kim Perrotta Championing Health, Equity and Climate Change. Oct 2024.
Op-ed: The Hamilton Spectator. Bill 185 will not provide more affordable housing. Kim Perrotta, CHASE, and Susan Lloyd-Swail. May 18, 2024
Op-Ed: The Hamilton Spectator. Ontario’s Bill 165 will increase energy costs and fuel global warming. Michael Adamson, CAPE, and Kim Perrotta, CHASE. April 20, 2024
Letter to the Editor. The Hamilton Spectator. Broader who can be on Hamilton’s Board of Health. Kim Perrotta, CHASE. April 13, 2024.
Media Release: New report identifies five key climate solutions municipalities should undertake: public health agencies need funding to make it happen. November 21, 2023.
Op-ed: The Hamilton Spectator. Climate inaction threatens livability of the planet. Kim Perrotta, CHASE. October 24, 2023
Op-Ed: The Hamilton Spectator. Encouraging Sprawl Harms Health. Kim Perrotta, CHASE, and John Atkinson, OPHA. November 20, 2022.
Op-ed: The Hamilton Spectator. Ford is Gambling with our Future. Kim Perrotta, CHASE, and Dr. Mili Roy, CAPE. October 31, 2022
Op-ed: The Hamilton Spectator. We’re out of time on greenhouse gas emissions. (Oil and Gas) Kim Perrotta and Ronald Macfarlane, CHASE. September 28, 2022.
Opinion: Healthing. This election will shape our communities, our health, and the future of our children. John Atkinson, OPHA and Kim Perrotta, CHASE. May 27, 2022
Capital Current: Going greener: CHEO promises to kick its carbon habit – Capital Current. Wafa El-Rayes. Dec 5, 2021
Media Release: Eight Canadian Health Organizations Call on Canada to do its Fair Share at COP26. Oct.19, 2021.
OP-ED: The Hill Times. Health Professionals Prescribe Climate Action for a Healthy Future. Kim Perrotta, CHASE, and Helen Doyle, OPHA. Oct 15, 2021.
Op-Ed: The Hill Times. The Public Health Case for a Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty. Kim Perrotta, CHASE, and Dr. Jacob Pendergrast. July 26, 2021.
Op-Ed: Hamilton Spectator. Climate Change – the New Public Health Emergency. Kim Perrotta, CHASE, and Pegeen Walsh, OPHA. July 12, 2021
National Observer: Health groups ask Liberals to ensure climate spending helps low-income families. Carl Meyer. National Observer. April 6, 2021.
Media Release: Public Transit Funding is a Win for Public Health and Social Equity. CPHA, OPHA & CHASE. Feb 10, 2021
Media Release: Public Health Organizations calling for a Green, Healthy and Just Recovery. August 6, 2020.
Op-ed: Hamilton Spectator. COVID-19 Recovery can Help in Climate Crisis. Dr. Charles Gardner, Ian Culbert and Kim Perrotta. July 2020.
Media Release: Principles for a Just Recovery for All. May 29, 2020.
Op-ed: Hamilton Spectator. Green Investment and Resilient Communities Lead to a Brighter Future. Kim Perrotta, CHASE. April 20, 2020.
Op-ed: Hamilton Spectator. Large Grocers should do more to Flatten the Curve. Kim Perrotta. CHASE. March 21, 2020.
CTV New Winnipeg. Sept 2019. Climate Change presents risks to Health. Interview with Kim Perrotta.
Toronto Star. September 2019. Article with Kim Perrotta, ED for CAPE. What happened to the smog days of summer.
Prairie Climate Centre. Aug 201. Prairie Atlas Climate Change and Health Website. Kim Perrotta interview.
CBC New Brunswick. June 06, 2019. Health impacts of climate change in New Brunswick. Interview with Kim Perrotta, CAPE ED.
National Observer. February 2019. Op-ed by Kim Perrotta, ED for CAPE. Canada’s Health Organizations Demand Action on Climate Change.
Edmonton Journal. June 7, 2019. Op-ed by Kim Perrotta, ED for CAPE and Dr. Joe Vipond, CAPE Board Member. Ignoring Climate Change is Bad for Albertan’s Health.
Toronto Star. September 2018. Op-ed by Kim Perrotta, ED for CAPE, and Dr. John Howard, Chair of CAPE Board. Carbon Tax is being used to improve health.
Toronto Star. March 2018. Op-ed by Kim Perrotta. ED for CAPE. Public Transit Benefits Everyone, Even those who Don’t Use it.
Bloomberg Video. 2018. Interview with Kim Perrotta, CAPE ED. Activists sue Environment Canada for Dragging heals in VW Investigation.
Horizons. Queen’s Family Medicine. Queen’s University. Spring 2018. Article by Kim Perrotta. Travel, Transportation: Shifting the way we move
The Hill Times. December 2017. Op-ed by Kim Perrotta, ED for CAPE and Judi Varga-Toth, ED for Canada Bikes. Active transportation needs a federal champion
Globe and Mail. April 2017. Op-ed by Kim Perrotta, ED for CAPE and Dr. Granger Avery, President, CMA. It’s Time to Clear the Air on Canada’s Coal-Fired Electricity.
National Observer. March 2017. Op-ed by Kim Perrotta. Connecting the Dots on the Health Impacts of Coal Plants.
CMAJ Blog. March 2017. Article prepared by Kim Perrotta. Misled by Incomplete Facts about Air Quality & Health Impacts of Coal Plants.
Edmonton Journal. May 2016. Op-ed by Kim Perrotta, ED for CAPE. Phase-out of Coal-Fired Power Plants belongs on G7 Health Agenda.
National Observer. March 2016. Op-ed by Kim Perrotta, ED for CAPE and Ian Culbert, ED for CPHA. Canada’s Climate Plan Can Improve Human Health both at Home and Abroad.
IPolitics. 2016. Op-Ed by Kim Perrotta and Courtney Howard. Clear the Air on Climate Change.
The Record. Nov 29, 2016. Op-ed by Kim Perrotta, CAPE ED. A Good Week for People and the Planet.
660 City News. Dec 2016. Interview with Kim Perrotta, CAPE ED. Coal Phase-out will lead to healthier Albertans.
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