Mission Statement:
As health care workers are uniquely positioned to increase public awareness of the links between health and climate change, we seek to provide NH health care workers the tools to educate and mobilize the public in support of climate solutions to improve health for all.
Top Funding Sources:
- Individual Donations
- Corporate Sponsorships
- Foundational Grants
Year Established: Â 2021
Employees: Â 2
Annual Revenue: $150,000
Service Locations:
NH Healthy Climate is statewide, and holds live virtual events and in-person events in different towns and cities throughout New Hampshire. All virtual events are recorded and posted to our website for convenient viewing at a later time.
Contact:
Emily Thompson
Director of Operations
P.O. Box 426
Manchester, NH 30105
603-714-1994
ethompson@nhclimatehealth.org
www.nhclimatehealth.org
NH Healthy Climate uses the trusted voice of health care workers to educate the public on the current and projected health impacts of our changing climate, and works to catalyze action towards solutions.
2025 Goals:
- Use our trusted messenger voices to educate Granite Staters on how to respond to the health impacts of climate change right here in New Hampshire.
- Expand our Children’s Health program (Climate and Health Initiative for Caregivers and Kids, or CHICKs) to reach more children and caregivers around the state, particularly those from predominantly low-income communities.
- Diversify our audience to include people of all backgrounds, especially rural and urban populations, racially and ethnically diverse populations, and all age groups.
- Use our nonpartisan constituency of health care professionals to advocate for climate solutions that are health solutions.
Fundraising Events/Giving Opportunities:
- Annual Fundraising Drive, running from October to December each year, is our biggest source of funding. However, we accept donations all year round, and encourage monthly subscription donations at www.nhclimatehealth.org/donate.
- Corporate Sponsorship Program: Encourage your business to become a corporate sponsor of NH Healthy Climate and receive benefits such as an article featured in our newsletter to 3,200 health care workers and others across NH and beyond (with a 50% open rate), a sponsorship placement on our website www.nhclimatehealth.org with link to your website, and more.
- Foundational Grants
 Volunteer Opportunities:
- Sign up as a member or follower to receive our bi-monthly newsletter: NH Climate Health Action Talk (NH CHAT) and receive information on our free webinars and events, and our ongoing projects. www.nhclimatehealth.org/join-us
- Request a Speaker’s Bureau presentation on climate and health at your business, town library, place of worship or community organization.
- Request a Climate Cafe at your business, town library, place of worship or community organization to provide a space for participants to share concerns about our changing climate and its impacts.
- Join one of our five active working groups as a volunteer: Children’s Health, Behavioral Health, Climate Justice, Communications & Education, and Policy & Advocacy.
Board Officers  /  Board Members
Paul Friedrichs, MD
Chair
Retired family physician
Robert Dewey, MD
Vice-Chair
Retired cardiologist
Deborah Gerson, MD
Secretary
Pathologist, Catholic Medical Center
Joan Widmer, RN
Treasurer
Retired, RN
Carl Cooley, MD
Executive Committee
Retired pediatrician
Member At-large
Robert Feder, MD
Retired psychiatrist
Judy Joy, RN
Retired, Colby Sawyer College
Kaitlyn Lisett, RN
University of New Hampshire
Cynthia Nichols, RN
Dartmouth Health
Thomas Sherman, MD
Retired gastroenterologist
Paula Smith, RN
Southern NH Area Health Education Center
Charitable Giving Guide
This profile is part of NH Business Review’s 2025 Charitable Giving Guide.
To learn more about the Charitable Giving Guide and other New Hampshire nonprofit organizations, please visit www.nhbr.com/CGG.
