Courtney Howard

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Courtney Howard
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Born
Courtney Gail Howard

(1978-11-07) November 7, 1978 (age 46) [1]
NationalityCanadian
Education McGill University
Simon Fraser University
OccupationPhysician
Employer Stanton Territorial Hospital
Known forPublic health, leadership campaign
Political party Green Party of Canada
Board member of Canadian Medical Association, Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment
Website Official website

Courtney Howard (born November 7, 1978) [1] is a Canadian ER physician who was President of the Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment, [2] [3] as well as a board member with the Canadian Medical Association, [4] Associate Professor at the University of Calgary Cumming School of Medicine, [5] [6] and a former candidate for the leadership of the Green Party of Canada based in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories. [7]

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Howard attended Simon Fraser University and went to medical school at McGill University. [2] Howard has been featured or published in The Lancet , [8] [9] People , [10] The Conversation , [5] the National Observer , [11] and other publications. [12] [13]

Publications

TitleAuthorsYear & PublisherDOI/Link
There is a way out: Preventing oilsands health tragedy from becoming Canada's permanent legacyCourtney Howard2013 Vancouver Observer
Open letter from Canadian physicians to Justin TrudeauCourtney Howard2015 National Observer
A pledge for planetary health to unite health professionals in the AnthropoceneKatharina-Jaqueline Wabnitz, Sabine Gabrysch, Renzo Guinto, Andy Haines, Martin Herrmann, Courtney Howard2020 The Lancet doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(20)32039-0
Targeted change making for a healthy recoveryCourtney Howard2020 The Lancet
Climate change puts health at risk and economists have the right prescriptionChristopher Ragan

Courtney Howard

2020 The Conversation
COVID-19 crisis is a tipping point. Will we invest in planetary health, or oil and gas?Courtney Howard2020 National Observer

Electoral record

2020 Green Party of Canada leadership election results by round
Candidate1st round2nd round3rd round4th round5th round6th round7th round8th round
Votes cast%Votes cast%Votes cast%Votes cast%Votes cast%Votes cast%Votes cast%Votes cast%
Annamie Paul in Toronto Regent Park.jpg Annamie Paul 6,24226.14%6,24226.16%6,30526.24%6,47827.23%6,95229.44%7,61432.52%8,86238.52%12,09054.53%
Dimitri Lascaris cropped.jpg Dimitri Lascaris 5,76824.15%5,77324.20%5,81324.40%6,58627.69%7,05029.86%7,55132.25%8,34036.22%10,08145.47%
Candidate-courtney-howard.jpg Courtney Howard 3,28513.76%3,28513.77%3,34814.05%3,40414.31%3,76215.93%4,52319.32%5,82425.29%Eliminated
GlenMurray2020.jpg Glen Murray 2,74511.50%2,74611.51%2,82111.84%2,84611.96%2,99212.67%3,72515.91%Eliminated
David Merner 2012.jpg David Merner 2,63611.04%2,63611.05%2,69711.32%2,72711.46%2,85612.10%Eliminated
Amita Kuttner media official cropped.jpeg Amita Kuttner 1,4686.15%1,4706.16%1,4866.24%1,7487.35%Eliminated
Meryam-Haddad-Officielle.jpg Meryam Haddad 1,3455.63%1,3465.64%1,3585.70%Eliminated
Andrew West.jpg Andrew West 3521.47%3561.49%Eliminated
NOTA Option Logo 3x4.svg None Of The Above 360.15%Eliminated
Total23,877100%23,854100%23,828100%23,788100%23,612100%23,413100%23,026100%22,171100%

References

  1. 1 2 Yates, Andrew (11 September 2020). "Green Party Leadership Race Contender: Courtney Howard". Huffington Post . Retrieved 15 October 2020.
  2. 1 2 "Dr. Courtney Howard". CAPE. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
  3. "Dr Courtney Howard of CAPE, Speaking at Power Past Coal launch, COP23". YouTube. Courtney Howard. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
  4. "Dr. Courtney Howard, Northwest Territories — On leave from the Board". Canadian Medical Association. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
  5. 1 2 Ragan, Christopher; Howard, Courtney. "Climate change puts health at risk and economists have the right prescription". The Conversation. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
  6. Howard, Courtney (1 June 2020). "About | Dr. Courtney Howard, MD". drcourtneyhoward.ca. Dr. Courtney Howard. Archived from the original on 5 October 2020. Retrieved 7 October 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  7. Canada, Green Party of. "Dr. Courtney Howard, Yellowknife Emergency Physician and Climate and Health Expert, Announces Bid for the Leadership of the Green Party of Canada". www.newswire.ca. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
  8. Wabnitz, Katharina-Jaqueline; Gabrysch, Sabine; Guinto, Renzo; Haines, Andy; Herrmann, Martin; Howard, Courtney; Potter, Teddie; Prescott, Susan L.; Redvers, Nicole (30 September 2020). "A pledge for planetary health to unite health professionals in the Anthropocene". The Lancet. 396 (10261): 1471–1473. doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(20)32039-0. PMC   7527204 . PMID   33010210.
  9. Howard, Courtney. "Targeted change making for a healthy recovery" (PDF). The Lancet. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
  10. Baker, KC. "Skies Are Clearer and Global Pollution Is Down Because of COVID-19 — But Can We Sustain It?". PEOPLE.com. People Magazine. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
  11. March 24th 2020, Courtney Howard (24 March 2020). "COVID-19 crisis is a tipping point. Will we invest in planetary health, or oil and gas?". National Observer. Retrieved 7 October 2020.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  12. Geddes, John. "The climate crisis: "Yes, we should be scared." - Macleans.ca". www.macleans.ca. No. 11 July 2019. Macleans Magazine. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
  13. McBride, Jason (5 April 2019). "Yellowknife ER Doctor Courtney Howard On Climate Change | Chatelaine". www.chatelaine.com. Chatelaine Magazine. Retrieved 7 October 2020.