Courtney Howard Explained

Courtney Howard (born November 7, 1978) 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]

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

Title	Authors	Year & Publisher	DOI/Link
There is a way out: Preventing oilsands health tragedy from becoming Canada's permanent legacy	Courtney Howard	2013 Vancouver Observer	https://www.vancouverobserver.com/opinion/there-way-out-preventing-oilsands-health-tragedy-becoming-canadas-permanent-legacy
Open letter from Canadian physicians to Justin Trudeau	Courtney Howard	2015 National Observer	https://www.nationalobserver.com/2015/11/30/news/open-letter-canadian-physicians-justin-trudeau
A pledge for planetary health to unite health professionals in the Anthropocene	Katharina-Jaqueline Wabnitz, Sabine Gabrysch, Renzo Guinto, Andy Haines, Martin Herrmann, Courtney Howard	2020 The Lancet	doi 10.1016/S0140-6736(20)32039-0
Targeted change making for a healthy recovery	Courtney Howard	2020 The Lancet	https://www.thelancet.com/pdfs/journals/lanplh/PIIS2542-5196(20)30200-X.pdf
Climate change puts health at risk and economists have the right prescription	Christopher RaganCourtney Howard	2020 The Conversation	https://theconversation.com/climate-change-puts-health-at-risk-and-economists-have-the-right-prescription-118797
COVID-19 crisis is a tipping point. Will we invest in planetary health, or oil and gas?	Courtney Howard	2020 National Observer	https://www.nationalobserver.com/2020/03/24/opinion/covid-19-crisis-tipping-point-will-we-invest-planetary-health-or-oil-and-gas

Electoral record

Candidate! colspan="2"

1st round	2nd round		3rd round		4th round		5th round		6th round		7th round		8th round
Votes cast	%	Votes cast	%	Votes cast	%	Votes cast	%	Votes cast	%	Votes cast	%	Votes cast	%	Votes cast	%
	Annamie Paul	6,242	26.14%	6,242	26.16%	6,305	26.24%	6,478	27.23%	6,952	29.44%	7,614	32.52%	8,862	38.52%	12,090	54.53%
	Dimitri Lascaris	5,768	24.15%	5,773	24.20%	5,813	24.40%	6,586	27.69%	7,050	29.86%	7,551	32.25%	8,340	36.22%	10,081	45.47%
	Courtney Howard	3,285	13.76%	3,285	13.77%	3,348	14.05%	3,404	14.31%	3,762	15.93%	4,523	19.32%	5,824	25.29%	Eliminated
	Glen Murray	2,745	11.50%	2,746	11.51%	2,821	11.84%	2,846	11.96%	2,992	12.67%	3,725	15.91%	Eliminated
	David Merner	2,636	11.04%	2,636	11.05%	2,697	11.32%	2,727	11.46%	2,856	12.10%	Eliminated
	Amita Kuttner	1,468	6.15%	1,470	6.16%	1,486	6.24%	1,748	7.35%	Eliminated
	Meryam Haddad	1,345	5.63%	1,346	5.64%	1,358	5.70%	Eliminated
	Andrew West	352	1.47%	356	1.49%	Eliminated
	None Of The Above	36	0.15%	Eliminated
Total		23,877	100%	23,854	100%	23,828	100%	23,788	100%	23,612	100%	23,413	100%	23,026	100%	22,171	100% External links

Notes and References

1. Web site: Green Party Leadership Race Contender: Courtney Howard. September 11, 2020. 15 October 2020. Yates. Andrew. Huffington Post.
2. Web site: Dr. Courtney Howard . CAPE . 6 October 2020.
3. Web site: Dr Courtney Howard of CAPE, Speaking at Power Past Coal launch, COP23 . YouTube . Courtney Howard . 7 October 2020.
4. Web site: Dr. Courtney Howard, Northwest Territories — On leave from the Board . Canadian Medical Association . 6 October 2020 . en.
5. News: Ragan . Christopher . Howard . Courtney . Climate change puts health at risk and economists have the right prescription . 7 October 2020 . The Conversation . en.
6. Web site: Howard . Courtney . About Dr. Courtney Howard, MD . drcourtneyhoward.ca . Dr. Courtney Howard . 7 October 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201005191214/https://drcourtneyhoward.ca/about/ . 5 October 2020 . 1 June 2020 . bot: unknown .
7. Web site: 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 . 6 October 2020 . en.
8. Wabnitz . Katharina-Jaqueline . Gabrysch . Sabine . Guinto . Renzo . Haines . Andy . Herrmann . Martin . Howard . Courtney . Potter . Teddie . Prescott . Susan L. . Redvers . Nicole . A pledge for planetary health to unite health professionals in the Anthropocene . The Lancet . English . 10.1016/S0140-6736(20)32039-0 . 30 September 2020. 396 . 10261 . 1471–1473 . 33010210 . 7527204 .
9. News: Howard . Courtney . Targeted change making for a healthy recovery . 7 October 2020 . The Lancet.
10. News: Baker . KC . Skies Are Clearer and Global Pollution Is Down Because of COVID-19 — But Can We Sustain It? . 7 October 2020 . PEOPLE.com . People Magazine . EN.
11. News: March 24th 2020 . Courtney Howard . COVID-19 crisis is a tipping point. Will we invest in planetary health, or oil and gas? . 7 October 2020 . National Observer . 24 March 2020 . en.
12. News: Geddes . John . The climate crisis: "Yes, we should be scared." - Macleans.ca . 7 October 2020 . www.macleans.ca . 11 July 2019 . Macleans Magazine.
13. News: McBride . Jason . Yellowknife ER Doctor Courtney Howard On Climate Change Chatelaine . 7 October 2020 . www.chatelaine.com . Chatelaine Magazine . 5 April 2019.