Champions of the Month

After wildfires hit close to home, Dr. Millstein and Dr. McClure joined forces with other doctors and health professionals to start a new advocacy organization, Climate Health Now.
 

Dr. Nguyen influences her colleagues and patients to care about the environment and the worsening climate crisis. Also known as “Dr. Plastic Picker” she delights her patients with her recycled plastic “trash art”.
 

Experiencing the devastation of Hurricanes Irma and Maria, Dr. Gredia Huerta-Montañez is helping Puerto Ricans to recover, and promoting climate action and resilience.
 

Medical students, Samantha Rodriguez and Miranda Ricart, introduced information about climate and health into courses in their medical curriculum.
 
 

Nurse Practitioner Carol Lindsey is passionate about helping patients and health professionals understand the health impacts of climate change.
 
 

Dr. Hayley Guilkey is working to fight the climate crisis in South Carolina – reaching health professionals and patients to help make changes statewide.
 
 

Dr. Andrew Lewandowski is a voice for climate justice by advocating for solutions that are equitable and by bringing people from marginalized communities to the policy-making tables.
 

Dr. Linda Walden is a family physician with a mission of reaching out to make a difference in rural Southwest Georgia, striving for change not just in health care but in our socio-economic environment.