September Champion
From committed physician to socially conscious puppeteer, Dr. Wendy Ring talks about climate change issues that affect us all and creative ways to get the message across. .
Broken Glass, Petrochemicals, and Other Harvey Hazards
As millions of people struggle to recover from the damage caused by Hurricane Harvey, healthcare providers will need to be on the lookout for health conditions that result from being....
Is the future just one long hot summer?
Blog Post from Dr. Cecilia Sorensen, Consortium Fellow: Global climate change is predicted to exacerbate underlying determinants of poverty and widespread effects on human health. .
Minnesota health advocates praise increased social cost of carbon
American Lung Association of Minnesota board member Dr. Gail Brottman stated that asthma is the most chronic childhood disease and made worse by particulate pollution.
August Champion
Medical Champion for Climate & Health: Dr. Samantha Ahdoot, M.D., Pediatrician
Climate change and your health
By Dr. Georgia Milan, Idaho State Journal: Doctors have become increasingly alarmed about the effects of climate change on human health.
POINT OF VIEW: A doctor’s prescription for climate change
By: Dr. Ankush K. Bansal, As a South Florida physician who sees patients with conditions affected by climate change, I’m concerned.
Doctors warn Trump about climate change, but he won’t listen
By: Don Gaede, M.D. - President Trump is exiting the Paris climate accord against medical advice.
July Champions!
Lori G. Byron, MD, pediatrician, & Robert G. Byron, MD, internist, have been hitting the road to tell people how climate change can damage their health.
Champion of the Month!
Medical Champion for Climate & Health, Dr. Amy Collins
Half of U.S. doctors alarmed about health effects of climate change
Features Dr. Rob Bryon, speaking during the launch of the Medical Society Consortium on Climate & Health in Washington, DC. Published in the Billings Gazette.
The Cleveland Plain Dealer: Climate change is making Americans sick, nation’s medical societies warn
Featuring Dr. Aparna Bole, a pediatrician at University Hospitals in Cleveland and member of the American Academy of Pediatrics' environmental health executive committee.
Environmentalists: Climate change may be hurting your health
Features Virginia Family Physician Dr. Janet Eddy, published in The Virginian-Pilot. Climate change is bad for the planet – and may be bad for your health.