January 2021 Champion!
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....
Health Affairs Journal devotes December Issue to Health and Climate
The nation’s premier health policy journal, Health Affairs, devotes its entire December issue to the topic of health and the climate, and offers a solutions-focused approach to managing the climate....
December 2020 Champion!
Experiencing the devastation of Hurricanes Irma and Maria, Dr. Gredia Huerta-Montañez is helping Puerto Ricans to recover, and promoting climate action and resilience.
A Call for the United States to Rejoin the Paris Agreement
2021 must be the year that the United States recommits to an opportunity that carries the potential to head off the world’s accelerating climate calamity.
Needless Waste and the Sustainability of Cataract Surgery
Dr. David Chang writes on how the excessive economic and environmental costs of surgical waste will not be sustainable as global cataract surgery continues to increase.
November 2020 Champions!
Medical students, Samantha Rodriguez and Miranda Ricart, introduced information about climate and health into courses in their medical curriculum.
Fiction as a tool for climate activism
Guest post by Dr. Sam Stea: The climate crisis is being fought in our clinics and hospitals, and we physicians will be accountable. I choose to be accountable now.
UK Plan for Electric Transportation
The world’s climate, and the United Kingdom’s health and economy, will be better off because of their plan to require all new cars and trucks be electric-powered from 2030.
October 2020 Champion!
Nurse Practitioner Carol Lindsey is passionate about helping patients and health professionals understand the health impacts of climate change.
Climate change is a health emergency… put on your white coat cape
Dr. Millstein knows climate change is a health emergency, especially for our children, and she has hope health professionals can take action!
Michigan clinicians rally to address climate change as a public health issue
Members of Michigan Clinicians for Climate Action and Michigan State Medical Society are taking note of climate change impacts on their patients' health, and taking action!
Racism as a Motivator for Climate Justice
Read Dr. Mitchell's personal story of how being the subject of racism led him to help create and change institutions to act on climate and environmental injustices.
September 2020 Champion!
Dr. Hayley Guilkey is working to fight the climate crisis in South Carolina - reaching health professionals and patients to help make changes statewide.
COVID-19 and Climate Change: We must do better
Pandemics and climate change affect disadvantaged people in many predictable ways and we must do better to prioritize public health.
The Climate Crisis Affects the Most Vulnerable
Physician researchers are documenting the effect that the climate crisis continues to have on the lives of the vulnerable, and on the capacity of our health care system to protect....
Making a Healthy Choice for You and the Planet
A new study provides evidence that increasing the percentage of plant-based proteins in our diet can influence health and longevity.
July 2020 Champion!
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.
A New Report Card for Medical Schools
The Planetary Health Report Card is a pilot project in the United States and Canada. Medical Students for a Sustainable Future are leading this effort.
Frugal Innovation for Global Surgery
Read the July RCS Bulletin, the entire issue devoted to the carbon footprint of surgery, including the article "Frugal Innovation for Global Surgery" co-authored by Steering Committee member Dr. David....
Two New Publications Authored by Consortium Members
Read more about these publications - one appearing last week in JAMA; the other earlier this month in the ACEP Journal Annals of Emergency Medicine.