April 2022 Champion!
Meet Dr. Victoria Gillet. This Milwaukee internist is organizing with two groups to close Wisconsin’s remaining coal-fired power plants.
Environmental Justice Story Features Deputy Executive Director Dr. Lisa Patel
Dr. Lisa Patel speaks on environmental justice in this story published on April 13, 2022.
March 2022 Champion!
Meet Dr. Johnathan Lu. Lu is co-founder and co-director of Stanford Climate and Health, where the university community can get together to share ideas and actions on climate.
February 2022 Champion!
Meet Dr. Neelu Tummala, our Champion of the Month for February 2022! Neelu is an otolaryngologist at The George Washington University Medical Faculty Associates in Washington, DC. Her experience in....
January 2022 Champion!
Shaneeta Johnson is a clinical professor at Morehouse University in Atlanta, specializing in minimally invasive and bariatric surgery. She is a also a passionate climate change and health awareness advocate.
December 2021 Champion!
Ronda Seifert, a public health expert and nurse, is a dedicated advocate and is working to start a new climate health affiliate group in Arizona, AZ Health Professionals for Climate....
Report on the COP26 climate conference from Dr. Edward Maibach
Dr. Maibach and other advocates affiliated with the Consortium provide a brief summary of what was accomplished at COP26.
October 2021 Champion!
Dr. Friedlander is working to provide healthcare workers with the tools to educate and mobilize various stakeholders in support of climate solutions.
Op-Ed: Climate Change Threatens Arizonans
We need leaders right now who are focused not just on one issue, but on solving the big challenges we face: growing the economy, improving our health, and protecting and....
September 2021 Champion!
As the climate crisis intensifies our mental health is also affected. Researcher Dr. Jennifer Barkin is developing an assessment tool to see how people respond mentally to climate change.
Please Consider Going Solar: Some good news about my solar system
Every individual and organization should seriously and earnestly consider if solar energy is right for them, taking into account its financial rewards, benefits for the environment, and also as a....
Administration’s new climate office will help tackle public health emergency
The transition to a sustainable health care sector is already underway, and the new Office of Climate Change and Health Equity can accelerate the shift.
Dr Ron Cotterel
Dr Ron Cotterel: We need to educate our communities about climate change, how it’s impacting us now, and how it’s going to continue to worsen unless we get a handle....
American Board of Pediatrics launches education module on climate change
The American Board of Pediatrics (ABP) introduced the first ever maintenance of certification (MOC) module on climate change in June.
July 2021 Champion!
Dr. Gervais says climate change is the most pressing environmental issue for health professionals, and feels a calling to be involved to improve our health and our environment.
Climate Change Calls For A New Hippocratic Oath
Climate change is many things: a drain on our economy, a driver of global migration, a national security threat. It is also the greatest health threat we face today.
We need a call to action on clean energy
Dr. Linda Walden from Georgia Clinicians for Climate Action writes about how switching from fossil gas to clean energy sources is necessary to protect health.
June 2021 Champion!
Katie Huffling, certified Nurse-Midwife and Executive Director of ANHE, knows nurses can accomplish a lot in climate and health advocacy because they have people’s trust, know the science, and can....
May 2021 Champion!
Kevin Hamilton, co-director and co-founder of the Central California Asthma Collaborative, helps people improve air quality through public advocacy programs and education about pollution and climate change.
Video: Physicians will see more health effects of climate change in practice
Dr. Nitin Damle, Consortium Advisory Board member, discusses his presentation at the ACP Internal Medicine Meeting on the health consequences of climate change.