An interview with Gary Cohen, president and co-founder of Health Care Without Harm and Practice Greenhealth, working at the intersection of climate change, health, and equity.
Members in Action
American Psychological Association Poll
Dr. Mona Sarfaty & Ira Dreyfuss write about a new APA poll that tells us health professionals who talk about the climate crisis can expect to have willing listeners.
February 2020 Champion!
Read about how Dr. Potter is working hard to build the knowledge and support needed to counter conditions that create the climate crisis.
Five ways climate change impacts health – and how clinicians can mitigate its effect
Dr. Neelu Tummala writes about how the link between climate change and health is becoming increasingly clear.
The 2010s Taught Us Climate Change Is Affecting Our Health
Dr. Darragh O’Carroll writes about how climate change is affecting our health regardless of culture, origin, or belief. The longer we fail to act the longer Earth’s health will continue to deteriorate, along with our own.
January 2020 Champion!
Dr. Pathak, an internal medicine physician and medical editor at WebMD, believes physicians should encourage their patients toward climate action to protect or improve their health.
Video Interview with David Wallace Wells: Climate Change & Our Health
Author David Wallace-Wells’ interview on 24 Hours of Reality: Protect Our Planet, Protect Ourselves, where he spoke with Rolling Stone journalist Jamil Smith about the health impacts of the climate crisis.
The potential health costs of climate change are huge, report finds
“Our warming planet is putting millions of us at risk for heat-related illness and even death,” says Kim Knowlton of the Natural Resources Defense Council.
Dr. Jonathan Patz Elected to National Academy of Medicine
Jonathan Patz, M.D., MPH, director of the University of Wisconsin-Madison Global Health Institute, has been elected to the National Academy of Medicine in recognition of his pioneering research on climate change and human health.