The Consortium in the News
May 2020
Planet already seeing temperatures beyond human tolerance
News24 | May 25, 2020
Mona Sarfaty Profile
by Gray Babbs | Public Health Post | May 22, 2020
Planet Already Seeing Temperatures Beyond Human Tolerability
by Amy Norton
COVID-19 and the Environment: Is There a Relationship?
by Joyce Frieden | Medpage Today | May 5, 2020
April 2020
Air Pollution From Wildfires May Make Coronavirus More Lethal
by Kristen Gerencher
January 2020
Hope – Despite Climate Change Denialists’ Indefatigabability
by Noel Turnbull
November 2019
Climate Change: Is Addressing It Part of the Doctor’s Job?
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Climate change will disproportionately threaten children’s health, new report says
by Brittany Vincent | Mic | Nov 14, 2019
Climate Change Poses Threats to Children’s Health Worldwide
by Kendra Pierre-Louis | The New York Times | Nov 13, 2019
October 2019
Climate change in the curriculum
by Beth Howard | AAMC | Oct 8, 2019
The rising health threats of a hot planet
by Beth Howard | AAMC | Oct 8, 2019
A physician says we need to connect the dots between worsening health and climate change
by Dr. Susan Miller | Style Weekly | Oct 8, 2019
ACP Responds to WSJ Commentary on Social Justice Education in Medical School
by American College of Physicians (ACP) | Oct 4, 2019
September 2019
How to talk to your kids about climate change
by Nsikan Akpan | PBS News Hour | Sep 30, 2019
Time to Step Up Efforts to Protect Children from Climate Change
by Jerome A. Paulson | AAP Voices | Sep 25, 2019
Letter to the Editor: Support student climate strike
by Dr. Claire Gervais | Wisconsin State Journal | Sep 20, 2019
‘Like a sunburn on your lungs’: how does the climate crisis impact health?
by Emily Holden | The Guardian | Sep 16, 2019
August 2019
With climate change, outdoor workers ‘bear the brunt’ of rising temperatures
by Sarah Vogelsong | Virginia Mercury | Aug 27, 2019
Combating EPA Rollbacks — Health Care’s Response to a Retreat on Climate
by Gina McCarthy and Dr. Aaron Bernstein | The New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) | Aug 22, 2019
Report: Climate change hazardous to the health of Ohio children
by Beth Burger | The Columbus Dispatch | Aug 22, 2019
Climate change is one of the biggest threats to American health
by Dr. Jonathan Fielding | The Hill | Aug 20, 2019
Why Climate Change Is a Public Health Emergency
by League of Women Voters | Aug 18, 2019
Climate Change Is Now Part of Medical Education
by Rebecca Heilweil | Cheddar | Aug 13, 2019
A Public Health Emergency (letter)
Lancaster, PA Online | Aug 12, 2019
The Climate Crisis is a Public Health Crisis
by Bruce R. Krawisz | Sojourners | Aug 9, 2019
Public Service Commission should set ambitious energy saving goals for power companies. They would improve the environment and residents’ health
by Dr. Cheryl Holder and Dr. Todd Sack | The Invading Sea | Aug 9, 2019
Climate change is making us sicker
by Dr. Homan Wai | Roanoke Times | Aug 8, 2019
Forces of nature: Doctors linking environment, climate change to health issues
by Treva Lind | The Spokesman Review | Aug 7, 2019
Medical Schools Are Pushed to Train Doctors for Climate Change
by Brianna Abbott | The Wall Street Journal | Aug 7, 2019
July 2019
Letter to the Editor: Health care professionals urge climate change action
by Dr. Samantha Ahdoot | Richmond Times-Dispatch | Jul 26, 2019
Extreme Heat in Miami Will Only Get Worse, Scientists Warn
by Jess Nelson | Miami New Times | Jul 16, 2019
126 days with temps that feel like 105 degrees? Florida’s heading that way
by Kimberly Miller | Palm Beach Post | Jul 16, 2019
Has Your Doctor Talked To You About Climate Change?
by Martha Bebinger | NPR Radio – WAMU 88.5 | Jul 13, 2019
Climate change a threat to public health
by Dr. Lori Byron | Independent Record | Jul 7, 2019
AAFP Joins U.S. Call to Action on Climate Change
by Michael Devitt | AAFP News | Jul 2, 2019
June 2019
Climate change is affecting our health today
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Climate change a threat to public health
by Dr. Lori Byron | Missoullian | Jun 28, 2019
Interview with Mona Sarfaty: Climate Change is a Public Health Emergency
by Julia Muldavin | AJ+ Facebook | Jun 27, 2019
Interview with Mona Sarfaty: Climate Change: A Health Emergency
by Julia Muldavin | AJ+ Instagram | Jun 27, 2019
Democratic Primary Debates; Climate Change; Sickle Cell
by Madison Roberts | wjct | Jun 26, 2019
Top Medical Orgs Declare Climate Change World’s ‘Greatest Public Health Challenge’
by Ayana Byrd | Colorlines | Jun 25, 2019
Climate change is a ‘health emergency,’ 74 medical and public health groups warn
by Associated Press | NBC News | Jun 24, 2019
View all media activity on the US Call to Action on Climate, Health, and Equity: A Policy Action Agenda.
May 2019
Climate change disproportionately affects low-income populations
by Fox 4 Florida TV | May 16, 2019
Physicians Starting to Claim Climate Change Is ‘In My Lane’
by Dr. Neha Pathak | Medscape | May 7, 2019
Defenders of CO2 expand presence in Congress
by Scott Waldman | Climate Wire | May 2, 2019
April 2019
Northam must forward to improve health and away from the pollutants of the past
by Janet Eddy | Richmond Times-Dispatch | Apr 17, 2019
Climate Communications 101: the Trusted Messenger
by Sarah Finnie Robinson | BU Institute of Sustainable Energy | Apr 16, 2019
Dermatologists’ role critical in depoliticizing climate change
by SJ Coates et al | Helio Dermatology | Apr 11, 2019
New MIG Focuses on Climate Change, Environmental Health
by AAFP News | Apr 5, 2019
Climate Change, Allergies, and Health
by Suzanne Walker | Jones & Bartlett Learning Public Health Blog | Apr 5, 2019
Florida doctors warn of effects on health from climate change
by Amy Lipman | WPTV | Apr 4, 2019
March 2019
How Climate Change Is Affecting Residents’ Health In Miami
by Lulu Garcia-Navarro, Cheryl Holder | NPR Radio – WAMU 88.5 | Mar 24, 2019
Forum: Gov. Whitmer is fighting for public health
by Dr. Lisa Del Buono | Record Eagle | Mar 2, 2019
Adapting to the Effects of Climate Change in the Practice of Dermatology—A Call to Action
by Dr. Sarah J. Coates, Dr. Timothy H. McCalmont and Dr. Mary L. Williams | JAMA | Mar 2, 2019
February 2019
NJ Faces Growing Health Threat from Virus-Carrying Mosquitoes
by Jon Hurdle | NJ Spotlight | Feb 28, 2019
Medical community must sound alarm about climate change’s negative effects on health
by Dr. Cheryl Holder | Miami Herald | Feb 20, 2019
GOP Green New Deal stunt is a great deal for Democrats
by Jeremy Symons | The Hill | Feb 17, 2019
January 2019
Climate Change Is A Public Health Emergency, Doctor Says. Here’s How To Respond
by Meghna Chakrabarti | NPR Radio – WBUR 90.9 | Jan 23, 2019
Doctors are frightened by climate change. Their industry is a big part of the problem
by Julia Belluz and Umair Irfam | Vox | Jan 19, 2019
December 2018
Tackling climate change could save millions of lives, report says
by Jacqueline Howard | CNN | Dec 5, 2018
Tackling climate change could save millions of lives, report says
by CNN | ABC Action News | Dec 5, 2018
Millions of Lives could be saved by tackling Climate Change: WHO
by Abha Toppo | Jagran Blog | Dec 6, 2018
Physician Action Needed in Face of Climate Change, ACP Says
by Marcia Frellick | Medscape | Dec 3, 2018
November 2018
Doctors add voices to fears climate change is posing health risks around the globe
by Joanne Finnegan | Fierce Healthcare | Nov 28, 2019
Associations Keep Attention on Climate Change Report
by Ernie Smith | New Associations | Nov 28, 2019
Congress, it’s time to follow your doctor’s prescription on climate change
by Dr. Mona Sarfaty | The Hill | Nov 27, 2018
The Hill: Congress, It’s Time To Follow Your Doctor’s Prescription On Climate Change
by Dr. Mona Sarfaty | Kaiser Health News | Nov 27, 2018
New goal in climate resilience: Racial equity
by Ines Kagubare | ClimateWire | Nov 26, 2018
Medical Societies Respond to National Climate Assessment
by The Medical Society Consortium on Climate & Health | YubaNet | Nov 23, 2018
Internists and Medical Society Consortium on Climate & Health awarded grant
by American College of Physicians (ACP) | EurekAlert! | Nov 19, 2018
Diseases spread by ticks hit record level in U.S.
by Ashley Welch | CBS News | Nov 14, 2018
Temperatures in Florida are Rising. For Vulnerable Patients, the Heat can be Life-threatening
by Kate Stein | FCIR | Nov 13, 2018
Physician Recognition – Inova Clinicians
by Loring Flint | INOVA Physician Brief | Nov 1, 2018
October 2018
Denials Down Under: Climate Change and Health
by Binoy Kampmark | International Policy Digest | Oct 25, 2018
Medical Society Consortium on Climate & Health Reacts to Climate Report, EPA Proposal
by Scott Wilson | AAFP | Oct 23, 2018
Warming climate is already taking a toll on public health
by Don Paul | The Buffalo News | Oct 18, 2018
How climate change will affect your health
by Arman Azad | CNN | Oct 12, 2018
September 2018
Climate Crisis Call to Action: Major Obstacles but Hope for an “Energized Base”
by Dr. Caroline Wellbery | AM Rounds Journal | Sep 18, 2018
August 2018
Climate change is a health issue.
by Cynthia Mahoney | The Union | Aug 28, 2018
Analysis of new U.S. coal plant rules shows deadly dangers of air pollution
by MD Staff | Modern Diplomacy | Aug 26, 2018
Analysis of new U.S. coal plant rules shows deadly dangers of air pollution
by UN Environment Programme | Aug 25, 2018
The Trump Administration’s Revised Clean Power Plan Will Make Pollution Worse
by Washington Post | Science Alert | Aug 22, 2018
Trump administration proposes rule to relax carbon limits on power plants
by Juliet Eilperin | Washington Post | Aug 21, 2018
Administration proposes rule that would ease carbon limits on power plants
by Washington Post | The Seattle Times | Aug 21, 2018
Significant rise in mosquito “disease danger days” in U.S., report warns
by Ashley Welch | CBS News | Aug 13, 2018
June 2018
How Climate Change Shapes Health, Health Care, and Physician Advocacy in Massachusetts
by Robyn Alie | Massachusetts Medical Society | June 2018
Climate change threatens public health
by Kathy Brazaitis | The Cap Times | Jun 18, 2018
Hiding in plain sight
by Dr. Mona Sarfaty | Richmond Times-Dispatch | Jun 12, 2018
Climate Change & Health – Radio Interview
by Dr. Mona Sarfaty | Community Radio Station WERA 96.7 | Jun 5, 2018
May 2018
Limiting global warming levels can reduce dengue fever cases
by Soma Das | Hindustan Times | May 29, 2018
Pediatricians warn that climate change is harming children’s health
by Katherine Martinko | Treehugger | May 10, 2018
Pediatricians are concerned about climate change, and here’s why
by Jacqueline Howard | CNN | May 8, 2018
Pediatricians are concerned about climate change, and here’s why
by Jacqueline Howard, CNN | picked up by Local 10 (Florida television) | May 8, 2018
Illnesses from ticks, mosquitoes, flea bites have tripled in recent years, CDC says
by Ashley Welch | CBS News | May 1, 2018
Pick-Up:
Illnesses From Ticks, Mosquitoes Surge, CDC Says
by Ashley Welch, CBS News | 9 News | May 2, 2018
CDC Issues Warning On Bug-Borne Diseases In Wake Of New Report
by Ashley Welch, CBS News | Valley News Live | May 2, 2018
Illnesses From Ticks, Mosquitoes, Flea Bites Have Tripled In Recent Years, CDC Says
by Ashley Welch, CBS News | 5 News Online | May 1, 2018
Illnesses from ticks, mosquitoes surge, CDC says
by Ashley Welch, CBS News | 10 TV WBNS | May 1, 2018
April 2018
The mental aftermath of hurricanes
by Lauren Sullivan | Fourth Estate | Apr 23, 2018
Protecting the Environment, Our Health
by AAFP News | Apr 17, 2018
Doctors Prescribe Climate Action for Better Health
by Juanita Constible & Clare Morganelli | NRDC Blog | Apr 11, 2018
A case for climate activism: but where are the medical students?
by Dr. Caroline Wellbery & Rhett Engelking | KevinMD | Apr 10, 2018
Climate Change Takes Particular Toll on At-Risk Communities
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March 2018
JAMA Forum: Private and Public Sector Responses to Climate Change
by Dr. Howard K. Koh & Gina A. McCarthy | News @ JAMA | Mar 28, 2018
How to survive climate change: A lesson from Hurricane Maria
by Jane Palmer | CNN | Mar 20, 2018
The Medical Society Consortium on Climate & Health Sounds the Alarm on Health Impacts of Climate Change
by Dr. Mona Sarfaty | New England College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine | Mar 20, 2018
More than 370 Virginians attend DEQ hearings on carbon reduction
by Augusta Free Press | Mar 19, 2018
Climate Change Said to Be ‘Ultimate Social Determinant of Health’
by Mark Moran | Psychiatric News |Mar 13, 2018
Why your doctor might soon talk to you about climate change
by Bianca Graulau | WTSP Channel 10 (Florida) | Mar 9, 2018
February 2018
The Health Effects of Climate Change
by Dr. Mona Sarfaty | The Actuary Magazine | Feb 23, 2018
If you live in Florida, doctors say climate change is already affecting your health
by Miami Herald | Florida Trend | Feb 13, 2018
If you live in Florida, doctors say climate change is already affecting your health
by Alex Harris | Miami Herald | Feb 9, 2018
January 2018
Central Coast Physicians Winter 2018 edition
by Central Coast Physicians | Jan 31, 2018
The gift of life – from kidneys to climate
by Dr. Cynthia Mahoney | Citizens’ Climate Lobby News | Jan 25, 2018
December 2017
The Importance of Physician Climate Advocacy in the Face of Political Denial
by Andrew Jameton, PhD | AMA Journal of Ethics | Dec 1, 2017
Sierra Club holds hearing on Clean Power Plan
by April Keating | The Record Delta | Dec 6, 2017
November 2017
Advocates Protest Proposed Repeal, Calling Clean Power Plan ‘Lifesaving’
by Kara Leigh Lofton | WV Public Radio | Nov 28, 2017
Sierra Club outlines opposition to repeal of Clean Power Plan
by Matt Combs | The Register Herald | Nov 28, 2017
What Your Doctor Needs to Know About Climate Change
by Shelby Lorman | Thrive Global | Nov 17, 2017
October 2017
Doctors speak up on climate change
by Drs. Robert and Lori Byron | Billings Gazette | Oct 26, 2017
Brewer not ‘nice’ for spreading false, misleading information
by David E. Corbin, Ph.D | Scottsbluff Star Herald | Oct 17, 2017
Health Highlights
by US News | Oct 11, 2017
Repealing the Clean Power Plan Sacrifices the Health of Communities of Color
by Yessenia Funes | Gizmodo | Oct 11, 2017
EPA’s Clean Power Plan reversal opposed by medical coalition
by CBS /AP Staff | CBS News | Oct 10, 2017
Doctors criticize weakening of climate protections
by Megan Thielking | STAT Morning Rounds | Oct 10, 2017
Trump’s EPA Is Gutting Obama’s Rule For Cleaner Power Plants
by Zahra Harji & Dan Vergano | Buzzfeed | Oct 9, 2017
Climate Groups Vow to Fight in Court and Streets as Trump EPA Pulls Plug on Clean Power Plan
by Julia Conley | Common Dreams | Oct 9, 2017
August 2017
Broken Glass, Petrochemicals, and Other Harvey Hazards – Healthcare providers in Texas should brace for the expected and the unexpected
Interview with Steering Committee member Jerry Paulson
by Joyce Frieden | Medpage Today | Aug 29, 2017
AMWA Newsletter (8/23/17) https://www.amwa-doc.org/news/amwa-joins-medical-society-consortiumon-climate-and-health/
Climate Liability News (8/21/17) https://www.climateliabilitynews.org/2017/08/21/climate-change-public-health-impacts/
July 2017
CNN (7/31/17) http://www.cnn.com/2017/07/31/health/climate-change-two-degrees-studies/index.html
KPFA Radio (7/3/17) About Health: The Health Effects of Climate Change. Interview with two Consortium physician advocates. https://kpfa.org/program/about-health/
June 2017
PreventionWeb (Serving the information needs of the disaster reduction community, and the UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR). The platform receives an average of 80,000 visits per month. http://www.preventionweb.net/publications/view/54049
Providence Business Journal (6/19/17) https://pbn.com/climate-changes-dire-health-consequences/
Billings Gazette (6/18/17) http://billingsgazette.com/opinion/letters/decision-against-medical-advice/article_5e7197d8-aaa9-5e68-a8a1-c214851e22ba.html
Palm Beach Post (6/13/17) http://www.mypalmbeachpost.com/news/opinion/point-view-doctor-prescription-for-climate-change/TOukFYM8mDBTqNrwFdA1BO/
Idaho State Journal (6/11/17) http://idahostatejournal.com/opinion/columns/climate-change-and-your-health/article_98fe011f-4939-5b38-9153-91fe249bdced.html
Alternet (6/9/17) http://www.alternet.org/environment/climate-change-making-us-sick-two-out-three-us-doctors-say-yes-trump-doesnt-care
Virginia Energy Blog (6/9/17) https://powerforthepeopleva.com/2017/06/09/mcauliffe-on-his-way-out-makes-his-bold-move-on-climate/
Traverse City Record Eagle (6/9/17) http://www.record-eagle.com/opinion/forum-trump-s-fundamental-failure-of-leadership/article_aa9d5d67-b098-58e5-a69c-dd9c480188b2.html
Two Out of Three Doctors Say Climate Change is Making Us Sick (6/8/17) https://www.ecowatch.com/climate-change-make-us-sick-2437944824.html
Health Central (6/6/17) https://www.healthcentral.com/article/medical-groups-denounce-u-s-withdrawal-from-paris-climate-accord
Charlotte Observer (6/5/17) http://www.newsobserver.com/opinion/op-ed/article154171354.html
Medscape (6/5/17) http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/881086
Fresno Bee (6/4/17) http://www.fresnobee.com/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/article154130069.html
Scientific American (6/3/17) https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/leaving-the-paris-climate-accord-could-lead-to-a-public-health-disaster/
MedPageToday (6/2/17) https://www.medpagetoday.com/publichealthpolicy/publichealth/65760
Fierce Healthcare (6/2/17) http://www.fiercehealthcare.com/practices/wrong-choice-medical-groups-say-about-trump-s-decision-to-withdraw-from-climate-change
NBC News (6/2/17) http://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/trump-climate-decision-endangers-human-health-doctors-say-n767326
Undark (6/1/17) https://undark.org/2017/06/01/paris-climate-accord-u-s-withdrawal/
AAFP Leader Voices Blog (6/1/17) http://blogs.aafp.org/cfr/leadervoices/entry/a_changing_climate_threatens_our?cmpid=em_58028133_B1
May 2017
Bustle 5/31/17) https://www.bustle.com/p/7-ways-climate-change-is-sneakily-messing-with-your-health-6107
Public Now (5/31/17) Mason Expert Explain the Perils of Leaving the Paris Agreement: https://www.publicnow.com/view/B8D65E7D2246D23244F1EECFB8FE676B15606C3F
The Florida Times Union 5/30/17 http://jacksonville.com/opinion/columnists/2017-05-30/guest-column-health-impacts-climate-change-are-serious
Guardian (5/5/17) Medical scientists report on the impact climate change is having on health (The Guardian)
True Viral News (5/1/17) http://trueviralnews.com/doctors-unite-to-say-climate-change-is-making-us-sick/
April 2017
Washington Times (4/26/17): http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/apr/26/allergy-season-worsens-as-result-of-climate-change/
JAMA (4/18/17): http://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2613638?utm_medium=alert&utm_source=JAMAPublishAheadofPrint&utm_campaign=22-03-2017
CNN (4/13/17): http://www.cnn.com/2017/04/13/health/climate-change-health-risks-us-map-explainer/index.html
Launch Coverage
Mainstream Media:
USA Today: Climate change is making us sick, top U.S. doctors say: http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/health/2017/03/15/climate-change-making-us-sick-top-us-doctors-say/99218946/ *Includes map infographic
Pickup: Chicago Sun-Times
CBS News: Doctors join forces, warn climate change is harming our health http://www.cbsnews.com/news/climate-change-global-warming-harming-health-11-doctors-groups/
Pickup: WDEF News 12, KHOU Texas
NBC News: Climate Change Needs to Be Tackled for Better Health, Medical Groups Urge: http://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/climate-change-needs-be-tackled-better-health-medical-groups-urge-n733906
The Huffington Post: Nearly Half A Million U.S. Doctors Warn That Climate Change Is Making Us Sick http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/doctors-climate-change_us_58c85231e4b01c029d7717ed *Includes map infographic
VOA (Voice of America) News: New Consortium Speaks in Favor of Strict US Fuel-efficiency Standards: http://www.voanews.com/a/consortium-speaks-favor-strict-united-states-fuel-efficiency-standards/3767958.html
Washington Times: http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/mar/17/doctors-warns-health-dangers-climate-change/
International Business Times (Yahoo): Climate Change Impacts: American’s Health Hurt By Global Warming, Doctors Say: http://www.ibtimes.com/climate-change-impacts-americans-health-hurt-global-warming-doctors-say-2509283 *Includes map infographic
New America Media: Doctors: Climate Change is Already Making America’s Kids Sicker: http://newamericamedia.org/2017/03/doctors-climate-change-is-already-making-americas-kids-sicker.php
Truth Out (3/25/17) http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/39952-doctors-climate-change-is-already-making-us-kids-sicker
Politico: Morning Energy | Doctors Get in Formation Over Climate (5th story, prior to press event) http://www.politico.com/tipsheets/morning-energy/2017/03/turn-that-car-regulation-around-219235
State and Local Media:
The Cleveland Plain Dealer: Climate change is making Americans sick, nation’s medical societies warn: http://www.cleveland.com/healthfit/index.ssf/2017/03/nations_doctors_climate_change.html
MinnPost (Minneapolis): From bacteria to parasites: Physicians urge action to reduce climate change’s harmful health effects: https://www.minnpost.com/second-opinion/2017/03/bacteria-parasites-physicians-urge-action-reduce-climate-changes-harmful-heal
The San Diego Union-Tribune: Should your doctor talk with you about climate change?: http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/health/sd-me-climate-health-20170316-story.html
Billings Gazette: http://billingsgazette.com/news/local/half-of-u-s-doctors-alarmed-about-health-effects-of/article_ab9c5cf4-e216-5a37-9d00-ce3c612c390d.html
Toronto Globe and Mail: Heat and health: Doctors taking the pulse of the planet on climate change
Pennsylvania Live: PennLive.com: Doctors launch campaign to stress harms of climate change
Fresno Bee http://www.fresnobee.com/news/local/article143416779.html
Health and Medicine:
ACP Advocate: https://www.acponline.org/advocacy/acp-advocate/issue/article/720786
AAP News: Medical societies: Climate change harmful to health: http://www.aappublications.org/news/2017/03/15/Climate031517
AAFP News: http://www.aafp.org/news/health-of-the-public/20170320climatechange.html
April 2017
April 5: AAMC Population Health Connect Newsletter: April 5, 2017: Journal of the American Medical Association. Medical Community Gathers Steam to Tackle Climate’s Health Effects.
March 30. AAFP Health of the Public News http://www.aafp.org/news/health-of-the-public/20170320climatechange.html?cmpid=em_57884263_L12
March ACOG News from ACOG Governmental Affairs. ACOG Helps Launch Medical Society Consortium on Climate & Health
AMA Morning Rounds on March 16.
Family Medicine Smart Brief, March 21, 2016: Health Policy and Legislation
MedScape: Medical Societies Come Together on Harms of Climate Change: http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/877292
MedPage Today: https://www.medpagetoday.com/PublicHealthPolicy/EnvironmentalHealth/63944
HealthDay: U.S. Medical Groups Sound the Alarm on Climate Change: https://consumer.healthday.com/public-health-information-30/weather-health-news-789/u-s-medical-groups-sound-the-alarm-on-climate-change-720691.html
Becker’s Hospital Review: 400k+ physicians warn of effects of climate change on health: http://www.beckershospitalreview.com/population-health/400k-physicians-warn-of-effects-of-climate-change-on-health.html
Stat News: Doctors take on climate change and health: http://us11.campaign-archive1.com/?u=f8609630ae206654824f897b6&id=fdd831cbaf&e=640826686f
Phys.Org: Climate change is making people sick: US doctors: https://phys.org/news/2017-03-climate-people-sick-doctors.html
Vocativ: Leading Doctors Warn Of The Scary Health Risks Of Climate Change: http://www.vocativ.com/410876/climate-change-health-risks/
Community Health Magazine: How will climate change affect your health http://www.communityhealthmagazine.com/mind_and_body/how-will-climate-change-affect-your-health/article_e7d0ff32-2138-11e7-bf9b-ebee280e99a3.html
Experience Life (3/27/17): https://experiencelife.com/article/climate-change/
Science and Tech:
Scientific American: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/doctors-warn-climate-change-threatens-public-health/
Smithsonian Magazine: Doctors Warn That Climate Change Makes People Sick
http://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/climate-change-makes-people-sick-doctors-warn-180962561/#U813fSFyrZ7riJrh.99
Gizmodo: America’s Doctors: Climate Change is Making People Sick: http://gizmodo.com/americas-doctors-have-an-important-message-climate-cha-1793299552 *Includes map infographic
Pickup: Gizmodo Australia
Live Science: Map Shows How Climate Change Will Affect Health Across US http://www.livescience.com/58270-climate-change-health-effects-united-states.html *Includes map infographic
Tech Times: Nearly Half a Million US Doctors Could Not Be Wrong: Climate Change Harms Healths: http://www.techtimes.com/articles/201813/20170316/the-half-a-million-doctors-could-never-be-wrong-climate-change-harms-health.htm#sthash.dU3nFdDh.dpuf
IFL Science http://www.iflscience.com/health-and-medicine/climate-change-harming-health-now/
Romper: Stats On Infectious Disease Rates Now Versus 20 Years Ago Paint A Grim Future: https://www.romper.com/p/stats-on-infectious-disease-rates-now-versus-20-years-ago-paint-a-grim-future-44812
Environment:
NPR Radio, Living on Earth (6 minutes):
March 29: Inside Climate News: Climate Change Mental Health Impacts https://insideclimatenews.org/news/29032017/climate-change-mental-health-extreme-weather
March 20: Inside Climate News: New Doctors’ Group Highlights Climate Change’s Urgent Threat to Health Nationwide https://insideclimatenews.org/news/15032017/climate-change-health-disease-doctors
Nature World News: Climate Change Is Making Americans’ Medical Condition Worse, Top US Doctor Says: http://www.natureworldnews.com/articles/36445/20170316/climate-change-making-americans-medical-condition-worse-top-doctor.htm
Trade
NonProfit Quarterly: https://nonprofitquarterly.org/2017/04/14/climate-change-will-change-work-nonprofits/
Blogs
Partnership (5/15/17) http://www.partnershipforresponsiblegrowth.org/blog/
The Burness Effect (4/10/17): http://www.burness.com/the-unexpected-force-thats-making-us-sick/
Mom’s Clean Air Force (3/17/17): http://www.momscleanairforce.org/doctors-consortium-climate-heal/
Consortium Quotes in Other Climate Change Stories
Popular Science (3/21/17) http://www.popsci.com/diabetes-climate-change
Nexus Media (3/21/17) https://nexusmedianews.com/diabetes-rising-along-with-global-temperatures-f8cfe2f0c85d#.f6lm5g7jj
Could Global Warming Cause Diabetes?
by Alanna Nunez | Mens Health | Mar 21, 2017
Is there a link between climate change and diabetes?
by Jacqueline Howard | CNN | Mar 21, 2017