The Consortium in the News
August 2021
Health care organizations, practitioners collaborate on push for climate-smart health care
The Kresge Foundation | August 30, 2021
Climate Change and Extreme Weather Linked in U.N. Climate Report
Jenessa Duncombe | Eos | August 25, 2021
Joining Fight Against Line 3, Health Professionals Urge Biden to Block Project
Jessica Corbett | Common Dreams | August 17, 2021
New Climate Report Sparks Demand for Change in Healthcare
Amanda D’Ambrosio | MedPage Today | August 9, 2021
As we face climate change, Congress must invest in programs and policies that center our health
Dr. Mona Sarfaty | The Hill | August 9, 2021
HHS’s Climate Change Office: Not Open Yet, but Getting Positive Reviews
Joyce Frieden | Medpage Today | August 5, 2021
Effects of Climate Change, COVID-19 Spell Concern for Embattled US Health System
Gianna Melillo | The American Journal of Managed Care | August 5, 2021
July 2021
Georgia’s rural electric co-ops must commit to greater use of clean energy sources
Dr. Linda I. Walden | Savannah Morning News | July 26, 2021
June 2021
We need a call to action on clean energy
Dr. Linda I. Walden | Georgia Health News | June 28, 2021
Calling on co-ops to provide clean energy
Dr. Linda I. Walden | Thomasville Times-Enterprise | June 23, 2021
Mason 4C receives funding for Medical Society Consortium On Climate & Health
George Mason University | EurekaAlert! | June 3, 2021
May 2021
Buzz Staff | BollyInside | May 28, 2021
Health Costs from Climate Soar To $820 Billion
Jenessa Duncombe | EOS | May 28, 2021
AAFA and Healthy Air Partners Coalition Meet with EPA
Globenewswire | BollyInside | May 24, 2021
Health Costs of Air Pollution and Climate Change Exceed $800 Billion
Harun Asad | Environmental Leader | May 24, 2021
Lizzy Rosenberg | Green Matters | May 24, 2021
Mason4C partnering medical societies and environmental justice groups
George Mason University | EurekaAlert! | May 24, 2021
Report: US Health Costs from Climate Change, Fossil Fuel Pollution Top $820B a Year
Sustainable Brands | May 21, 2021
The Human Toll
Annie Snider | Politico | May 21, 2021
Doctors put a price tag on the annual health impacts of climate change. It’s $820 billion.
Zoya Teirstein | Grist | May 21, 2021
New report: Climate harms to health are widespread & costly
Dr. Vijay Lemaye | Prevention Web | May 20, 2021
AAFA and Healthy Air Partners Coalition Meet with EPA on Pollution and Climate Change
Intrado Globe Newswire | May 20, 2021
Report: Health Costs from Climate Change and Fossil Fuel Pollution Tops $820 Billion a Year
NRDC | May 20, 2021
April 2021
Biden Promises to Slash Greenhouse Gas Emissions by 50 Percent by 2030
Scott Waldman | Scientific American | Apr 22, 2021
As Biden leads a global charge, Australia is lagging behind on climate action
Jennifer Doggett | Croakey | Apr 22, 2021
New healthcare partnership studies climate impact on NJ residents
Patrick Lavery | New Jersey 101.5 | Apr 12, 2021
Maibach & Sarfaty receive funding for Consortium
George Mason University | EurekAlert! | Apr 5, 2021
March 2021
Why weather kills older adults — and how to keep loved ones safe
Deseret News | Mar 13, 2021
Radiologists must ‘urgently’ weigh imaging’s role in climate change: 4 areas to begin
Matt O’Connor | Innovative Healthcare Health Imaging | March 11, 2021
Study Projects Global Warming Could Make Survival in Tropics Impossible
Newsmax Health | Mar 9, 2021
Global Warming Could Make Survival in Tropics Impossible: Study
Amy Norton, HealthDay Reporter | WebMD | Mar 8, 2021
Local View: Overreach and oversight
David E. Corbin | Lincoln Journal Star | Mar 8, 2021
Q&A: Climate psychiatry making strides to tackle psychological fallout of climate change
Joe Gramigna, MA | Healio | Mar 2, 2021
February 2021
Twitter thinks ads about climate change are bad. Big Oil’s disinformation is fine, though. (Links to the Policy Action Agenda)
Emily Atkin, MSNBC Opinion Columnist | MSNBC | Feb 4, 2021
January 2021
Public health professionals: ‘To save lives, support clean transportation
Augusta Free Press | Jan 30, 2021
December 2020
How You Can Save Money in Your Practice by Going Green
Abigail Cukier | Medscape | Dec 21, 2020
Strategies for Clinical Discussions About Climate Change
Emily Senay, Mona Sarfaty, Mary B. Rice | Annals of Internal Medicine | Dec 15, 2020
Maibach receives funding for Medical Society Consortium on Climate And Health
George Mason University | EurekAlert! | Dec 11,2020
Health Professionals Urged to Rise to the “Fierce Urgency” of the Climate Crisis
Global Climate and Health Alliance | Yuba Net | Dec 9, 2020
Third Rock from the Sun: Endocrinology and Climate Change
Glenda Fauntleroy Shaw | Endocrine News | Dec 2020
Pressured By Students, Medical Schools Grapple With Climate Change
Michele Cohen Marill | Health Affairs | Dec, 2020
November 2020
Urgency needed to address climate change in Maine
Daniel Oppenheim | Bangor Daily News | Nov 5, 2020
October 2020
Cast ballot carefully
Kristen Carlson | The Mining Journal | Oct 30, 2020
WI Medical Professionals: Climate Change Affects Human Health
Mike Moen | Public News Service WI | Oct 28, 2020
The US presidential race shows the value of health professionals urging climate action
Edward Maibach and Anthony Leiserowitz | BMJ Opinion | Oct 15, 2020
Mike Pence Acknowledges ‘The Climate Is Changing.’ What Will Your Doctor Do About This?
Nina Shapiro | Forbes | Oct 8, 2020
September 2020
Physicians: Get Ready for Climate Change — It’s a problem that will plague all of us
Carolina Severiche Mena, MD, and Matt Artz, MS, MBA | Medpage Today | Sep 21, 2020
Political leaders will benefit from a new climate focus: Protecting health
Risa Lavizzo-Mourey & Jerry Taylor | Op-Ed linking to the Policy Action Agenda | The Hill | Sep 18, 2020
One Planet: The Deadly Wildfires In Oregon & The Impacts Of Climate Change On Human Health
Rose Aguilar & Malihe Razazan | San Francisco KALW Radio Podcast | Sep 14, 2020
Doctors offer guide for teaching the health effects of climate change in medical residency
Shraddha Chakradhar | STAT | Sep 10, 2020
Pollution costs lives and is bad for business. Here are 5 ways companies can clean up the air
Roderick Weller & Eleni Michalopoulou | World Economic Forum | Sep 7, 2020
August 2020
In Phoenix, rising temperatures day and night kill more people each year
Debra Utacia Krol, Arizona Republic | AZ Central | Aug 27, 2020
Point of View: Stop the burn of pre-harvesting sugarcane
Dr. Cheryl Holder (FCCA) | Palm Beach Post | Aug 19, 2020
Climate Change Could Bring Heat ‘Health Crisis’ to U.S. Cities
Amy Norton | Health Day | Aug 18, 2020
Climate Change Could Bring Heat ‘Health Crisis’ to U.S. Cities
Amy Norton | US News | Aug 18, 2020
Climate Change: The Other Health Crisis
Laurie Mazur | US News | Aug 16, 2020
July 2020
The latest on the coronavirus pandemic
Ben Westcott, Helen Regan, Laura Smith-Spark, Ed Upright and Meg Wagner | CNN | Jul 25, 2020
What Happens When a Pandemic Meets a Heat Wave (Quotes members of FCCA)
Linda Poon | Bloomberg CityLab | Jul 24, 2020
Ophthalmologists support efforts to reduce surgical waste, survey says
Eric Oliver | Becker ACS Review | Jul 16, 2020
Survey: Most Ophthalmologists Support Efforts to Reduce Medicine’s Big Carbon Footprint
American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO) and ASCRS | Newswise | Jul 15, 2020
Survey: Most Ophthalmologists Support Efforts to Reduce Medicine’s Big Carbon Footprint
American Academy of Opthalmology | Jul 15, 2020
June 2020
Americans increasingly understand that climate change harms human health
John Kotcher, Edward Maibach, Seth Rosenthal, Abel Gustafson & Anthony Leiserowitz | Yale Climate Note | Jun 16, 2020
Taking COVID-19 Tests Has Broad Support — Especially Among Adults Concerned About Climate Change
Lisa Martine Jenkins | Morning Consult | Jun 10, 2020
Paradise for Mold (Quotes member of FCCA)
Noura Al-Rajhi | WUFT – The Human Hazard | Jun 2020
May 2020
Planet already seeing temperatures beyond human tolerance
News24 | May 25, 2020
Mona Sarfaty Profile
Gray Babbs | Public Health Post | May 22, 2020
Planet Already Seeing Temperatures Beyond Human Tolerability
Amy Norton
Our leaders protect us when they respect science
Dr. Samantha Ahdoot and Kendyl Crawford | Virginia Mercury | May 6, 2020
COVID-19 and the Environment: Is There a Relationship?
Joyce Frieden | Medpage Today | May 5, 2020
April 2020
Air Pollution From Wildfires May Make Coronavirus More Lethal
Kristen Gerencher
January 2020
Hope – Despite Climate Change Denialists’ Indefatigabability
Noel Turnbull
November 2019
Climate Change: Is Addressing It Part of the Doctor’s Job?
Climate change will disproportionately threaten children’s health, new report says
Brittany Vincent | Mic | Nov 14, 2019
Climate Change Poses Threats to Children’s Health Worldwide
Kendra Pierre-Louis | The New York Times | Nov 13, 2019
October 2019
Climate change in the curriculum
Beth Howard | AAMC | Oct 8, 2019
The rising health threats of a hot planet
Beth Howard | AAMC | Oct 8, 2019
A physician says we need to connect the dots between worsening health and climate change
Dr. Susan Miller | Style Weekly | Oct 8, 2019
ACP Responds to WSJ Commentary on Social Justice Education in Medical School
American College of Physicians (ACP) | Oct 4, 2019
September 2019
How to talk to your kids about climate change
Nsikan Akpan | PBS News Hour | Sep 30, 2019
Time to Step Up Efforts to Protect Children from Climate Change
Jerome A. Paulson | AAP Voices | Sep 25, 2019
Letter to the Editor: Support student climate strike
Dr. Claire Gervais | Wisconsin State Journal | Sep 20, 2019
‘Like a sunburn on your lungs’: how does the climate crisis impact health?
Emily Holden | The Guardian | Sep 16, 2019
August 2019
With climate change, outdoor workers ‘bear the brunt’ of rising temperatures
Sarah Vogelsong | Virginia Mercury | Aug 27, 2019
Combating EPA Rollbacks — Health Care’s Response to a Retreat on Climate
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
Beth Burger | The Columbus Dispatch | Aug 22, 2019
Climate change is one of the biggest threats to American health
Dr. Jonathan Fielding | The Hill | Aug 20, 2019
Why Climate Change Is a Public Health Emergency
League of Women Voters | Aug 18, 2019
Climate Change Is Now Part of Medical Education
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
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
Dr. Cheryl Holder and Dr. Todd Sack | The Invading Sea | Aug 9, 2019
Climate change is making us sicker
Dr. Homan Wai | Roanoke Times | Aug 8, 2019
Forces of nature: Doctors linking environment, climate change to health issues
Treva Lind | The Spokesman Review | Aug 7, 2019
Medical Schools Are Pushed to Train Doctors for Climate Change
Brianna Abbott | The Wall Street Journal | Aug 7, 2019
July 2019
Letter to the Editor: Health care professionals urge climate change action
Dr. Samantha Ahdoot | Richmond Times-Dispatch | Jul 26, 2019
Extreme Heat in Miami Will Only Get Worse, Scientists Warn
Jess Nelson | Miami New Times | Jul 16, 2019
126 days with temps that feel like 105 degrees? Florida’s heading that way
Kimberly Miller | Palm Beach Post | Jul 16, 2019
Has Your Doctor Talked To You About Climate Change?
Martha Bebinger | NPR Radio – WAMU 88.5 | Jul 13, 2019
Climate change a threat to public health
Dr. Lori Byron | Independent Record | Jul 7, 2019
AAFP Joins U.S. Call to Action on Climate Change
Michael Devitt | AAFP News | Jul 2, 2019
June 2019
Climate change is affecting our health today
Climate change a threat to public health
Dr. Lori Byron | Missoullian | Jun 28, 2019
Interview with Mona Sarfaty: Climate Change is a Public Health Emergency
Julia Muldavin | AJ+ Facebook | Jun 27, 2019
Interview with Mona Sarfaty: Climate Change: A Health Emergency
Julia Muldavin | AJ+ Instagram | Jun 27, 2019
Democratic Primary Debates; Climate Change; Sickle Cell
Madison Roberts | wjct | Jun 26, 2019
Top Medical Orgs Declare Climate Change World’s ‘Greatest Public Health Challenge’
Ayana Byrd | Colorlines | Jun 25, 2019
Climate change is a ‘health emergency,’ 74 medical and public health groups warn
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
Fox 4 Florida TV | May 16, 2019
Physicians Starting to Claim Climate Change Is ‘In My Lane’
Dr. Neha Pathak | Medscape | May 7, 2019
Defenders of CO2 expand presence in Congress
Scott Waldman | Climate Wire | May 2, 2019
April 2019
Northam must forward to improve health and away from the pollutants of the past
Janet Eddy | Richmond Times-Dispatch | Apr 17, 2019
Climate Communications 101: the Trusted Messenger
Sarah Finnie Robinson | BU Institute of Sustainable Energy | Apr 16, 2019
Dermatologists’ role critical in depoliticizing climate change
SJ Coates et al | Helio Dermatology | Apr 11, 2019
New MIG Focuses on Climate Change, Environmental Health
AAFP News | Apr 5, 2019
Climate Change, Allergies, and Health
Suzanne Walker | Jones & Bartlett Learning Public Health Blog | Apr 5, 2019
Florida doctors warn of effects on health from climate change
Amy Lipman | WPTV | Apr 4, 2019
March 2019
How Climate Change Is Affecting Residents’ Health In Miami
Lulu Garcia-Navarro, Cheryl Holder | NPR Radio – WAMU 88.5 | Mar 24, 2019
Forum: Gov. Whitmer is fighting for public health
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
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
Jon Hurdle | NJ Spotlight | Feb 28, 2019
Medical community must sound alarm about climate change’s negative effects on health
Dr. Cheryl Holder | Miami Herald | Feb 20, 2019
GOP Green New Deal stunt is a great deal for Democrats
Jeremy Symons | The Hill | Feb 17, 2019
January 2019
Climate Change Is A Public Health Emergency, Doctor Says. Here’s How To Respond
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
Julia Belluz and Umair Irfan | Vox | Jan 19, 2019
December 2018
Tackling climate change could save millions of lives, report says
Jacqueline Howard | CNN | Dec 5, 2018
Tackling climate change could save millions of lives, report says
CNN | ABC Action News | Dec 5, 2018
Millions of Lives could be saved by tackling Climate Change: WHO
Abha Toppo | Jagran Blog | Dec 6, 2018
Physician Action Needed in Face of Climate Change, ACP Says
Marcia Frellick | Medscape | Dec 3, 2018
November 2018
Doctors add voices to fears climate change is posing health risks around the globe
Joanne Finnegan | Fierce Healthcare | Nov 28, 2019
Associations Keep Attention on Climate Change Report
Ernie Smith | New Associations | Nov 28, 2019
Congress, it’s time to follow your doctor’s prescription on climate change
Dr. Mona Sarfaty | The Hill | Nov 27, 2018
The Hill: Congress, It’s Time To Follow Your Doctor’s Prescription On Climate Change
Dr. Mona Sarfaty | Kaiser Health News | Nov 27, 2018
New goal in climate resilience: Racial equity
Ines Kagubare | ClimateWire | Nov 26, 2018
Medical Societies Respond to National Climate Assessment
The Medical Society Consortium on Climate & Health | YubaNet | Nov 23, 2018
Internists and Medical Society Consortium on Climate & Health awarded grant
American College of Physicians (ACP) | EurekAlert! | Nov 19, 2018
Diseases spread by ticks hit record level in U.S.
Ashley Welch | CBS News | Nov 14, 2018
Temperatures in Florida are Rising. For Vulnerable Patients, the Heat can be Life-threatening
Kate Stein | FCIR | Nov 13, 2018
Physician Recognition – Inova Clinicians
Loring Flint | INOVA Physician Brief | Nov 1, 2018
October 2018
Denials Down Under: Climate Change and Health
Binoy Kampmark | International Policy Digest | Oct 25, 2018
Medical Society Consortium on Climate & Health Reacts to Climate Report, EPA Proposal
Scott Wilson | AAFP | Oct 23, 2018
Warming climate is already taking a toll on public health
Don Paul | The Buffalo News | Oct 18, 2018
How climate change will affect your health
Arman Azad | CNN | Oct 12, 2018
September 2018
Climate Crisis Call to Action: Major Obstacles but Hope for an “Energized Base”
Dr. Caroline Wellbery | AM Rounds Journal | Sep 18, 2018
August 2018
Climate change is a health issue.
Cynthia Mahoney | The Union | Aug 28, 2018
Analysis of new U.S. coal plant rules shows deadly dangers of air pollution
MD Staff | Modern Diplomacy | Aug 26, 2018
Analysis of new U.S. coal plant rules shows deadly dangers of air pollution
UN Environment Programme | Aug 25, 2018
The Trump Administration’s Revised Clean Power Plan Will Make Pollution Worse
Washington Post | Science Alert | Aug 22, 2018
Trump administration proposes rule to relax carbon limits on power plants
Juliet Eilperin | Washington Post | Aug 21, 2018
Administration proposes rule that would ease carbon limits on power plants
Washington Post | The Seattle Times | Aug 21, 2018
Significant rise in mosquito “disease danger days” in U.S., report warns
Ashley Welch | CBS News | Aug 13, 2018
June 2018
How Climate Change Shapes Health, Health Care, and Physician Advocacy in Massachusetts
Robyn Alie | Massachusetts Medical Society | June 2018
Climate change threatens public health
Kathy Brazaitis | The Cap Times | Jun 18, 2018
Hiding in plain sight
Dr. Mona Sarfaty | Richmond Times-Dispatch | Jun 12, 2018
Climate Change & Health – Radio Interview
Dr. Mona Sarfaty | Community Radio Station WERA 96.7 | Jun 5, 2018
May 2018
Limiting global warming levels can reduce dengue fever cases
Soma Das | Hindustan Times | May 29, 2018
Pediatricians warn that climate change is harming children’s health
Katherine Martinko | Treehugger | May 10, 2018
Pediatricians are concerned about climate change, and here’s why
Jacqueline Howard | CNN | May 8, 2018
Pediatricians are concerned about climate change, and here’s why
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
Ashley Welch | CBS News | May 1, 2018
Illnesses From Ticks, Mosquitoes Surge, CDC Says
Ashley Welch, CBS News | 9 News | May 2, 2018
CDC Issues Warning On Bug-Borne Diseases In Wake Of New Report
Ashley Welch, CBS News | Valley News Live | May 2, 2018
Illnesses From Ticks, Mosquitoes, Flea Bites Have Tripled In Recent Years, CDC Says
Ashley Welch, CBS News | 5 News Online | May 1, 2018
Illnesses from ticks, mosquitoes surge, CDC says
Ashley Welch, CBS News | 10 TV WBNS | May 1, 2018
April 2018
The mental aftermath of hurricanes
Lauren Sullivan | Fourth Estate | Apr 23, 2018
Protecting the Environment, Our Health
AAFP News | Apr 17, 2018
Doctors Prescribe Climate Action for Better Health
Juanita Constible & Clare Morganelli | NRDC Blog | Apr 11, 2018
A case for climate activism: but where are the medical students?
Dr. Caroline Wellbery & Rhett Engelking | KevinMD | Apr 10, 2018
Climate Change Takes Particular Toll on At-Risk Communities
March 2018
JAMA Forum: Private and Public Sector Responses to Climate Change
Dr. Howard K. Koh & Gina A. McCarthy | News @ JAMA | Mar 28, 2018
How to survive climate change: A lesson from Hurricane Maria
Jane Palmer | CNN | Mar 20, 2018
The Medical Society Consortium on Climate & Health Sounds the Alarm on Health Impacts of Climate Change
Dr. Mona Sarfaty | New England College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine | Mar 20, 2018
More than 370 Virginians attend DEQ hearings on carbon reduction
Augusta Free Press | Mar 19, 2018
Climate Change Said to Be ‘Ultimate Social Determinant of Health’
Mark Moran | Psychiatric News |Mar 13, 2018
Why your doctor might soon talk to you about climate change
Bianca Graulau | WTSP Channel 10 (Florida) | Mar 9, 2018
February 2018
The Health Effects of Climate Change
Dr. Mona Sarfaty | The Actuary Magazine | Feb 23, 2018
If you live in Florida, doctors say climate change is already affecting your health
Miami Herald | Florida Trend | Feb 13, 2018
If you live in Florida, doctors say climate change is already affecting your health
Alex Harris | Miami Herald | Feb 9, 2018
January 2018
Central Coast Physicians Winter 2018 edition
Central Coast Physicians | Jan 31, 2018
The gift of life – from kidneys to climate
Dr. Cynthia Mahoney | Citizens’ Climate Lobby News | Jan 25, 2018
December 2017
The Importance of Physician Climate Advocacy in the Face of Political Denial
Andrew Jameton | AMA Journal of Ethics | Dec 1, 2017
Sierra Club holds hearing on Clean Power Plan
April Keating | The Record Delta | Dec 6, 2017
November 2017
Advocates Protest Proposed Repeal, Calling Clean Power Plan ‘Lifesaving’
Kara Leigh Lofton | WV Public Radio | Nov 28, 2017
Sierra Club outlines opposition to repeal of Clean Power Plan
Matt Combs | The Register Herald | Nov 28, 2017
What Your Doctor Needs to Know About Climate Change
Shelby Lorman | Thrive Global | Nov 17, 2017
October 2017
Doctors speak up on climate change
Drs. Robert and Lori Byron | Billings Gazette | Oct 26, 2017
Brewer not ‘nice’ for spreading false, misleading information
David E. Corbin | Scottsbluff Star Herald | Oct 17, 2017
Health Highlights
US News | Oct 11, 2017
Repealing the Clean Power Plan Sacrifices the Health of Communities of Color
Yessenia Funes | Gizmodo | Oct 11, 2017
EPA’s Clean Power Plan reversal opposed by medical coalition
CBS /AP Staff | CBS News | Oct 10, 2017
Doctors criticize weakening of climate protections
Megan Thielking | STAT Morning Rounds | Oct 10, 2017
Trump’s EPA Is Gutting Obama’s Rule For Cleaner Power Plants
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
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 Dr. Jerry Paulson | Joyce Frieden | Medpage Today | Aug 29, 2017
AMWA Joins Medical Society Consortium on Climate and Health
AMWA News | Aug 23, 2017
July 2017
Earth to warm 2 degrees Celsius by the end of this century, studies say
Ashley Strickland | CNN | Jul 31, 2017
High Tide Flooding Risk Rising as Climate Warms, NOAA Report Warns
Karen Savage | The Climate Docket | Jul 22, 2017
About Health: The Health Effects of Climate Change
Interview with two Consortium physician advocates | KPFM Radio | Jul 3, 2017
June 2017
Medical alert! Climate change is harming our health
Prevention Web | Jun 20, 2017
Climate change’s dire health consequences
Dr. Nitin S. Damle | Providence Business Journal | Jun 19, 2017
Decision ‘against medical advice’
Dr. Robert Byron and Dr. Lori Byron | Billings Gazette | Jun 18, 2017
POINT OF VIEW: A doctor’s prescription for climate change
The Palm Beach Post | Jun 13, 2017
McAuliffe, on his way out, makes his bold move on climate–and drives Republicans crazy
Ivy Main | Virginia Energy Blog | Jun 9, 2017
Forum: Trump’s fundamental failure of leadership
Dr. Elizabeth Del Buono | Traverse City Record-Eagle | Jun 9, 2017
Two Out of Three Doctors Say Climate Change is Making Us Sick
Alternet| EcoWatch | Jun 9, 2017
Is Climate Change Making Us Sick? Two Out of Three U.S. Doctors Say Yes, but Trump Doesn’t Care
Reynard Loki | Alternet | Jun 7, 2017
Does Weather Affect Psoriatic Arthritis?
Amy Marturana Winderl | Health Central | Jun 6, 2017
As climate changes, health will too
Manijeh Berenji | Charlotte Observer | Jun 5, 2017
Medical Societies Decry Trump’s Ditching Paris Climate Accord
Robert Lowes | Medscape | Jun 5, 2017
Doctors warn Trump about climate change, but he won’t listen
Dr. Don H. Gaede | Fresno Bee | Jun 4, 2017
Leaving the Paris Climate Accord Could Lead to a Public Health Disaster
Robin Lloyd | Scientific American | Jun 3, 2017
Docs, Scientists React to Paris Climate Withdrawal
Shannon Firth | MedPageToday | Jun 2, 2017
Medical groups denounce Trump’s withdrawal from climate agreement
Joanne Finnegan | Fierce Healthcare | Jun 2, 2017
Trump Climate Decision Endangers Human Health, Doctors Say
Maggie Fox | NBC News | Jun 1, 2017
Leaving the Paris Climate Accord Will Be a Public Health Disaster
Robin Lloyd | Undark | Jun 1, 2017
A Changing Climate Threatens Our Health
AAFP Leader Voices Blog | Jun 1, 2017
May 2017
How Climate Change Is Sneakily Messing With Your Health
Lucia Peters | Bustle | May 30, 2017
Health impacts of climate change are serious
John L. Ward | Florida Times-Union | May 30, 2017
Medical scientists report on the impact climate change is having on health
John Abraham | The Guardian | May 5, 2017
April 2017
Climate change is torturing allergy sufferers
Laura Kelly | Washington Times | Apr 26, 2017
Is Climate Change Already Aggravating Asthma, Other Diseases in New Jersey?
Lilo H. Stainton | NJ Spotlight | Apr 19, 2017
Climate Change Will Change the Work of Nonprofits
Erin Rubin | NonProfit Quarterly | Apr 14, 2017
Where climate change is threatening the health of Americans
Jacqueline Howard | CNN | Apr 13, 2017
Doctors meet in Fresno to discuss air pollution and climate change
Barbara Anderson | Fresno Bee | Apr 7, 2017
March 2017
Climate Change’s Mental Health Impacts Need Care Too, Group Says
Sabrina Shankman | Inside Climate News | Mar 29, 2017
How Climate Change Affects Your Health
Sheila Mulrooney Eldred | Experience L!fe | Mar 27, 2017
Doctors: Climate Change Is Already Making US Kids Sicker
Honora Montano, New America Media | Truth Out | Mar 25, 2017
Heat and health: Doctors taking the pulse of the planet on climate change
André Picard | Toronto Globe and Mail | Mar 21, 2017
Climate change may be upping your risk of diabetes
Marlene Cimons | Popular Science | Mar 21, 2017
Diabetes Rising Along With Global Temperatures
Marlene Cimons | Nexus Media | Mar 21, 2017
Could Global Warming Cause Diabetes?
Alanna Nunez | Mens Health | Mar 21, 2017
Is there a link between climate change and diabetes?
Jacqueline Howard | CNN | Mar 21, 2017
Doctors launch campaign to stress harms of climate change
David Wenner | Pennsylvania Live |
Half of U.S. doctors alarmed about health effects of climate change
Mark Ferguson | Billings Gazette | Mar 20, 2017
More Than Half Of U.S. Medical Professionals Unite To Raise Alarm About Climate Change
Alexander C. Kaufman | The Huffington Post | Mar 18, 2017
Doc Groups Join to Spread the Word on Climate Change
Doctors Warn Climate Change Threatens Public Health
Kavya Balaraman | Scientific American | Mar 17, 2017
Medical community warns of health dangers from climate change
Laura Kelly | The Washington Times | Mar 17, 2017
Climate Change Is Already Harming Your Health
Robin Andrews | IFL Science | Mar 17, 2017
Moms Clean Air Force Joins Doctors in Highlighting Health Impacts of Climate Change
Molly Rauch | Mom’s Clean Air Force Blog | Mar
From bacteria to parasites: Physicians urge action to reduce climate change’s harmful health effects
Susan Perry | MinnPost (Minneapolis) | Mar 16, 2017
Should your doctor talk with you about climate change?
Paul Sisson | The San Diego Union-Tribune | Mar 16, 2017
Medical Societies Come Together on Harms of Climate Change
Megan Brooks | Medscape | Mar 16, 2017
Doctors Warn That Climate Change Makes People Sick
Erin Blakemore | Smithsonian Magazine | Mar 16, 2017
Nearly Half a Million US Doctors Could Not Be Wrong: Climate Change Harms Healths
Antonio Manaytay | Tech Times | Mar 16, 2017
400k+ physicians warn of effects of climate change on health
Emily Rappleye | Becker’s Hospital Review | Mar 16, 2017
America’s Doctors: Climate Change is Making People Sick
Kristen V. Brown | Gizmodo Australia | Mar 16, 2017
Climate Change Is Making Americans’ Medical Condition Worse, Top US Doctor Says
Jess F. | Nature World News | Mar 16, 2017
Climate change is making us sick, top U.S. doctors say
Doyle Rice | USA Today | Mar 15, 2017
Doctors warn climate change is harming our health
Mary Brophy Marcus | CBS News | Mar 15, 2017
Doctors join forces, warn climate change is harming our health
KHOU Staff | KHOU Texas| Mar 15, 2017
Climate Change Needs to Be Tackled for Better Health, Medical Groups Urge
Maggie Fox | NBC News | Mar 15, 2017
New Consortium Speaks in Favor of Strict US Fuel-efficiency Standards
Steve Baragona | VOA (Voice of America) News | Mar 15, 2017
Climate Change Impacts: American’s Health Hurt By Global Warming, Doctors Say
Doctors Get in Formation Over Climate (5th story, prior to press event)
Anthony Adragna | Politico: Morning Energy | Mar 15, 2017
Climate change is making Americans sick, nation’s medical societies warn
Brie Zeltner | The Cleveland Plain Dealer | Mar 15, 2017 (updated Jan 11, 2019)
Medical societies: Climate change harmful to health
Melissa Jenco | AAP News | Mar 15, 2017
U.S. Medical Groups Sound the Alarm on Climate Change
Amy Norton | HealthDay | Mar 15, 2017
Doctors take on climate change and health
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