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Consortium Executive Director Lisa Patel, MD, speaks out on the repeal of the endangerment finding.
This decision represents a profound setback for the health and well-being of the American people.
Lisa Patel, MD, executive director of the Medical Society Consortium on Climate and Health, spoke at the public hearing in opposition to this proposal.
These decisions share a common thread: prioritizing the interests of major polluters over the health of the public.
Consortium Executive Director Lisa Patel, MD, speaks out on the newly released strategy report from the Make America Healthy Again Commission.
Executive Director Lisa Patel, MD, speaks out on the proposal to overturn the endangerment finding.
Executive Director Lisa Patel, MD, speaks out on the final passage of the federal budget bill.
Executive Director Lisa Patel, MD, speaks out on the proposed repeal of the Power Plant Pollution Standards and Mercury and Air Toxics Standards (MATS).
Executive Director Lisa Patel, MD, speaks out on this dangerous decision.
We strongly oppose the dismissal of the NCA scientists and stand in full support of their efforts to complete the report as planned.
The Consortium opposes these rollbacks and urges the EPA to fulfill its responsibility to base regulations on the best available science.
This event brings the collective efforts of our organizations together to ensure that health professionals, public health advocates and their communities have the resources and support to carry the work forward.
Family physicians play a critical role in preventing and mitigating the health impacts of anthropogenic climate change on their patients and communities.
ASCO intends to support the cancer community as we examine how to reduce the burden and impact of climate change on our patients and our professional work.
The ASTRO Board of Directors has approved a climate change policy statement in response to growing concern regarding its impact on patient care.
This position paper details policy actions that are needed to address the climate crisis and reduce exposure to hazardous substances and air and water pollution. ACP affirms the need to achieve environmental justice so that everyone can live, work, learn, and play in a safe, healthy environment.
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A statement by The American College of Lifestyle Medicine on optimal dietary lifestyle for human and planetary health on leading causes of chronic diseases.
In 2020 the International Society for Social Pediatrics and Child Health identified the need to rally pediatricians and child health professionals from around the world to address the climate crisis because of its adverse effects on child health. In response, a declaration on responding to the impact of climate change on children was drafted by the International Society for Social Pediatrics and Child Health and subsequently revised and adopted by the International Pediatric Association.
A statement by SGIM recognising climate change is among the major public health issues of this century, if not the most significant public health opportunity currently facing the Earth.
As psychiatrists we know that with civic disruption, violence, intimidation and associated threats of authoritarian actions, our efforts to address the mounting crisis of climate change and associated disparities and injustices cannot proceed.
The Wisconsin Medical Society endorses the scientific consensus and findings of the 5th Assessment Report of the UN IPCC.
Emergent evidence from a broad coalition of international researchers and the medical community has demonstrated that the current climate crisis presents an imminent health risk to pregnant women, the developing fetus, and reproductive health.