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Champions of the Month

Posted November 14, 2023 Champions of the Month, Members in Action

November 2023 Champion

How Dr. Earl Stewart responds to climate change has been shaped by his experience in the Climate and Health Equity Fellowship.
Posted October 23, 2023 Champions of the Month, Members in Action, News Articles by Physicians

October 2023 Champion

Sanjiv Godse wants to treat children’s lungs and the air that goes in them. His approach combines his love of the outdoors with his career as a doctor.
Posted September 18, 2023 Champions of the Month, Members in Action

September 2023 Champion

Daniel Nguyen helped establish the North Carolina affiliate of the Consortium, Carolina Advocates for Climate, Health, and Equity.
Posted August 17, 2023 Champions of the Month, Members in Action

August 2023 Champion

Dr. Robin Cooper wants health professionals who have paid attention to the physical aspects of health risk to consider that the physical and the mental are tied together.
Posted July 18, 2023 Champions of the Month, Members in Action

July 2023 Champion

Dr. Laurie Lalakea, chief of otolaryngology at Santa Clara Valley Medical Center, is helping her health system reduce their emissions and build resilience.
Posted June 8, 2023 Champions of the Month, Members in Action

June 2023 Champion

After an interaction with a patient, Dr. William Weppner realized that he was in a position to do something about climate change.
Posted May 12, 2023 Champions of the Month, Members in Action

May 2023 Champion

Joan Widmer, a member of the NH Healthcare Workers for Climate Action’s Board, seeks to share the impacts of climate change on health with the goal of fostering climate action.
Posted April 17, 2023 Champions of the Month, Members in Action

April 2023 Champion

Medical student Savita Potarazu helped get a climate change curriculum theme created at the George Washington University School of Medicine.
Posted March 27, 2023 Champions of the Month, Members in Action

March 2023 Champions

Advocates at our 2023 Annual Meeting visited over 60 congressional offices to call for stronger clean air standards.
Posted February 21, 2023 Champions of the Month, Members in Action

February 2023 Champion

Dr. Gerri Cannon-Smith is leading the launch of Mississippi Health Professionals for Climate and Health Equity.
Posted December 12, 2022 Champions of the Month, Members in Action

December 2022 Champion

Dr. Hayley Blackburn is calling on pharmacists to respond to the health impacts of climate change.
Posted June 28, 2022 Champions of the Month, Members in Action

June 2022 Champion

Meet Dr. Jerry Abraham: a family doctor, tireless advocate for healthcare access and health equity, and co-author of the recent AMA resolution on climate change.
Posted May 25, 2022 Champions of the Month, Members in Action

May 2022 Champion

Meet our May Champion, Dr. Bethany Carlos! A survey spurred her to climate activism. Dr. Carlos is a 2021 Climate Health Equity Fellow (CHEF). What she learned through these trainings....

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Posted April 22, 2022 Champions of the Month, Members in Action

April 2022 Champion

Meet Dr. Victoria Gillet. This Milwaukee internist is organizing with two groups to close Wisconsin’s remaining coal-fired power plants.    
Dr. Johnathan Lu
Posted March 31, 2022 Champions of the Month, Members in Action

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.    
Posted February 24, 2022 Champions of the Month, Members in Action

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....

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Posted January 18, 2022 Champions of the Month, Members in Action

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.
Posted December 13, 2021 Champions of the Month, Members in Action

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....

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Posted October 7, 2021 Champions of the Month, Members in Action

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.  
Posted September 2, 2021 Champions of the Month, Members in Action

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.  
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