July 2021 Champion!
Dr. Gervais says climate change is the most pressing environmental issue for health professionals, and feels a calling to be involved to improve our health and our environment.
June 2021 Champion!
Katie Huffling, certified Nurse-Midwife and Executive Director of ANHE, knows nurses can accomplish a lot in climate and health advocacy because they have people’s trust, know the science, and can....
May 2021 Champion!
Kevin Hamilton, co-director and co-founder of the Central California Asthma Collaborative, helps people improve air quality through public advocacy programs and education about pollution and climate change.
April 2021 Champion!
Dr. Armen Henderson is building a community coalition to help the homeless, and other people who are at higher risk due to poverty and systemic discrimination.
March 2021 Champions!
After wildfires hit close to home, Dr. Millstein and Dr. McClure joined forces with other doctors and health professionals to start a new advocacy organization, Climate Health Now.
February 2021 Champion!
Despite the worsening disaster of the climate crisis, Dr. Robert Kitchen has an optimistic approach – advocating for climate solutions to benefit health.
January 2021 Champion!
Dr. Nguyen influences her colleagues and patients to care about the environment and the worsening climate crisis. Also known as "Dr. Plastic Picker" she delights her patients with her recycled....
December 2020 Champion!
Experiencing the devastation of Hurricanes Irma and Maria, Dr. Gredia Huerta-Montañez is helping Puerto Ricans to recover, and promoting climate action and resilience.
November 2020 Champions!
Medical students, Samantha Rodriguez and Miranda Ricart, introduced information about climate and health into courses in their medical curriculum.
October 2020 Champion!
Nurse Practitioner Carol Lindsey is passionate about helping patients and health professionals understand the health impacts of climate change.
September 2020 Champion!
Dr. Hayley Guilkey is working to fight the climate crisis in South Carolina - reaching health professionals and patients to help make changes statewide.
July 2020 Champion!
Dr. Andrew Lewandowski is a voice for climate justice by advocating for solutions that are equitable and by bringing people from marginalized communities to the policy-making tables.
June 2020 Champion!
Dr. Linda Walden is a family physician with a mission of reaching out to make a difference in rural Southwest Georgia, striving for change not just in health care but....
May 2020 Champion!
Read about how Dr. Rebecca Philipsborn sees the health of people and the planet are intertwined, and why we should care about climate change for the health of our children.....
April 2020 Champion!
Read about Dr. Joel Charles who serves as lead clinician on COVID-19 planning for the local critical access hospital in Soldiers Grove Wisconsin.
March 2020 Champion!
Dr. Mukhopadhyay is working on encouraging all Wisconsin hospitals to be carbon-neutral by 2030, and creating patient-centered information about the health harms of climate change.
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.
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.
December 2019 Champion!
Dr. Morgan is an orthopedic surgeon in Sarasota, Florida, and understands the link between the climate crisis and health, especially among low-income minority patients.
October 2019 Champion!
Dr. Bansal, Florida Hospitalist and Lifestyle Medicine Physician, talks about the effects of Climate Change on Health and the Environment.