June 2019 Champion!
As physicians, we are bound by the Hippocratic oath to prevent what we cannot treat. Our climate crisis needs bold science-based policy to transform our fossil-based electricity, transportation and food-systems.....
Video: “Another Tool in the Toolbox”
Dr Lori Byron speaks about climate, health and divestment in this PK (Pecha Kucha) talk.
Video: Climate change disproportionately affects low-income populations
Florida TV coverage interviewing FCCA Members as part of the Trouble in Paradise series.
April 2019 Champions!
Meet our Champions of the Month... Climate & Health Advocates at the Consortium Conference!
2nd Annual Conference: Good Climate Policy Starts with Health
The conference convened 128 doctors and other health professionals to promote a health policy action agenda for addressing today’s climate emergency.
Climate policy will help ‘keep my patients out of the hospital’
Dr. Laalitha Surapaneni is interviewed about how the effects of climate change are showing up in her day-to-day work as an internal medicine doctor.
March 2019 Champion!
A change in one carbon footprint is a step toward a more sustainable planet, but it takes a group to make a big difference. As he works to counter climate....
Medical community must sound alarm on climate change’s negative effects on health
Dr Cheryl Holder writes about how we all bear responsibility for making our city, and our world, a healthful place to live and raise our families.
February 2019 Champion!
Dr David Fivenson, a dermatologist in Ann Arbor, Michigan, expects that as the planet’s temperature goes up, incidence of dermatological disease will too. Read about how this champion is raising....
My Patients’ Health Depends on Addressing Climate Change
Medical student Autumn Vogel confronts the future, writing an Op-Ed on how climate change is going to put incredible stress on our already overburdened health system.
Climate change is a health emergency. Let’s act like it.
Dr. Linda Rudolph (Public Health Institute), and Dr. Will Barrett (American Lung Association) write about the California Call to Action on Climate, Health, and Equity.
January 2019 Champion!
Dr. Carissa Cabán-Aleman, a psychiatrist and assistant professor, is a champion for providing psychological first aid for local leaders affected by Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico. She has helped social....
LTE: Webert and clean power
Dr. Samantha Ahdoot, a physician, professor, and Chair of Virginia Clinicians for Climate Action, calls on Delegate Webert to support the Solar Freedom Bill in the Virginia General Assembly.
This CU Physician Says Climate Change Disproportionately Affects Women’s Health
Dr. Cecilia Sorensen, a Colorado physician and Consortium advocate, talks to Colorado Matters about her work and the impacts of climate change on women.
10th largest health system pledges 100% renewable electricity by 2030
Advocate Aurora Health announced a commitment to power its health care operations with 100 percent renewable electricity by 2030.
Climate change is affecting health now. Our leaders must take action.
Op-Ed published by two former U.S. Surgeons General, Richard Carmona and David Satcher, in STAT News.
Follow Up: Congress, it’s time to follow your doctor’s prescription on climate change
Follow-up article published in the Fresno Madera Medical Society magazine by Don Gaede and Alexander Sherrifs, physicians and members of the Fresno Madera Medical Society.
Opinion: Climate change is killing our patients
Op-Ed published by two Washington physicians, Michael Soman and Mark Vosslers, in the Seattle Times.
Tackling climate change could save millions of lives, report says
Mona Sarfaty, Executive Director of the Consortium, was featured in this CNN article on climate and health. By Jacqueline Howard, CNN Updated 6:30 AM ET, Wed December 5, 2018 (CNN) – Climate studies....
Congress, it’s time to follow your doctor’s prescription on climate change
Our Executive Director, Dr. Mona Sarfaty penned a poignant piece in the The Hill entitled “Congress, it's time to follow your doctor's prescription on climate change” on the importance of....