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Posted November 28, 2018 Champions of the Month, Members in Action

November 2018 Champion!

Dr. David Pollack, a psychiatrist and professor, is a champion for elevating the urgency of climate change within the field of psychiatry. He helped found the Climate Psychiatry Alliance, which....

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Posted October 19, 2018 Media: Op-eds and LTEs, Members in Action

Opinion: How to win against climate change

Robert Byron, a Montana internist and ACP member, writes about a price on carbon as a policy solution.      
Posted October 18, 2018 Champions of the Month, Members in Action

October 2018 Champion!

Dr. Aparna Bole, a pediatrician in Cleveland, is a champion for improving her center's environmental performance as an integral part of its community health mission. She is also speaking with....

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Posted October 17, 2018 Media: Op-eds and LTEs, Members in Action

Our Children Need Clean Car Standards to Protect Their Health

Op-Ed published in the Morning Consult by Dr. Timothy O’Mara, a pediatrician in northern Virginia.
Posted September 28, 2018 Media: Op-eds and LTEs, Members in Action

Opinion: Climate change challenges can affect mental health

Dr. William Hardie, a pediatric pulmonologist, and Dr. Dan Sullivan, a primary care internist, write an important and informative counter-op-ed regarding climate change and mental illness.
Posted September 12, 2018 Media: Op-eds and LTEs, Members in Action

Health impacts of carbon pollution and climate change

By: Lisa Abrahime, RN, MSN, OCN, an Oncology nurse, and Joanne Leovy, M.D., a family physician.
Posted September 12, 2018 Members in Action

Toxic environmental exposures in maternal, fetal, and reproductive health

Obstetrician-gynecologists Nate DeNicola and Jeanne Conroy wrote an article published in Contemporary OB/GYN on toxic maternal-fetal environmental exposures and reproductive health.
Posted September 12, 2018 Members in Action

Leading Health Organizations Rally Around Call to Action to Protect People’s Health from Climate Change

September 12, 2018
Posted September 10, 2018 Champions of the Month, Members in Action

September 2018 Champion

Dr. Wendy Ring's puppets are teaching people to make positive choices for better health and a healthier planet.    
Posted August 27, 2018 Media: Op-eds and LTEs, Members in Action

Climate change is a health issue

Op-Ed by Dr. Cynthia Mahoney.
Posted July 20, 2018 Champions of the Month, Members in Action

July 2018 Champion!

Dr. King sees climate change as a very serious public health issue, notably in South Florida.       
Posted June 20, 2018 Media: Op-eds and LTEs, Members in Action

Hiding in plain sight

Dr. Sarfaty writes a poignant op-ed about the EPA's plans to change the rules that dictate what evidence must be considered as the basis for protecting the public’s health.  
Posted June 13, 2018 Champions of the Month, Members in Action

June 2018 Champion!

Matthew T. Burke M.D., former director of state programs for the Consortium, says, "Much of climate change policy and mitigation is going to happen at the state level."  
Posted May 16, 2018 Media: Op-eds and LTEs, Members in Action

A pediatrician’s Mother’s Day wish

By Lori Byron, MD -- This Mother's Day, consider the ultimate gift. To help protect our future generations, we can transition to clean, nonpolluting energy sources.
Posted April 25, 2018 Hopeful News, Members in Action

Conference offers Climate Change Solutions to Benefit Health

The conference convened 280 doctors, nurses, and other health professionals to focus on promoting better health by advancing solutions to climate change.
Posted April 20, 2018 Champions of the Month, Members in Action

April 2018 Champion!

Dr. Nitin Damle, an internal medicine specialist in Rhode Island, has been lecturing across the United States and around the world about the health effects of climate change.  
Posted March 7, 2018 Members in Action

Healthy Planet, Healthy People

Emergency Physician, Courtney Howard: For too long we've put health and the environment in different boxes. The work of our generation is to bridge the two.
Posted March 7, 2018 Members in Action

Doctors Speak at EPA Hearing

A Kansas City physician testifies on behalf of the NMA and the Consortium at the Kansas City Hearing on Termination of the Clean Power Plan.
Posted March 6, 2018 Champions of the Month, Members in Action

March 2018 Champion!

Dr. Stephen Hansen discusses the ways in which climate change is already impacting public health in the United States.        
Posted February 21, 2018 Champions of the Month, Members in Action

February 2018 Champion!

Dr. Holder, an internal medicine specialist, speaks about her experiences and how they tie into climate change.  
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The Consortium is hosted by the George Mason University Center for Climate Change Communication in collaboration with Sean N. Parker Center at the Stanford School of Medicine.

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