Healthy Climate America
Healthy Climate America
Podcast Description
Hosted by Dr. Lisa Patel, a pediatrician and Executive Director of the Medical Society Consortium on Climate and Health, this podcast focuses on how health professionals, policy makers, advocates, communicators, and activists are working to tackle the different sides of the greatest health crisis facing us today—climate change.
The movement for climate and health justice is a broad one, and there are so many ways to fight for a healthier future. On Healthy Climate America, we’ll talk with infectious disease experts, mental health clinicians, labor advocates, and many others from all different sides of the climate movement.
We’ll discuss what got them started, what keeps them motivated, their biggest challenges, and most importantly, how they stay hopeful. Whether you’re a seasoned advocate, or just starting in your climate journey, this podcast is for you.
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Content Themes
The podcast focuses on the interconnectedness of health and climate change, covering themes such as climate advocacy, public health implications, and health inequities. Notable episodes include discussions on the impacts of climate change on infectious diseases, mental health, and workers' rights, alongside exploration of landmark climate justice cases and advocacy strategies.
Hosted by Dr. Lisa Patel, a pediatrician and Executive Director of the Medical Society Consortium on Climate and Health, this podcast focuses on how health professionals, policy makers, advocates, communicators, and activists are working to tackle the different sides of the greatest health crisis facing us today—climate change.
The movement for climate and health justice is a broad one, and there are so many ways to fight for a healthier future. On Healthy Climate America, we’ll talk with infectious disease experts, mental health clinicians, labor advocates, and many others from all different sides of the climate movement.
We’ll discuss what got them started, what keeps them motivated, their biggest challenges, and most importantly, how they stay hopeful. Whether you’re a seasoned advocate, or just starting in your climate journey, this podcast is for you.
Sustainability in healthcare is no longer a distant goal—it’s happening now. Across hospitals, health professionals are rethinking long-standing practices to cut waste and make care safer, smarter, and more resilient.
On this week’s episode, host Lisa Patel sits down with Drs. Preeti Jaggi and Shreya Doshi. Together, they have established “Sustainabil-ID,” a collaborative dedicated to advancing sustainable practices within healthcare, with a particular focus on infectious diseases. They discuss their journey into environmental stewardship, how health systems can be doing better, and what health professionals across all specialties can do to support this work.
Referenced in this episode:
https://academic.oup.com/jpids/article/13/6/306/7675997
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39346657/
If you are interested in joining Sustainabil-ID, please email [email protected].
Support our work and become a member of the Consortium here.
Healthy Climate America is produced by Savannah Martincic. Our podcast consultant is Julie Hantman. Our podcast intern is Isaias Segui. Savannah Martincic is our manager of communication. Our music was composed by James Harp.
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