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.
What does it take to create a healthcare system that’s ready for a changing climate? And how do we help patients stay safe outside of the clinic and hospital walls? To help us explore these questions and more, we’re excited to welcome Nate Matthews-Trigg to the fifth episode of our Extreme Weather Explained series. Nate is the Americares director of climate and disaster resilience for the Americas. We’ll talk about the challenges extreme weather poses to healthcare, what resilience looks like in practice, and how health professionals can help strengthen the systems their communities depend on.
Mentioned in this episode:
Americares: https://www.americares.org/
Climate Resilience Toolkit for Health Clinics: https://www.americares.org/what-we-do/community-health/climate-resilient-health-clinics/
Heat-Health, Wildfire Smoke, and Flood Resilience Action Plans: https://www.americares.org/what-we-do/community-health/climate-resilient-health-clinics/action-plans/
Join or support the Consortium here: https://medsocietiesforclimatehealth.org/
Healthy Climate America is produced by Savannah Martincic. Our music was composed by James Harp.
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