We often don’t associate healthcare and climate change, yet healthcare accounts for ~10% of U.S. greenhouse gas emissions. On today’s episode, Dr. Heather Whelan, an internal medicine doctor, climate change activist and educator at UCSF, explores how physicians can promote a climate-conscious environment. Dr. Whelan shares her innovative climate change curriculum and discusses opportunities to get involved in climate research and advocacy.

To learn more about Dr. Whelan’s work:

https://climatehealthed.org

Articles/resources mentioned in this episode:

Johnson M, et al. Epidemiology. 2022

Bekkar  B, et al. JAMA Network Open. 2020

Nori-Sarma, Sun, Sun et al. JAMA Psychiatry. 2022

Eckleman & Sherman PLOS. 2016

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-  Glasses on the Table by Crowander