Historias compartidas

Michelle C. Ever since a weatherization program had completed energy efficiency updates to my home, strange things started to occur.

Christopher F. I am 36-years-old and I was born with lung agenesis, I live in Southeast Texas where the humidity is very high and it's surrounded by refineries polluting the air.

Queenie B. I lost both of my parents and my brother to the same type of lung cancer.

Carole S. I had to take my aunt off life support. 

Lisa D. I am a 47-year-old female living in Las Vegas. In Aug 2021, my primary doctor discovered a mass in my right lung via chest X-ray.

Amanda M. The climate crisis is a health crisis, specifically for our kids. The climate crisis is here and it is harming our health and the health of our children.

Ashley E. M. Clean air policies are healthy climate policies. As a primary care doctor, I have taken an oath to prevent sickness and to protect human health and safety.

Bernadette Mae . We are all in this together. Human health is linked to the environment. As a nurse epidemiologist, I see the mounting evidence of the association between air pollution, accelerated climate change, and adverse health effects.

David H. Climate change is a public health emergency. Climate change is a public health emergency, and poses a dire threat to lung health.

Glenn R. S. Right now, the air we breathe is in crisis. Health care professionals have a responsibility to help diagnose and treat patients, and to help the community at large when there is a crisis.

Jessie W. We must unite together to protect our patients. As I walk among the towering trees, listening quietly, breathing deep the moist air, I am reminded of the interconnected web of life.

Juanita M. We must support action on climate change to protect Latino community.

Mallory H. Let’s all work to promote clean air. It is my role as an educator and respiratory practitioner to teach students and patients about the importance of monitoring the air quality reports.

Peggy P. We need policymakers as partners to achieve healthy air. It’s hard telling my patients they shouldn’t exercise outside on bad air quality days.

Robert J. B. Access to clean air is critical. As a pulmonologist I am motivated by helping to alleviate my patients’ suffering from asthma, COPD, lung cancer, pneumonia, and other lung diseases that can be caused by and exacerbated by dirty air.