Shared Stories
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David P. The patient - our planet - has a fever. In addition to increased temperatures, the acid level in the oceans has increased 0.15 units in the last 100 years.
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David H. Climate change is a public health emergency. Climate change is a public health emergency, and poses a dire threat to lung health.
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Cindy R. To do so we need to extract ourselves from the use of oil, gas and coal, implementing cradle to cradle clean energy systems in concert with conservation measures.
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Christine A. H. I strongly urge a united front on climate change. Climate change poses serious threats to the air we breathe, the water we drink, and the food we eat.
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Catherine Sonquist F. Fighting climate change is crucial primary care medicine. Climate health is crucial for public health. Science continues to demonstrate that we must join together with the rest of the world to slow climate change.
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Carol Z. My patients bear a greater burden from the health harms of climate change and air pollution. Climate change and air pollution disproportionately impact my patients.
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Bruce K. Climate Change is a Health Emergency: One of the biggest threats to children’s health is destabilization of Earth’s climate.
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Bruce B. We must act decisively, and now. The food patients eat, the water they drink, and the air they breathe are all crucial for their well-being.
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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.
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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.
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Aparna B. Support clean air policies for our children’s health. As a pediatrician, I am dedicated to ensuring a healthy future for all children.
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Anthony D. As a 30-year volunteer of the American Lung Association, including former chairman of the nationwide organization, I understand the threats of air pollution on lung health and the devastating impacts of lung disease on our families and communities.
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Angela W. Climate change is real, it is now. As a mother and pulmonologist, I see the myriad ways through which climate change corrodes the health of not just my patients, but my family, friends, neighbors and community.
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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.
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Alex S. California's leadership is keeping my patients healthy. Strategies that lower greenhouse gas emissions also lower ozone precursors and the most deadly small particle pollutants.
