PFAS chemicals seem to be everywhere these days: at the top of Mount Everest, in umbilical cord blood, in breast milk, and in the news. In 2022, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced new health advisories for PFAS in drinking water. My Green Doctor explains why PFAS
Read more →Gas stoves are a significant health risk. This is true especially for children and the elderly. People who live in homes with gas stoves have more asthma, lung disease, and perhaps even cancer. We explain here the risks and offer steps that families who live in a
Read more →How can we talk with our patients about climate change and health without disrupting the office visit? Dr. Andrew Lewandowski, a mid-career pediatrician in private practice in Madison, Wisconsin, has found a solution. He struggled for years to find a way to incorporate environmental sustainability and climate
Read more →The Environment & Healthcare: Do Our Choices Matter? Todd L Sack MD FACP World leaders are swarming to conferences to debate grand problems like COVID-19, poverty, inflation, trade, nuclear weapons, and climate change. Many health professionals who are not at these meetings ask whether the choices we
Read more →Extreme Heat: A Guide for Health Professionals & Patients Author: Todd L. Sack MD FACP Heat kills more Americans than floods, hurricanes, tornadoes, and earthquakes combined. This is why health professionals and their patients should know the dangers of heat and know the signs of heat
Read more →Save Money This Year by “Going Solar” Authors: Todd L Sack MD FACP Pete Wilking, MBA, NABCEP, Licensed Solar Contractor Now may be the time to add solar panels to your home or healthcare practice. We offer six reasons why “going solar” could be your best financial
Read more →Medical Student Quality Improvement Projects on Environmental Sustainability and Climate Change: Five Quality Improvement Projects This document is a template that any medical school can use to develop medical student quality improvement projects on topics of environmental sustainability and climate change. It can be customized to suit
Read more →The Climate Communicator’s Guide to Planning and Delivering Successful Talks Author: Todd L Sack, MD FACP (904-403-6446; [email protected]) Welcome to My Green Doctor’s “Climate Communicators Guide”. We want you to be a successful speaker on the topic of climate change and its health impacts.
Read more →Environmental Injustice: Learn the Risks to Your Patients Joy Lloyd-Montgomery Environmental injustice could be the most important health risk factor you’ve never heard of. Why is a child in your practice falling behind in school? Why does a teenager have asthma? Why does a young adult have
Read more →Environmental Sustainability: A Core Value Essential for Today’s Healthcare Practice Author: Todd L Sack MD Today more than ever, you need to be an environmentally sustainable practice. This is because the skills that lead to sustainability are the same skills that help you to thrive in today’s
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