The Medical Society Consortium on Climate and Health
@docsforclimate.bsky.social
We mobilize the health voice for equitable climate solutions.
Housed at the George Mason University Center for Climate Change Communication.
Housed at the George Mason University Center for Climate Change Communication.
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📢 Registration is now open for the 2026 Our Planet, Our Health Convention!
This event offers a unique opportunity to learn, build community, and develop skills you can use to make an impact.
Register here: cvent.me/qxz7yN #OPOH26
This event offers a unique opportunity to learn, build community, and develop skills you can use to make an impact.
Register here: cvent.me/qxz7yN #OPOH26
As world leaders meet for #COP30 in Brazil, those experiencing poverty have the most at stake.
These communities face worsening risks from heat, floods, and hunger—making it essential to address poverty reduction and climate action together.
These communities face worsening risks from heat, floods, and hunger—making it essential to address poverty reduction and climate action together.
As world leaders enter climate talks, people in poverty have the most at stake
In the leadup to the annual United Nations climate conference, the U.N. Development Programme has released new data about how climate change is going to affect agriculture, extreme weather and other f...
abcnews.go.com
November 10, 2025 at 6:12 PM
As world leaders meet for #COP30 in Brazil, those experiencing poverty have the most at stake.
These communities face worsening risks from heat, floods, and hunger—making it essential to address poverty reduction and climate action together.
These communities face worsening risks from heat, floods, and hunger—making it essential to address poverty reduction and climate action together.
⬇️ A powerful read from @lisapatel.bsky.social and Grace Wickerson of @scientistsorg.bsky.social on MAHA, climate change, and choosing a different path forward.
"Completely ignoring the interconnected threats posed by climate change-related impacts and environmental pollution is not just a scientific oversight; it is a public health failure," writes @lisapatel.bsky.social of @docsforclimate.bsky.social and Grace Wickerson of @scientistsorg.bsky.social:
Perspective: On A Sweltering Planet, “Make America Healthy Again” Puts Children’s Health At Risk
The Trump administration is constantly enacting policies that slow clean energy deployment and expand fossil fuel infrastructure. These policies will only make the problem much worse, and a big…
www.thexylom.com
November 10, 2025 at 6:02 PM
⬇️ A powerful read from @lisapatel.bsky.social and Grace Wickerson of @scientistsorg.bsky.social on MAHA, climate change, and choosing a different path forward.
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Take a moment to consider the 250 million people who have been forcibly displaced by climate disasters over the past 10 years…70,000 per day, on average.
If you aren’t one of these unfortunate people, I invite you to consider what you can do to help one or more of them. They need us.
If you aren’t one of these unfortunate people, I invite you to consider what you can do to help one or more of them. They need us.
Climate disasters displaced 250 million people in past 10 years, UN report finds
Floods, storms and droughts have uprooted people across the globe as rising temperatures intensify conflict and hunger
www.theguardian.com
November 10, 2025 at 4:05 AM
Take a moment to consider the 250 million people who have been forcibly displaced by climate disasters over the past 10 years…70,000 per day, on average.
If you aren’t one of these unfortunate people, I invite you to consider what you can do to help one or more of them. They need us.
If you aren’t one of these unfortunate people, I invite you to consider what you can do to help one or more of them. They need us.
Climate change is reshaping the future of health. Join us at the 2026 Our Planet, Our Health Convention to gain the tools, knowledge, and community you need to advance solutions.
Register here: cvent.me/qxz7yN #OPOH26
Register here: cvent.me/qxz7yN #OPOH26
November 6, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Climate change is reshaping the future of health. Join us at the 2026 Our Planet, Our Health Convention to gain the tools, knowledge, and community you need to advance solutions.
Register here: cvent.me/qxz7yN #OPOH26
Register here: cvent.me/qxz7yN #OPOH26
We’ve signed the #BreakTheFossilInfluence commitment! 🛑 No more hiring PR/ad firms that work for fossil fuel companies. Health organizations are trusted messengers—we must lead with integrity.
Join us in cutting ties with fossil disinformation.
Join us in cutting ties with fossil disinformation.
Break the Fossil Influence - Fossil Free Health Communications Commitment
Join us in cutting ties with fossil disinformation.
secure.everyaction.com
November 6, 2025 at 5:30 PM
We’ve signed the #BreakTheFossilInfluence commitment! 🛑 No more hiring PR/ad firms that work for fossil fuel companies. Health organizations are trusted messengers—we must lead with integrity.
Join us in cutting ties with fossil disinformation.
Join us in cutting ties with fossil disinformation.
Biodiversity loss isn’t just an environmental crisis—it’s a health emergency. The air we breathe, the water we drink, and the food we eat all depend on thriving ecosystems.
We need to protect nature to protect our health. @conservationdoc.bsky.social @cwalzer.bsky.social
We need to protect nature to protect our health. @conservationdoc.bsky.social @cwalzer.bsky.social
Climate and health strategies must address the biodiversity crisis
Safeguarding biodiversity is not simply an environmental concern but a foundational element of preventive and clinical care.
www.statnews.com
November 5, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Biodiversity loss isn’t just an environmental crisis—it’s a health emergency. The air we breathe, the water we drink, and the food we eat all depend on thriving ecosystems.
We need to protect nature to protect our health. @conservationdoc.bsky.social @cwalzer.bsky.social
We need to protect nature to protect our health. @conservationdoc.bsky.social @cwalzer.bsky.social
Fossil fuels are bad for the planet and our health. A new report from leading health experts shows how coal, oil, and methane gas harm every system of the body at every stage of life.
Learn more: psr.org/fuelingsickness
Learn more: psr.org/fuelingsickness
November 5, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Fossil fuels are bad for the planet and our health. A new report from leading health experts shows how coal, oil, and methane gas harm every system of the body at every stage of life.
Learn more: psr.org/fuelingsickness
Learn more: psr.org/fuelingsickness
Record-breaking heat and wildfire smoke are putting farmworkers on the frontlines of the climate crisis. And without federal protections, millions remain at risk.
States can help fill the gaps with commonsense, climate-ready safeguards.
States can help fill the gaps with commonsense, climate-ready safeguards.
Farmworkers on the Front Lines of the Climate Crisis
There are still no federal heat or smoke protections for workers; states can help fill the gaps.
www.lung.org
November 4, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Record-breaking heat and wildfire smoke are putting farmworkers on the frontlines of the climate crisis. And without federal protections, millions remain at risk.
States can help fill the gaps with commonsense, climate-ready safeguards.
States can help fill the gaps with commonsense, climate-ready safeguards.
🌎 Webinar Alert 🌎 – Join us on November 14 for the final session in our Climate & Health Equity Series! Dr. Julian Watkins and Lilliana DeSantiago Cardenas will discuss equitable climate solutions within healthcare and public health.
Register here: medsocietiesforclimatehealth.org/event/climat...
Register here: medsocietiesforclimatehealth.org/event/climat...
November 4, 2025 at 6:19 PM
🌎 Webinar Alert 🌎 – Join us on November 14 for the final session in our Climate & Health Equity Series! Dr. Julian Watkins and Lilliana DeSantiago Cardenas will discuss equitable climate solutions within healthcare and public health.
Register here: medsocietiesforclimatehealth.org/event/climat...
Register here: medsocietiesforclimatehealth.org/event/climat...
On a warming planet, rapidly intensifying storms like Hurricane Melissa are becoming more frequent. As climate disasters grow deadlier, communities need accountability.
"It’s time to make polluters—not ordinary people—pay for this."
"It’s time to make polluters—not ordinary people—pay for this."
‘Catastrophic’ Hurricane Hits Jamaica as Risk of Climate Change-Fueled Tropical Storms Rises - Inside Climate News
Environmental advocates call for fossil fuel companies to pay for damages as climate change fuels more destructive hurricanes.
insideclimatenews.org
November 3, 2025 at 6:47 PM
On a warming planet, rapidly intensifying storms like Hurricane Melissa are becoming more frequent. As climate disasters grow deadlier, communities need accountability.
"It’s time to make polluters—not ordinary people—pay for this."
"It’s time to make polluters—not ordinary people—pay for this."
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Air pollution is a potent neurotoxin. It harms the brains of children & adults. It even harms the brains of babies before birth. Burning fossil fuels is the leading preventable cause of death and ill health in the world today. Clean energy now!
@docsforclimate.bsky.social
@gchalliance.bsky.social
@docsforclimate.bsky.social
@gchalliance.bsky.social
What the Air You Breathe May Be Doing to Your Brain
www.nytimes.com
November 2, 2025 at 12:15 AM
Air pollution is a potent neurotoxin. It harms the brains of children & adults. It even harms the brains of babies before birth. Burning fossil fuels is the leading preventable cause of death and ill health in the world today. Clean energy now!
@docsforclimate.bsky.social
@gchalliance.bsky.social
@docsforclimate.bsky.social
@gchalliance.bsky.social
✨ Celebrating #CHEFAt5 ✨
Through education and network building, the Climate & Health Equity Fellowship helps physicians become changemakers in their health systems. medsocietiesforclimatehealth.org/climate-and-...
Through education and network building, the Climate & Health Equity Fellowship helps physicians become changemakers in their health systems. medsocietiesforclimatehealth.org/climate-and-...
October 31, 2025 at 8:14 PM
✨ Celebrating #CHEFAt5 ✨
Through education and network building, the Climate & Health Equity Fellowship helps physicians become changemakers in their health systems. medsocietiesforclimatehealth.org/climate-and-...
Through education and network building, the Climate & Health Equity Fellowship helps physicians become changemakers in their health systems. medsocietiesforclimatehealth.org/climate-and-...
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Grist launches international reporting project on the impacts of climate change on human health.
The year-long series called Vital Signs will include stories from the Americas, Africa, Asia, Europe, and Australia.
grist.org/updates/gris...
#News #Media #Health #PublicHealth
The year-long series called Vital Signs will include stories from the Americas, Africa, Asia, Europe, and Australia.
grist.org/updates/gris...
#News #Media #Health #PublicHealth
Grist launches international reporting project on the impacts of climate change on human health
The year-long series called Vital Signs will include stories from the Americas, Africa, Asia, Europe, and Australia.
grist.org
October 30, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Grist launches international reporting project on the impacts of climate change on human health.
The year-long series called Vital Signs will include stories from the Americas, Africa, Asia, Europe, and Australia.
grist.org/updates/gris...
#News #Media #Health #PublicHealth
The year-long series called Vital Signs will include stories from the Americas, Africa, Asia, Europe, and Australia.
grist.org/updates/gris...
#News #Media #Health #PublicHealth
Air pollution is one of the deadliest health threats. Around the world, low-cost sensors are helping communities monitor the air they breathe and push for stronger protections.
"This is a really good opportunity to see where we can get to as a completely community-driven initiative.”
"This is a really good opportunity to see where we can get to as a completely community-driven initiative.”
People Need Clean Air. To Get It, They Need Clear Data.
www.nytimes.com
October 31, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Air pollution is one of the deadliest health threats. Around the world, low-cost sensors are helping communities monitor the air they breathe and push for stronger protections.
"This is a really good opportunity to see where we can get to as a completely community-driven initiative.”
"This is a really good opportunity to see where we can get to as a completely community-driven initiative.”
What does solidarity look like in action?
In a new episode of "The Organizer's Handbook," guest host Pedja Stojicic talks with @shwetanarayan30.bsky.social about building collective power for a healthier, more just future
Listen here: bit.ly/HealthyClimateAmerica
In a new episode of "The Organizer's Handbook," guest host Pedja Stojicic talks with @shwetanarayan30.bsky.social about building collective power for a healthier, more just future
Listen here: bit.ly/HealthyClimateAmerica
October 30, 2025 at 5:24 PM
What does solidarity look like in action?
In a new episode of "The Organizer's Handbook," guest host Pedja Stojicic talks with @shwetanarayan30.bsky.social about building collective power for a healthier, more just future
Listen here: bit.ly/HealthyClimateAmerica
In a new episode of "The Organizer's Handbook," guest host Pedja Stojicic talks with @shwetanarayan30.bsky.social about building collective power for a healthier, more just future
Listen here: bit.ly/HealthyClimateAmerica
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Jamaica and Cuba will need help to recover from the devastation of Hurricane Melissa. Unfortunately, climate change is making extreme weather events more common. To help those most impacted by the storm, consider a donation to the Red Cross or other relief organization. vist.ly/4c7bi
October 29, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Jamaica and Cuba will need help to recover from the devastation of Hurricane Melissa. Unfortunately, climate change is making extreme weather events more common. To help those most impacted by the storm, consider a donation to the Red Cross or other relief organization. vist.ly/4c7bi
In this moment of upheaval and uncertainty, we need connection more than ever.
Join the 2026 Our Planet, Our Health Convention this March to find your people and your place in the movement.
Register here: cvent.me/qxz7yN #OPOH26
Join the 2026 Our Planet, Our Health Convention this March to find your people and your place in the movement.
Register here: cvent.me/qxz7yN #OPOH26
October 29, 2025 at 6:00 PM
In this moment of upheaval and uncertainty, we need connection more than ever.
Join the 2026 Our Planet, Our Health Convention this March to find your people and your place in the movement.
Register here: cvent.me/qxz7yN #OPOH26
Join the 2026 Our Planet, Our Health Convention this March to find your people and your place in the movement.
Register here: cvent.me/qxz7yN #OPOH26
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🚨 JUST PUBLISHED 🚨
⚠️ The 2025 @lancetcountdown.bsky.social report reveals climate change inaction is costing lives and livelihoods, and harming the economy.
❤️🩹 Protecting people’s health demands all hands on deck.
Read more: www.lancetcountdown.org/2025-report/ #LancetClimate25
⚠️ The 2025 @lancetcountdown.bsky.social report reveals climate change inaction is costing lives and livelihoods, and harming the economy.
❤️🩹 Protecting people’s health demands all hands on deck.
Read more: www.lancetcountdown.org/2025-report/ #LancetClimate25
October 29, 2025 at 12:23 AM
🚨 JUST PUBLISHED 🚨
⚠️ The 2025 @lancetcountdown.bsky.social report reveals climate change inaction is costing lives and livelihoods, and harming the economy.
❤️🩹 Protecting people’s health demands all hands on deck.
Read more: www.lancetcountdown.org/2025-report/ #LancetClimate25
⚠️ The 2025 @lancetcountdown.bsky.social report reveals climate change inaction is costing lives and livelihoods, and harming the economy.
❤️🩹 Protecting people’s health demands all hands on deck.
Read more: www.lancetcountdown.org/2025-report/ #LancetClimate25
Our October CHEF Connection is out now! See what our fellows and alumni have been up to this month, plus discover upcoming events. #CHEFAt5
➡️ medsocietiesforclimatehealth.org/latest-news/...
➡️ medsocietiesforclimatehealth.org/latest-news/...
October 28, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Our October CHEF Connection is out now! See what our fellows and alumni have been up to this month, plus discover upcoming events. #CHEFAt5
➡️ medsocietiesforclimatehealth.org/latest-news/...
➡️ medsocietiesforclimatehealth.org/latest-news/...
Climate change can have profound and life-threatening impacts on pregnancy.
A pilot program in Florida is training "climate doulas" to assess these risks and prepare their clients for hurricanes, flooding, and extreme heat. @drcherylholder.bsky.social
A pilot program in Florida is training "climate doulas" to assess these risks and prepare their clients for hurricanes, flooding, and extreme heat. @drcherylholder.bsky.social
The birth of the climate doula
In Florida, a new pilot program teaches doulas how to prepare pregnant people for hurricanes, flooding, and extreme heat — addressing a growing climate and maternal health crisis.
19thnews.org
October 28, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Climate change can have profound and life-threatening impacts on pregnancy.
A pilot program in Florida is training "climate doulas" to assess these risks and prepare their clients for hurricanes, flooding, and extreme heat. @drcherylholder.bsky.social
A pilot program in Florida is training "climate doulas" to assess these risks and prepare their clients for hurricanes, flooding, and extreme heat. @drcherylholder.bsky.social
A new analysis shows that ICE detention centers face more dangerous heat days than prisons at the federal, state, and county levels. With hundreds of facilities already concentrated in heat-prone regions, planned expansions could worsen this disparity.
Column | ICE detainees face greater risk from extreme heat than most prisoners
A Washington Post analysis found that ICE detention centers experience an average of 29 days of dangerous heat per year.
wapo.st
October 27, 2025 at 5:46 PM
A new analysis shows that ICE detention centers face more dangerous heat days than prisons at the federal, state, and county levels. With hundreds of facilities already concentrated in heat-prone regions, planned expansions could worsen this disparity.
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Join our Publisher @alexip718.com on Nov. 5th at 1 pm, where we discuss with experts from @mason4c.bsky.social @yaleclimatecomm.bsky.social what they found in their new study “Advancing and integrating climate and health policy in the United States”.
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October 24, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Join our Publisher @alexip718.com on Nov. 5th at 1 pm, where we discuss with experts from @mason4c.bsky.social @yaleclimatecomm.bsky.social what they found in their new study “Advancing and integrating climate and health policy in the United States”.
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Health professionals—like America’s leading companies and even the American Petroleum Institute—strongly oppose Trump’s proposal to eliminate EPA regulation of heat-trapping & health-harming pollution.
@docsforclimate.bsky.social
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@bfrist.bsky.social
@docsforclimate.bsky.social
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An E.P.A. Plan to Kill a Major Climate Rule Is Worrying Business Leaders
www.nytimes.com
October 25, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Health professionals—like America’s leading companies and even the American Petroleum Institute—strongly oppose Trump’s proposal to eliminate EPA regulation of heat-trapping & health-harming pollution.
@docsforclimate.bsky.social
@gchalliance.bsky.social
@bfrist.bsky.social
@docsforclimate.bsky.social
@gchalliance.bsky.social
@bfrist.bsky.social
✨ Celebrating #CHEFAt5 ✨
The Climate & Health Equity Fellowship empowers physicians to use their unique, trusted voices to make a difference in their communities and beyond. medsocietiesforclimatehealth.org/climate-and-...
The Climate & Health Equity Fellowship empowers physicians to use their unique, trusted voices to make a difference in their communities and beyond. medsocietiesforclimatehealth.org/climate-and-...
October 24, 2025 at 8:30 PM
✨ Celebrating #CHEFAt5 ✨
The Climate & Health Equity Fellowship empowers physicians to use their unique, trusted voices to make a difference in their communities and beyond. medsocietiesforclimatehealth.org/climate-and-...
The Climate & Health Equity Fellowship empowers physicians to use their unique, trusted voices to make a difference in their communities and beyond. medsocietiesforclimatehealth.org/climate-and-...
We are deeply grateful to be included in this award and to be part of the Climate Change, Health, and Equity network! Thank you to @kresge.org for its continued leadership and commitment to this work.
Kresge has awarded $18.6M to 32 organizations working at the intersection of climate justice & health equity. This 2nd phase of our Climate Change, Health & Equity initiative supports orgs that address how climate change disproportionately harms low-wealth communities. kresge.org/news-views/k...
Kresge launches next phase of Climate Change, Health & Equity Initiative with $18.6M investment - Kresge Foundation
kresge.org
October 24, 2025 at 7:23 PM
We are deeply grateful to be included in this award and to be part of the Climate Change, Health, and Equity network! Thank you to @kresge.org for its continued leadership and commitment to this work.