Dr. Cheryl Holder
drcherylholder.bsky.social
Dr. Cheryl Holder
@drcherylholder.bsky.social
Primary care doctor showing link between climate warming and health and what you can do now!
How can we shape heat policies to better protect the health of communities across the US? Join the NAM Climate Communities Network on 9/4 for a virtual convening on data-informed action to reduce heat-related deaths. Register: nam.edu/event/levera... #ClimateActionforHealth
Leveraging Data to Drive Effective Heat Protection Policies - NAM
This webinar will spotlight exemplar heat policies and demonstrate how data-informed policy can reduce heat-related deaths and safeguard community health.
nam.edu
September 4, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Reposted by Dr. Cheryl Holder
The summer swelter is back! Yet another heat dome. 113 today in Tampa, FL for the heat index! Same heat tomorrow. Since 1930s Tampa has only had a couple of dozen, if that, heat index days above 113.
A warming climate makes these intense heat domes (and oppressive heat) more likely and more intense
August 15, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Rev. Natalie Piner of Metropolitan AME Miami Church invited me give the sermon on Health and Joy today. Of course I had to include climate chang😊🎄🙏🏾
December 15, 2024 at 11:36 PM
Reposted by Dr. Cheryl Holder
In honour of #AGU24, @graocat.bsky.social and I have updated our feed of scientists who study climate-related topics. It now stands at

❇️ 4380 members ❇️

Click here to pin the feed if you haven't already. You can also browse all the individual accounts on the "About" page: bsky.app/profile/did:...
December 15, 2024 at 9:44 PM
Happy Thanksgiving all🙏🏾
November 28, 2024 at 1:51 PM
In 2016, a patient that I call "Anna Mae" changed how I saw the world. Please read this OpEd for her and many others. @medpagetoday.bsky.social @docsforclimate.bsky.social www.medpagetoday.com/opinion/clim...
Opinion | Utility Shutoffs Can Be Deadly During Extreme Weather Events
Legislation to ensure continued electricity access is critical
www.medpagetoday.com
November 26, 2024 at 2:19 PM
Reposted by Dr. Cheryl Holder
The Food and Drug Administration has said that it has found disease-causing bacteria, as well as mold-like and powdery substances in Tom’s of Maine products and facilities.
FDA says it found bacteria, ‘mold-like’ substances in this toothpaste
The bacteria found include Pseudomonas aeruginosa, which can cause blood and lung infections, and Ralstonia insidiosa, which can lead to sepsis.
www.pennlive.com
November 23, 2024 at 2:10 AM
Reposted by Dr. Cheryl Holder
The principle of an anti-inflammatory diet is simple, but how hard is it to actually avoid inflammatory foods in day-to-day life?
I tried an anti-inflammatory diet for a week. This is what I learned
The principle is simple – eating healthy with an emphasis on whole grains, vegetables and heart-healthy fats
www.theguardian.com
November 23, 2024 at 4:46 AM
Reposted by Dr. Cheryl Holder
Join me tonight at 9:30 PM E for a free webinar with the Episcopalian Diocese of LA. Their "Now Is the Time for Urgency and Hope" initiative focuses on how advocacy, legislation, solar energy, and resilience can create a more sustainable + equitable future.

This event is open to all—register here:
Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: Now Is the Time for Urgency and Hope: A Diocesan Webinar with Climate Scientist Katharine Hayhoe. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email a...
Presented by the Bishop’s Commission on Climate Change Worldwide, climate is changing at an unprecedented rate and that this crisis is primarily a result of human activity. Warming oceans, extreme we...
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November 20, 2024 at 11:48 PM
November 21, 2024 at 12:08 AM