As pediatricians and trainees, we have all experienced moral awakenings that have compelled us to take action to protect children. As I step outside each day in San Francisco during the pandemic, putting on my mask reminds me of a time of moral awakening: the fall of 2018, when the Camp Fire raged through Paradise, ...
Dr. Robert M. Gould spoke on the Sojourner Truth Radio Show about the health impacts of the wildfires on West Coast communities.
Dr. Mary Williams presented a CME lecture, "Heat Climate Change & Dermatology" for the Medical Society Consortium on Climate & Health.
Congratulations to Dr. Sarah Coates and Dr. Mary Williams for their recent publications in the International Journal of Women’s Dermatology: special issue on climate change
Congratulations to Dr. Tom Newman for receiving a 2019-2020 Outstanding Lecture Award from the UCSF School of Medicine for his lecture "The Health Emergency of our Changing Climate."
How is Martin Luther King’s Beloved Community a prescription for a healthy society? Fundamental to the concept of the Beloved Community is inclusiveness, both economic and social. The notion that all can share in earth’s bounty describes a society in which the social product is shared far more equally than it is in today’s world. ...
International Journal of Women's Dermatology: Anthropogenic climate change affects the burden of infectious diseases via several interconnected mechanisms. In recent years, there has been greater awareness of the ways in which climate-sensitive infectious diseases pose a growing threat to global public health. Objective: to categorize and describe the effects of climate change on infectious diseases ...
International Journal of Dermatology: Balancing public health and private wealth: lessons on climate inaction from the COVID‐19 pandemic – a report from the International Society of Dermatology Climate Change Committee, READ the article.
Guardian: Gas stoves making indoor air up to five times dirtier than outdoor air,” with quotes by Colorado PSR member, Brady Anne Seals, and SF Bay PSR President Dr. Robert Gould
Sonoma Medicine Magazine, page 21: “Climate Change, Public Health, and ‘Green’ Medicine” by Dr. Mary Williams
