💔 This is heroic. However, Moms should not need to educate people about #airpollution after losing a child.
The health sector needs to vastly accelerate curriculum change so all medics know how to respond to #wildfires .
Dr. Kathleen Ross Jane Philpott AFMC Mark Holland

“If our reliance on plastic is causing harm to the health of our children, then it’s time we seriously reconsider the cost of convenience of plastic.” Great article on the health harms of plastics by Dr Sharon Dodd ⁦@CAPE-ACME⁩ vancouversun.com/opinion/op-ed/…

Drs Dr. Melissa Lem & Ojistoh Horn of @CAPE-ACME write that environmental rights are key to good health & government must move to solve #environmental , #health & #justice problems in a holistic, systemic way that prevents future harms.

#R2HE #CEPA

nationalobserver.com/2024/04/25/opi…

Fantastic news from UCL News and Wellcome! Making research environmentally sustainable is the only way to ensure that our research to improve health does not cause more harm than good 👏👏

Clinicians influence not only the 4.6% of GHG produced by health care sector, but also their communities.
👉Between now & #COP29 , health care pro. can lead by example + make sure that national leaders put health at center of climate-related decisionmaking.
nejm.org/doi/full/10.10…

🌟Glad this report exists & proud of the opportunity to contribute via Red de Clima y Salud América Latina y el Caribe Milena Sergeeva our Latin American liaison.
This is great tool to:
- Learn about country-specific health impacts of #ClimateCrisis
- Empower health pro. when it comes to challenge local govs.

Standing up for our planet isn't a crime—it's a duty. Doctors worldwide stand with Dr. Sarah Benn against injustice. #ClimateAction saves lives. #ClimateJustice #StandWithDoctors ✊ Rita Issa Dr Jemilah Mahmood Dr Courtney Howard Dr Maria Neira UK Health Alliance on Climate Change Climate and Health Alliance

Wouldn’t make a bet on the next PM aspect of this tweet, but “Demolition is not a plan”=good line.

This may be my single favorite thing the government has done this millennium! Thank you Bernie, thank you Biden, thank you Sunrise Movement 🌅

Australia’s Great Barrier Reef is experiencing its fifth mass bleaching event in eight years. Marine biologist Terry Hughes says the solution to the bleaching problem is clear: “Reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Full stop.” UK Health Alliance on Climate Change
nature.com/articles/d4158…

New op-ed in the The Globe and Mail Report on Business from me and Rosa Galvez.

Three easy reasons why financial policy is both 1) cool and 2) important for climate safety. I am so glad to have this op-ed featured in one of Canada's largest newspapers. Read on!
theglobeandmail.com/business/comme…

I'm seeing fewer celebrity stories about long COVID, and more good people making good change stepping down because of long COVID. We're degrading our society

citywire.com/ch/news/zurich…

When ER volumes surge, ER MDs come in early and stay late to help. An extra ER MD is called in to help. Not a news headline story, but happens 356 days a year. Canada's public healthcare system isn't perfect, but it's people try their best.

TOMORROW ⬇️

📊 We publish the latest evidence on the health impacts of climate change in Latin America in The Lancet Reg Health-Americas

Don't miss the launch event with Lancet Countdown Latinoamérica & IAI in person at Universidad del Valle de Guatemala or online with ES/EN interpretation

🔗 iai.int/es/news/detail…

“Nature should be viewed as part of the health care system” Dr. Melissa Lem bold and clear! Small changes=big impact #QF24 Health Quality BC

Plastic pollution isn't just an environmental issue, health is impacted.
From production to disposal, the risks are pervasive.

It's time for a comprehensive life-cycle approach.
Let's prioritize health in the new treaty on plastic pollution currently being developed.

#EarthDay

The #HealthForAll book tour continues this week. Here’s a pic from a wonderful weekend event when my friend Jody Wilson-Raybould (JWR), PC, OBC, KC 王州迪 came to interview me in Stouffville. We had a very warm welcome from the hometown crowd full of family and friends. They too are champions of #PrimaryCare for all.

Research on the health harms of fracking questions expansion of this industry healthydebate.ca/2024/04/topic/… via Healthy Debate @CAPE-ACME Doctors for Planetary Health — West Coast Dr Courtney Howard Jane E. McArthur, Ph.D. Dr. Melissa Lem

⚡️First-ever quantitative analysis of #health community’s attendance at UN climate conferences between 1995 & 2023. It shows:
👉'Steady increase in absolute attendance of health actors, with highest attendance at COP28.'
gh.bmj.com/content/9/4/e0… by Kim R. van Daalen, PhD & all
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