Building Momentum, Building a Movement: Advocacy Within Medical Societies

How do you inspire a major medical society to take on climate action? Dr. Jerry Abraham has some powerful insights. Join him and host Lisa Patel as they explore his path into climate advocacy, his dedication to climate justice and racial equity, and the strategic moves he's using to elevate climate change within his medical society. 

 

Referenced this episode: 

 

AMA’s declaration of climate change as a public health crisis: https://www.ama-assn.org/press-center/press-releases/ama-adopts-new-policy-declaring-climate-change-public-health-crisis 

 

Climate and Health Organizing Fellowship: 

https://www.healthequity.challiance.org/climate-health-2023-24 

 

The American Academy of Pediatrics: Climate Change and Children’s Health: 

https://publications.aap.org/pediatrics/article/153/3/e2023065505/196648/Climate-Change-and-Children-s-Health-Building-a?autologincheck=redirected 

 

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Healthy Climate America is produced by Lucy Walker. Our podcast interns are Isaias Segui and Mathilda Tataw. Savannah Martincic is our manager of communication, and Riya Gohtra is our communication intern. Adam Carl supported the editing process. Original music by James Harp.