Recent months have brought a new set of challenges to academic medical centers in the Northwest and the Gulf Coast in an already trying year. In August and September, wildfires raged through millions of acres in Washington, Oregon, and California, forcing thousands to evacuate their homes and coating the region in a cloud of toxic smoke. At the same time, a record-breaking hurricane season that formed nearly two dozen named storms hit parts of the Gulf Coast with devastating flooding and wind damage that destroyed homes and left hundreds of thousands without power.
In this #TBT we look all the way back to 2019, when we published a series of prescient articles about the impact of climate change on health:
- Health consequences that concern doctors and researchers the most: Read More
- The health care sector’s race to reduce its carbon footprint: Read More
- Medical schools adding climate-related content to the curriculum: Read More
- Protecting firefighters, farmworkers from harmful health effects: Read More
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Bridget Balch
Staff Writer
AAMC
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