How has climate crisis impacted health and how can people respond? Physician explains during CHA webinar Dr. Sheetal Khedkar Rao with the University of Illinois Chicago had an 'aha moment' after the basement of her home flooded repeatedly.

Nice summary of a climate change and health webinar I did with the #CatholicHealth Association of America. Happy #EarthDay! 🌎

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Enjoying the inspiring community and stunning venue during the Chicago Climate Action Hero Awards @ilclimateandhealth.bsky.social

Flooding in Chicago is getting worse. Here's why. Blamed in part on climate change, the threat of water ponding in your yard or your basement is growing, a Sun-Times/WBEZ investigation has found, putting health, homes at risk.

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ICCA joined colleagues from across the country at the Medical Society Consortium on Climate and Health’s Our Planet, Our Health convention.

A highlight was ICCA Board Member @khedrao.bsky.social's session on storytelling for systems change and how clinicians can inspire climate action.

On the Farm, the Hidden Climate Cost of the Broken U.S. Health Care System - Inside Climate News American farmers are drowning in health insurance costs, while their German counterparts never worry about medical bills. The difference may help determine which country's small farms are better prepa...

“Small farms often bear the brunt of warming, and require increased investments for adaptation—investments that often become prohibitive for farmers struggling with health care costs.”
Fascinating intersection of healthcare policy, farming and #climatechange insideclimatenews.org/news/0603202...

Man looks at factory pollution

BREAKING: New APHA lawsuit challenges Trump administration actions that would worsen air pollution: “EPA’s rollbacks are based on political poppycock, not science or law, and the courts should see it that way.” www.apha.org/news-and-med...

South Wales council to buy and demolish homes prone to flooding Residents of 16 houses on Clydach Terrace in Ynysybwl express relief after repeated floods caused by climate crisis

These kinds of costs are going to be socialised, right up to the point where they can’t be any more.
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nursesonja • 7h & Threads Let us not forget, it was the same administration that reduced us to wearing trash bags as protective gear while we watched the hospital go up in flames around us during the pandemic that just murdered one of our own on the streets in broad daylight. As a nurse & as a person, I will never forgive. I will never forget. I will never back down. This was never about border control. This is about total control. O240 Q5 G34 → 21

The nurses are pissed

In 2026, ICE detainees are dying at an alarming rate

1. In 2025, 32 people died in ICE custody.

That figure was the largest in more than two decades and tied for the highest number of deaths among ICE’s detainee population ever.

2026 is only three weeks old, and it’s already shaping up to be much worse.

Cleaner cars standards are working. Do NOT roll back progress! Donald Trump and Department of Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy have announced a plan to roll back the fuel economy standards that increase fuel economy standards for cars and trucks, saving consum...

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Opinion | The CDC Shooting Isn't What Broke Me Continuing to show up to work at an agency I no longer trust is devastating

“Friends and family often ask me whether they can still trust the CDC. I tell them the truth, even though it is a painful and confusing message: you can trust CDC scientists, but you cannot trust the agency.” www.medpagetoday.com/opinion/seco...

AP photographers capture destruction, heartache and resilience as climate change advanced in 2025 Tropical storms pummeled the land and ravaged ecosystems. Powerful floods engulfed streets and left cars stuck in mud. And fires scorched trees and consumed houses.

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Iran’s Capital Is Moving. The Reason Is an Ecological Catastrophe The decision to move Iran’s capital is partly driven by climate change, but experts say decades of human error and action are also to blame

Amid a deepening ecological crisis and acute water shortage, Tehran can no longer remain the capital of Iran, the country’s president has said. www.scientificamerican.com/article/iran...

Northwestern Medicine study pushes for expanded lung cancer screenings YouTube video by ABC 7 Chicago

Women are more sensitive to the health impacts of #airpollution
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Green Spaces May Mitigate Pollution-Linked Breast Cancer Risk New research suggests that living near greenery may lessen air pollution’s impact on breast cancer risk. These insights could guide healthier urban design.

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How Microforests Are Helping Improve Biodiversity A microforest is a tiny forest planted with the goal of improving biodiversity and fighting climate change, especially amid expanding urban areas and industrial hubs. Reporting for TODAY, NBC’s Emilie...

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Tiny Forests can have Big Climate Equity Results 11-06-2025 Podcast Episode · KMSU Every Day Is Earth Day · 11/06/2025 · 27m

Our conversation spanned several topics including #tinyforests, community engagement, trees and #greenspace as an upstream health intervention, the health impacts of #climatechange and using action as an antidote to find hope and joy during challenging times.

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She had some great questions and I enjoyed talking about my work at Nordson Green Earth Foundation and University of Illinois Chicago.

I had the pleasure of meeting Karen Wright at the Midwest Climate Resilience Conference last month. We continued our conversation on her podcast “Every Day is Earth Day” which aired on Minnesota’s @kmsumaverick.bsky.social 89.7 FM this morning.

How a radical experiment to bring a forest into a preschool transformed children’s health In Finland, kindergartens are exposing children to more mud, wild plants and moss - and finding changes to their health that show how crucial biodiversity is to wellbeing

The Finnish study gets a mention in every talk I give on #biodiversity and health. amazing to see lessons learned from research incorporated into healthier preschools and kids! www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Patients open to more sustainable treatments, study finds The doctor suggests opting for a treatment that is better for the environment. How do patients react to this? Doctors and psychologists together discovered that this has little impact on patient confi...

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Climate and health strategies must address the biodiversity crisis Safeguarding biodiversity is not simply an environmental concern but a foundational element of preventive and clinical care.

“human wellbeing is inextricably linked to the wellbeing of other animals and the planet.” #biodiversity
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For more on this topic, sign up for the @nam.edu ‘s upcoming
Climate and Health Learning Collaborative: Midwest Regional Webinar on November 10, where we will discuss this topic (and other climate and health issues relevant to the Midwest) nam.edu/event/midwes...

Regular Midwesterners are financing the AI & Data Center boom with our water and higher energy costs. As #datacenters increase demand for electricity, how can we meet clean energy goals while keeping costs affordable, reliable and fair? Learn more: www.youtube.com/watch?v @elpcenter.bsky.social

Medical Groups Tell EPA: Don't Kill 'Main Tool' to Combat Climate Crisis | Common Dreams Over 120 top health and medical organizations joined the growing chorus of opposition to the Environmental Protection Agency's attempt to roll back the endangerment finding.

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#endangermentfinding

Yes! 50% of US medical schools have incorporated climate change into their curricula. It isn’t standardized so levels vary but heading in the right direction!

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Shout outs to @cuclimatehealth.bsky.social @ecoamerica.bsky.social @docsforclimate.bsky.social @nam.edu @gcche.bsky.social for providing so many excellent resources for #physicians and other providers to learn more on the topic of climate and health.

Environmental awareness can improve health care CHICAGO — Patient outcomes will improve as awareness of environmental impacts on health grows, Sheetal Khedkar Rao, MD, assistant professor of clinical medicine, University of Illinois Chicago D...

Had a nice interview with Rich Gawel at @gohealio.bsky.social and discussed healthcare’s role in #climate adaptation and mitigation after giving at talk at the Power of Women in Medicine Conference.
www.healio.com/news/allergy... @womeninmedicine.bsky.social

Shoutouts to @cuclimatehealth.bsky.social @noharm.org @ecoamerica.bsky.social @docsforclimate.bsky.social @nam.edu and @gcche.bsky.social for offering amazing resources for physicians and other healthcare professionals to learn more on this topic. #climaterx