In Episode 5, Marc and Adesh explore two articles published in the Lancet Planetary Health, that look at climate anxiety amongst the global youth, as well as the methodology of studies that assess the links between climate change and mental health outcomes. 

It has only been 6 weeks since our launch, and Climate Clinic has already heard from some incredible speakers! Hear our bitesize October highlights, featuring Dr Hina Shan, Professor Hugh Montgomery and Professor Raymond Vanholder. 

In the third episode of Be the Change, we speak with Dr Rengaraj Venkatesh (Chief Medical Officer at Aravind Eye Hospital, Pondicherry), about what makes Aravind a global leader in delivering Sustainable eye care, and the steps that Ophthalmic care units around the world need to be taking in order to tackle the climate crisis. 

For episodes 1-6 of Code Green, please visit their Spotify page here: Code Green: The Climate-Smart Health Professional. In this episode, we talk with Dr. Gaurab Basu about how climate change, at its core, is a health inequity multiplier and a human rights issue. Dr. Basu is a physician and the founding co-director of the Cambridge Health Alliance Center for Health Equity Education and Advocacy in Cambridge, Massachusetts. He is also an instructor in the Department of Global Health and Social Medicine at Harvard Medical School. Join us as we discuss all of this and more! To learn  about Dr. Basu’s initiatives, head over to: Gaurab Basu | Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health Hosted by Natasha Sood Written by Natasha Sood & Sarah Hsu Edited by Liana Haigis Referenced Resources: C-CHANGE | Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health Climate Change Effects On Public Health | Yale School Of Public Health

In the second episode of Be the Change, we hear from Professor Hugh Montgomery (University College London) about the urgency of the climate crisis, and how health professionals across the globe must make the necessary changes over the course of the coming months (and certainly well before 2050 targets), to avoid impending catastrophic losses to our health from ecological collapse. 

In our fourth episode of Be the Expert, Marc and Adesh bring you a recently published article from the British Medical Journal (BMJ), titled "Reducing the health impacts of ambient air pollution". The World Health Organisation states that over 90% of humans live in regions where air quality is harmful to our health. Tune in to hear how air pollution affects health, and how we can minimise these impacts through adaptation and mitigation. 

In our first episode of Be the Change, we hear from Professor Raymond Vanholder (President of the European Kidney Health Alliance) on the exact steps that kidney care needs to take, in order to go green as part of a zero carbon future. 

In this episode, we look at how hundreds of infectious diseases that affect human health, are being driven by climate change, through various pathways - including the thawing of ice! This podcast features a great article published in nature climate change, titled "Over half of known human pathogenic diseases can be aggravated by climate change". Find the links to featured articles on our show notes: https://www.publichealth.columbia.edu/research/global-consortium-climate-and-health-education/be-expert

In Episode 2, Adesh and Marc explore a paper published in the Journal of Climate change and Health, which focused on the impact that climate drivers are having on women's health in the US. This Review included some great original articles, which you will hear further details about in this podcast. Check out our website for detailed show notes and links to the articles discussed! https://www.publichealth.columbia.edu/research/global-consortium-climate-and-health-education/be-expert

Our first episode takes us to Pakistan, where you will hear about the impacts of the unrelenting monsoon rainfall and subsequent flooding, from Dr Hina Shan (Assistant Professor in the Department of Public Health, National University of Medical Sciences) and Ikram Ullah (a community member whose family have been affected by the devastating crisis). Hosted by Dr Kristie Hadley (guest interviewer: Adesh Sundaresan).