This episode may sound different than your regular Air Health Our Health podcast. It is the first episode recorded with a live audience. This was done at the American College of Chest Physicians Conference, also known as Chest.

I was delighted to be able to interview Dr. Mary Rice MD, MPH of Harvard University, a person who has incorporated combatting the effects of climate change deeply into her career as a physician and scientist.

We cover a great deal in this episode, from how to get started in your workplace, perils and pitfalls of advocacy, her experience at COP 28, and much more!

To Do-

1- Listen to the Clean Air and Climate Advocacy for Busy People episode for ideas on how to get started wherever you are.

2- Scroll the Air Health Our Health podcast feed for climate and clean air concerns that speak to you, and seek out local community efforts to help.

3- If you work in healthcare, learn more about reducing greenhouse gasses from organizations such as Healthcare without Harm. See References for additional options.

4- If you don’t work in healthcare, these issues also affect you. There are definitely ways to make your workplace more climate friendly. Seek out those in your industry who are already doing this and take it to your own workplace. It can be hard to get started, but we can all start by starting. Hopefully every industry will be providing roadmaps to help reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

5- I am so grateful to the American College of Chest Physicians for providing a form to record this podcast with a live audience. Please consider a donation to the Chest Foundation, which supports everything from research to community partnerships and helping the next generation of clinicians.

6- Please consider leaving this podcast a 5 star review wherever you listen to podcasts. I’ve been bad about asking for that, but the podcast experts say it helps people discover the podcast. Also consider sharing an episode with a friend to spread the word about the importance of cleaning up the air and combating climate change.