Lisa Patel, MD

Perspective: On A Sweltering Planet, “Make America Healthy Again” Puts Children’s Health At Risk The Trump administration is constantly enacting policies that slow clean energy deployment and expand fossil fuel infrastructure. These policies will only make the problem much worse, and a big…

"Completely ignoring the interconnected threats posed by climate change-related impacts and environmental pollution is not just a scientific oversight; it is a public health failure," writes @lisapatel.bsky.social of @docsforclimate.bsky.social and Grace Wickerson of @scientistsorg.bsky.social:

Climate change is the greatest driver of health for a child born today and the “Make America Healthy Again” report fails is big ways and small to direct the nations attention to the biggest upstream drivers that could make children healthier. Read my take with Grace Wickerson on why

Perspective: On A Sweltering Planet, “Make America Healthy Again” Puts Children’s Health At Risk The Trump administration is constantly enacting policies that slow clean energy deployment and expand fossil fuel infrastructure. These policies will only make the problem much worse, and a big reason...

PERSPECTIVE: By ignoring climate change as a threat multiplier, MAHA is missing the forest for the trees and will unnecessarily put the lives of millions of children at risk, argue @lisapatel.bsky.social of @docsforclimate.bsky.social and Grace Wickerson of @scientistsorg.bsky.social.

Democracy is like a muscle. Use it or lose it. #vote2025

Tell me you don’t care about children without telling me you don’t care about children #protectsnap

This is incredibly dangerous. The world is changing faster than people either understand or are prepared for. Journalism is essential in building that consciousness. #climateaction

Who is going to tell @nytimes.com they’re about 9 months behind the rest of us?

#Greenwashing alert on LinkedIn

This is the laugh I needed today

Commonwealth Fund ranks which states are best, worst for health and climate change preparation Regions prone to extreme weather events like heat waves, hurricanes, and severe winter weather scored the worst.

From Healthcare Brew: Dr. @lisapatel.bsky.social of @docsforclimate.bsky.social says health systems must leverage their voice in clean energy policy decisions—"it both affects their operations and it affects the health of their populations."

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Extreme heat is harming our health, and we need to strengthen awareness among patients, providers, and our communities. Thank you @keertigopal.bsky.social for uplifting this critical topic and expert voices like @lisapatel.bsky.social.

When I feel sad about who we’ve become as a country, I remember those in power do not represent most of us. Watching Chicagoans stand up for a total stranger being treated inhumanely—I’m reminded that most of us are kind, caring, and decent. And we’ll fight for a kind, decent, caring world.

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Press Release: Leading Health and Medical Organizations Urge EPA to Uphold Greenhouse Gas Endangerment Finding and Protect Public Health - The Medical Society Consortium on Climate and Health (MSCCH) More than 115 leading health and medical organizations have signed on to a letter urging the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to reject its proposed rescission of the 2009 Greenhouse Gas Endanger...

Today @docsforclimate.bsky.social released a letter signed by over 120 national/state orgs across medicine, nursing, pharmacy, & veterinary medicine, across 36 states recognizing #climatechange as a profound danger to our health. We’re asking EPA to protect the #endangermentfinding lnkd.in/grgEZ2qF

3. While claiming to want to hold special interests to account, the recommendations are anemic at best on that count. Not a surprise but worth saying it out loud.

2. I can't be sure, but I think they gave Lee Zeldin free reign to insert random sentences/phrases about being pro-growth and pro-economy whenever the language veered too far into holding industry to account for the pollution they caused.

Consortium Statement on the Newly Released "Make Our Children Healthy Again" Strategy Report - The Medical Society Consortium on Climate and Health (MSCCH) Consortium Executive Director Lisa Patel, MD, speaks out on the newly released strategy report from the Make America Healthy Again Commission.

Reading the #MAHA report—3 things struck me.

Instead of a thoughtful framework from experts in kids’ health, it’s a mishmash of whatever irked RFK Jr. enough to jot down. Worth noting: not a single children’s health expert is listed as an author. Not. One. bit.ly/45Xl82a

The future of our kids depends on what schools do today. I had a powerful conversation with Lisa Patel, MD, MESc, the Executive Director of The Medical Society Consortium on Climate and Health about…... The future of our kids depends on what schools do today. I had a powerful conversation with Lisa Patel, MD, MESc, the Executive Director of The Medical Society Consortium on Climate and Health about ...

Loved getting to join Senator Bill Frist in Nashville for a convening on improving student outcomes by addressing environmental factors. The convention attracted educators and decisionmakers across the state who understand our changing world & the need for solutions
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So glad to be on this podcast with @lisapatel.bsky.social @docsforclimate.bsky.social @abxaware.bsky.social @shreya-pedsid.bsky.social

#IDsky

#extremeheat is a risk for preterm birth and low birthweight infants. We’re under heat advisory near my hospital. Remember to stay cool and stay hydrated. #climatechange

A promotional graphic for the Healthy Climate America podcast. At the top, the podcast logo features a green and blue caduceus symbol with the text "Healthy Climate America." Below, two circular headshots are displayed: on the left, Lisa Patel, MD, MESc, labeled as "Host: Lisa Patel, Executive Director, The Medical Society Consortium on Climate & Health," and on the right, Bob Inglis, Executive Director, republicEN." White soundwave graphics are in the background. The main text reads: "New Podcast Episode – Heart Over Head: Bridging the Partisan Divide on Climate." At the bottom, a green banner displays "Listen now: bit.ly/HealthyClimateAmerica.

Climate change has become one of the most polarizing issues in America. In a new podcast episode, host @lisapatel.bsky.social and Bob Inglis, executive director of republicEN, discuss the importance of finding common ground and bridging divides to drive action.

🎧 bit.ly/HealthyClimateAmerica

Full speaker line-up for the Stanford Big Ideas in Medicine Conference. September 5-6, 2025. All are welcome! www.stanfordbigideas.org

"For the administration to pursue a repeal now amid the heartbreak in Asheville, Los Angeles, and Kerrville is to ignore the lived reality of communities and health professionals on the frontlines. Doubling down on the pollution that is driving these disasters is not only reckless and costly—it is also a profound failure of public duty." A quote from Lisa Patel, MD, Executive Director of the Medical Society Consortium on Climate and Health.

The Consortium is deeply alarmed by the proposed repeal of the endangerment finding, a move that prioritizes the interests of the fossil fuel industry over our health, safety, and economic security.

Read our statement from Executive Director @lisapatel.bsky.social here: bit.ly/3GKL73e

"Our government has a moral and constitutional duty to protect its citizens, especially the most vulnerable. That includes children. It is their right to grow up in a world where they can breathe clean air, drink safe water, and live in a stable climate." - Lisa Patel, pediatrician and medical experts in Lighthiser.

The administration continues to put industry over our children’s right to clean air, safe water, and a stable climate. @lisapatel.bsky.social says a recent @youthvgov.bsky.social lawsuit against these executive actions is crucial in holding leaders accountable.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder—in this case, that’s billionaires and fossil fuel CEOs.
#climatechange #climateaction

Canada's challenging wildfire season: why its impact goes beyond the smoke Canada is on track to see the worst wildfire season since 2023, with millions of hectares of land scorched and thousands displaced.

Canada is on track to see the worst wildfire season since 2023. Land scorched, thousands displaced, and poor air quality. How bad can it get? Are we missing the bigger picture? @lisapatel.bsky.social joined host Melanie Ng on @thebigstory.bsky.social to explore these questions and more.

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While Trumps military parade involves unscalable walls and a security maze to enter, our protests in San Francisco are filled with music, joy, community, and connection. #nokings

Trump EPA moves to repeal climate rules that limit greenhouse gas emissions from US power plants The Environmental Protection Agency is proposing to eliminate rules that limit greenhouse gas emissions from power plants fueled by coal and natural gas

Consortium Executive Director @lisapatel.bsky.social called the proposed rollback of power plant emission regulations “yet another in a series of attacks” by the Trump administration on the nation's “health, our children, our climate and the basic idea of clean air and water.”

Trump EPA moves to repeal climate rules that limit greenhouse gas emissions from US power plants The Environmental Protection Agency is proposing to eliminate rules that limit greenhouse gas emissions from power plants fueled by coal and natural gas.

Appreciate @apnews.com covering this important topic and including my thoughts on Trump's newest assaults on #cleanair and a livable future. #climateaction #climatechange

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"As a pediatrician, it's unconscionable to think that our country would move backwards on something as common sense as protecting children from mercury and our planet from worsening hurricanes, wildfires, floods, and poor air quality driven by climate change." - Lisa Patel, MD

Rolling back protections on mercury and power plant pollution is a moral and public health failure. It endangers children, worsens the climate crisis, and harms communities already overburdened by pollution. Read @lisapatel.bsky.social's statement on these dangerous proposals here: bit.ly/44kyF1V