Dr. Cheryl Holder

Leveraging Data to Drive Effective Heat Protection Policies - NAM This webinar will spotlight exemplar heat policies and demonstrate how data-informed policy can reduce heat-related deaths and safeguard community health.

How can we shape heat policies to better protect the health of communities across the US? Join the NAM Climate Communities Network on 9/4 for a virtual convening on data-informed action to reduce heat-related deaths. Register: nam.edu/event/levera... #ClimateActionforHealth

The summer swelter is back! Yet another heat dome. 113 today in Tampa, FL for the heat index! Same heat tomorrow. Since 1930s Tampa has only had a couple of dozen, if that, heat index days above 113.
A warming climate makes these intense heat domes (and oppressive heat) more likely and more intense

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Rev. Natalie Piner of Metropolitan AME Miami Church invited me give the sermon on Health and Joy today. Of course I had to include climate chang😊🎄🙏🏾

In honour of #AGU24, @graocat.bsky.social and I have updated our feed of scientists who study climate-related topics. It now stands at

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Happy Thanksgiving all🙏🏾

Opinion | Utility Shutoffs Can Be Deadly During Extreme Weather Events Legislation to ensure continued electricity access is critical

In 2016, a patient that I call "Anna Mae" changed how I saw the world. Please read this OpEd for her and many others. @medpagetoday.bsky.social @docsforclimate.bsky.social www.medpagetoday.com/opinion/clim...

FDA says it found bacteria, ‘mold-like’ substances in this toothpaste The bacteria found include Pseudomonas aeruginosa, which can cause blood and lung infections, and Ralstonia insidiosa, which can lead to sepsis.

The Food and Drug Administration has said that it has found disease-causing bacteria, as well as mold-like and powdery substances in Tom’s of Maine products and facilities.

California child becomes first minor reported with case of bird flu Infection brings number of US bird flu cases this year to 55, including 29 in California, says CDC A California child has been diagnosed with bird flu, the first reported case in a US minor, health officials confirmed on Friday. The child had mild symptoms, was treated with antiviral medication and is recovering, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said in announcing the test results. No details about the child have been released, except that they live in Alameda county, which includes Oakland and Berkeley, and attend day care. Continue reading...

California child becomes first minor reported with case of bird flu

I tried an anti-inflammatory diet for a week. This is what I learned The principle is simple – eating healthy with an emphasis on whole grains, vegetables and heart-healthy fats

The principle of an anti-inflammatory diet is simple, but how hard is it to actually avoid inflammatory foods in day-to-day life?

Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: Now Is the Time for Urgency and Hope: A Diocesan Webinar with Climate Scientist Katharine Hayhoe. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email a... Presented by the Bishop’s Commission on Climate Change Worldwide, climate is changing at an unprecedented rate and that this crisis is primarily a result of human activity. Warming oceans, extreme we...

Join me tonight at 9:30 PM E for a free webinar with the Episcopalian Diocese of LA. Their "Now Is the Time for Urgency and Hope" initiative focuses on how advocacy, legislation, solar energy, and resilience can create a more sustainable + equitable future.

This event is open to all—register here: