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Amy Collins

@dramycollins

Emergency physician. Advocate for low-emissions, resilient healthcare, and climate-health solutions. Boy and dog mom. Plant-based diet follower. Healthy planet = healthy people. 🌎

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As an organization founded on the principle of "do no harm," we cannot remain silent while harm is being inflicted daily. This administration may erase policies & slash budgets, but it can't take away the accomplishments we've made or undo the movement we've built.

πŸ”— us.noharm.org/news/our-end...

02.04.2025 17:47 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Tell Congress: Protect Clean Energy Investments Please add your name to send a message to this Congress that investments in clean energy and climate change mitigation are health imperatives.

🌟Calling all health professionals 🌟

Sign a health professional petition calling on Congress to protect the Inflation Reduction Act – the U.S. government’s largest investment in climate action ever.

Sign by Feb. 27 ➑️
lung.quorum.us/campaign/Pro...

25.02.2025 15:04 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

"Regardless of the popularity or powerful interests behind a policy, the responsibility of the (healthcare) profession is to speak out when the science is clear that it will threaten health or safety. Silence is not an option."

16.02.2025 15:45 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

The (health) profession cannot stand idly by as the new administration puts oil industry executives in charge, expands fossil fuel production, and actively opposes renewable energy alternatives."

16.02.2025 15:45 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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How Should Health Care and Public Health Respond to the New US Administration? This Viewpoint discusses scientific, medical, and public health actions, including withdrawing from the World Health Organization, taken so far during the first week of the Trump administration.

"The science on climate change could not be clearer, and evidence of its adverse health consequences increases daily." jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

16.02.2025 15:45 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Unwavering commitment: Accelerating a sustainable, climate-resilient, and equitable health sector | Health Care Without Harm (US & Canada)

First, do no harm.

So proud to be a part of Health Care Without Harm & the sustainable health care community, which is more committed than ever to leading the way toward a zero-emission, climate-resilient health care sector.

Please read and share our statement ➑️
us.noharm.org/news/unwaver...

24.01.2025 12:44 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

@katharinehayhoe.com Please consider including my amazing @noharm.org colleague Antonia Herzog @avherzog.bsky.social to your list of climate & health experts.

06.01.2025 22:28 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
2025 Stephanie Davis Award and Scholarship – CleanMed 2025

Health care workers interested in climate-smart health care ‼️ Check out the Stephanie Davis Waste Award and scholarship to CleanMed ➑️ cleanmed.org/stephanie-da...

02.01.2025 19:25 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
CleanMed 2025 – The premier national conference for leaders in health care sustainability

Learn more about CleanMed in Atlanta, May 6-8 cleanmed.org

02.01.2025 19:25 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Medical students, residents & fellows interested in climate-smart health care‼️
Applications are open for the Emerging Physician Leader Award, the Blair & Georgia Sadler Fellowship @ noharm.org, and a scholarship to attend CleanMed.
Learn more and apply by Jan. 21 ➑️ cleanmed.org/epl-award-an...

02.01.2025 19:25 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I'm once again honored (and humbled) to be on this list and so grateful to @katharinehayhoe.com for building this community. @noharm.org, check out this great list of climate-health leaders!

31.12.2024 14:03 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Will do! Thanks for letting me know how things work. I'm fairly new here and am still learning my way.

16.12.2024 03:33 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you. I am honored and greatly appreciate the climate and health community you are building. This was just the boost I needed today,

16.12.2024 03:31 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I agree!

16.12.2024 02:14 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

A few more climate health experts to add to your list @janevandis.bsky.social @khedrao.bsky.social @misharosenbach.bsky.social @noharm.org @jerrypaulson.bsky.social @douglasfritz.bsky.social @dralicechen.bsky.social @elizabethpinsky.bsky.social @shwetanarayan30.bsky.social @calebdresser.bsky.social

16.12.2024 02:00 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Wow. So honored to be on this list of incredible climate health experts (while trying not to let my imposter syndrome kick in).

16.12.2024 01:53 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Implementation & assessment of an educational intervention in an outpt dermatology clinic reduced regulated medical waste (saves$, better for the environment)

pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...

#DermSky #Sustainability @dramycollins.bsky.social @lisapatel.bsky.social @docsforclimate.bsky.social

14.12.2024 19:37 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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🌟Calling all medical students, residents & fellows🌟
Applications are open for the 2025 Emerging Physician Leader Award & The Blair and Georgia Sadler Fellowship at Health Care Without Harm (and a chance to win a scholarship to CleanMed)
Learn more and apply ➑️ cleanmed.org/epl-award-an...

05.12.2024 17:37 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0