Lisa Patel, MD
@lisapatel.bsky.social
Executive Director, Medical Society Consortium on Climate & Health | Pediatric Hospitalist & Clinical Associate Professor at Stanford Children's Health.
https://medsocietiesforclimatehealth.org/
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Lisa Patel, MD
@lisapatel.bsky.social
· Sep 22
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...
medsocietiesforclimatehealth.org
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
We can’t solve what we don’t name. It’s 2025 and the fact that #fossilfuels are still not mentioned as the main driving factor for #climatechange shows how complete industry capture is.
November 22, 2025 at 10:35 PM
We can’t solve what we don’t name. It’s 2025 and the fact that #fossilfuels are still not mentioned as the main driving factor for #climatechange shows how complete industry capture is.
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"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:
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…
www.thexylom.com
November 10, 2025 at 3:36 PM
"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: 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.
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...
www.thexylom.com
November 9, 2025 at 1:37 AM
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
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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.
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...
www.thexylom.com
November 8, 2025 at 8:04 PM
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.
Tell me you don’t care about children without telling me you don’t care about children #protectsnap
The USDA sent an email to grocery stores telling them they are prohibited from offering special discounts to customers affected by the SNAP funding lapse.
I'm aware of at least 2 stores that had offered struggling customers a discount, then withdrew it after receiving this email
I'm aware of at least 2 stores that had offered struggling customers a discount, then withdrew it after receiving this email
November 2, 2025 at 7:58 PM
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
NEWS: CBS News gutted its climate team as part of the big Paramount layoffs this week. These journalists had been doing incredible reporting on extreme heat, flooding, clean energy investments and more.
I've got details for Climate-Colored Goggles: www.climatecoloredgoggles.com/p/cbs-news-g...
I've got details for Climate-Colored Goggles: www.climatecoloredgoggles.com/p/cbs-news-g...
CBS News just gutted its climate team
Paramount and Bari Weiss aren't off to a great start. Here's why David Ellison should change course.
www.climatecoloredgoggles.com
November 1, 2025 at 5:23 PM
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?
October 31, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Who is going to tell @nytimes.com they’re about 9 months behind the rest of us?
This is the laugh I needed today
October 17, 2025 at 1:57 AM
This is the laugh I needed today
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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."
Read more: www.healthcare-brew.com/stories/2025...
Read more: www.healthcare-brew.com/stories/2025...
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.
www.healthcare-brew.com
October 14, 2025 at 2:22 PM
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."
Read more: www.healthcare-brew.com/stories/2025...
Read more: www.healthcare-brew.com/stories/2025...
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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.
Faster aging. Trouble focusing. Dementia. From our brains to our DNA, extreme heat is wreaking havoc on our bodies — and we're experiencing it more and more. Here's what you need to know: insideclimatenews.org/news/0210202...
What Extreme Heat Is Doing to Your Body - Inside Climate News
As climate change intensifies, heat health risks from accelerated aging to bad decision-making grow worldwide. Here’s what you need to know.
insideclimatenews.org
October 7, 2025 at 6:11 PM
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.
This video of Chicagoans intervening to save a man from being abducted off the streets by ICE is making the rounds on Instagram.
Community action works.
Source: www.instagram.com/reel/DPZL2AL...
Community action works.
Source: www.instagram.com/reel/DPZL2AL...
October 5, 2025 at 11:27 PM
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.
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
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...
medsocietiesforclimatehealth.org
September 22, 2025 at 3:38 PM
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
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
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
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.
medsocietiesforclimatehealth.org
September 10, 2025 at 11:27 PM
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
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
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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www.linkedin.com/posts/billfr...
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 ...
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September 9, 2025 at 7:13 PM
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
www.linkedin.com/posts/billfr...
www.linkedin.com/posts/billfr...
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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
#IDsky
On a new Healthy Climate America episode, Drs. Preeti Jaggi and Shreya Doshi join host @lisapatel.bsky.social to talk about their work with Sustainabil-ID, how physicians can reduce waste, and why sustainability in healthcare is both possible and necessary.
Listen here: bit.ly/HealthyClimateAmerica
Listen here: bit.ly/HealthyClimateAmerica
September 5, 2025 at 2:10 PM
So glad to be on this podcast with @lisapatel.bsky.social @docsforclimate.bsky.social @abxaware.bsky.social @shreya-pedsid.bsky.social
#IDsky
#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
September 1, 2025 at 4:26 PM
#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
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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
🎧 bit.ly/HealthyClimateAmerica
August 21, 2025 at 3:56 PM
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
🎧 bit.ly/HealthyClimateAmerica
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Full speaker line-up for the Stanford Big Ideas in Medicine Conference. September 5-6, 2025. All are welcome! www.stanfordbigideas.org
August 7, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Full speaker line-up for the Stanford Big Ideas in Medicine Conference. September 5-6, 2025. All are welcome! www.stanfordbigideas.org
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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
Read our statement from Executive Director @lisapatel.bsky.social here: bit.ly/3GKL73e
July 29, 2025 at 5:54 PM
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
Read our statement from Executive Director @lisapatel.bsky.social here: bit.ly/3GKL73e
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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.
July 2, 2025 at 6:55 PM
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
#climatechange #climateaction
The federal budget bill undercuts the most basic determinants of health: medical care, nutrition, and affordable, reliable energy. And the pain will not be felt equally. Read our full statement from Executive Director @lisapatel.bsky.social here: bit.ly/4nx6BAR
July 4, 2025 at 2:38 AM
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder—in this case, that’s billionaires and fossil fuel CEOs.
#climatechange #climateaction
#climatechange #climateaction
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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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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.
toronto.citynews.ca
June 24, 2025 at 2:49 PM
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
June 14, 2025 at 9:49 PM
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