#ForewordFriday: Ticks, Rising

By Katharine Sucher / On April 27th, 2018
As ticks move into new areas and enjoy longer seasons, they are changing millions of lives, driving up healthcare costs, and infusing a simple walk in the woods or picnic in a city park with fear. Lyme: The First Epidemic of Climate Change is a disquieting look at how Lyme disease has proliferated in a warming world.
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Lyme: A Q&A with Mary Beth Pfeiffer

By Katharine Sucher / On April 18th, 2018
They are crossing continents and climbing mountains, are hatching invisibly by the billion, and are carrying diseases that may be coming to a neighborhood near you. As ticks move into new areas and enjoy longer seasons, they are changing millions of lives, driving up healthcare costs, and infusing a simple walk in the woods or picnic in a city park with fear.

100% Renewables—for a Healthier California

By Richard Allen Williams, Mary Pittman / On August 21st, 2017
Switching to clean, safe, renewable energy is one of the most important things we can do for the climate, for the health of our communities now, and for the health of future generations.

Climate change raises the stakes for affordable health care

By Richard Allen Williams, Elena Rios / On March 15th, 2017
Today, more than 100 million Americans depend on healthcare safety-net programs: Medicare, Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act (ACA). But that safety net could be shredded if Dr. Tom Price—Trump’s nominee for Secretary of Health and Human Services—has his way.

Climate change is making us sick

By Praveen Buddiga, Katrina Peters / On May 3rd, 2016
Climate change is hurting our health — right here and right now. As practicing physicians, we see the impacts on our patients.

Climate Impacts: The President, Pope & health experts agree

By Jennifer Miller, PhD / On July 1st, 2015
The Island Press Urban Resilience Project, supported by the Kresge Foundation, is working to promote a holistic understanding of resilience that is grounded in equity and sustainability. The president of the most powerful nation in the world, the leader of a major world religion, and one of the most prestigious peer-reviewed medical journals agree: Climate change is a major threat to human health, and immediate action is critical.