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Jan 2021
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Introducing Code Green: The Climate-Smar...

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How does climate change affect health? And what can medical professionals do about it? 

Those are the very questions we hope to answer here on Code Green: The Climate-Smart Health Professional. In each episode of this series, we’ll explore the intersection of climate change and health, summarize the latest research, and share the expertise of current climate-health activists.

Climate change is the greatest health crisis of this century, it’s time health professionals are trained to fight this crisis!

Hosted by Natasha Sood and Sarah Hsu, edited by Liana Haigis and Andrea Grossman, social media managed by Naomi Nesmith.

Instagram: @CodeGreenClimatePod

Twitter: @CodeGreenPod

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