Extreme Heat: A Guide for Health Professionals & Patients Record high temperatures are in the news again. My Green Doctor explains who is most vulnerable, the health risks of extreme heat, and how to prevent them. We provide free brochures and posters to print for the home,
Read more →Green Apartment & Condo Living Todd L. Sack MD, FACP Just because you live in an apartment or condominium doesn’t mean you cannot be part of the “green living” movement. The benefits are significant for your personal finances, your happiness, and the health of your community. This
Read more →Travel Green: Buying Offsets & More Ways to Reduce Your Carbon Footprint Todd L Sack MD FACP Most of us love to travel. Our trips add spice to our lives, whether finding new friends, encountering cultures, visiting loved ones, learning new ideas, or building our business. Travel’s
Read more →Go Meatless for Your Health and the Planet’s Why not “go meatless” for at least one day each week? Meatless Monday? Good nutrition means eating foods containing protein, along with a balance of carbohydrates, fats, vitamins and minerals. This is true for children and adults. But
Read more →Author’s Note: I think you’ll enjoy reading this 5 minute blog on ‘Ecotherapy”. At the end, you will read eight ideas for your office.
Read more →Our Health & Today’s Changing Climate: What We in Healthcare Can Do Laurie Kirkland, University of North Florida, MPH candidate, February 2016 The Earth’s climate is changing and already our health is threatened. This article offers a basic explanation of climate change, how climate threatens our
Read more →Environmental Sustainability: A Core Value Essential for Today’s Medical Office More than ever before, you need an environmentally sustainable office. This is because the skills that come with sustainability are the same skills that you need to thrive with the world’s current healthcare challenges: decision making by
Read more →New Video: Starting Your Successful Office Green Team, plus free CME My Green Doctor was a featured topic at the September 19, 2014 annual symposium of the Mid-Atlantic Center for Children’s Health & the Environment at the Pew Charitable Trusts in Washington, DC. In this 30 minute
Read more →“Green Cleaning” means keeping toxic chemicals out of your office and home. Many societies have the dangerous attitude that proper cleaning means using lots of strong chemicals. This approach is not only wrong, it is also dangerous. My Green Doctor learned this at a recent lecture on
Read more →Is your practice missing Environmental Health? Here are 3 easy steps It is easy to add environmental health to your medical practice, whether you are a nurse, nurse practitioner, information officer, pharmacist, manager, technician, clerk, or physician. Environmental health can add a lot to what we accomplish
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