Environmental Sustainability: A Core Value Essential for Today’s Healthcare Practice Author: Todd L Sack MD Today more than ever, you need to be an environmentally sustainable practice. This is because the skills that lead to sustainability are the same skills that help you to thrive in today’s
Read more →Author: Todd L Sack MD Cleaner air inside your home will improve your family’s health, especially for children, for people with known lung problems such as asthma, and for the elderly. Cleaner air can mean fewer asthma and allergy attacks, fewer doctor visits, and fewer days missed
Read more →Helping Children to Save Energy: A Guide for Parents Author: Todd L Sack MD It’s easy and smart to help your children to save energy. Developing in them good habits will money for your household budget and will set young people on their way to conserving
Read more →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 Family’s Health and the Planet’s Todd L Sack MD FACP Why not “go meatless” for at least one day each week? Call it “Meatless Monday!” Good nutrition means eating foods containing protein along with a balance of carbohydrates, fats, vitamins and minerals.
Read more →Editor’s Note: We think you’ll enjoy this 5 minute report on ‘Nature Therapy”. At the end of the article are eight ideas for your office. Try writing this prescription: “Walk outside 30-60 minutes daily!” Even mild exercise such as daily walking is a potent treatment for anxiety,
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 →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
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