Climate Change Checkup for Health Care
Increasingly, concerned members of the medical community, including the WSMA, are taking an active role in the climate equivalent of “physician, heal thyself,” asking what health care can and should do to reduce its carbon footprint. In the May/June 2025 issue of WSMA Reports, feature writer Rita Colorito talks with physician leaders in Washington who are helping to spearhead efforts to reduce the use of anesthetic gases—widely considered the foremost priority for cleaning (“greening”) up health care’s act.
Elsewhere, feature writer John Gallagher speaks with young physician leaders at the WSMA who, like many young physicians across the country, are increasingly turning to public policy advocacy to tackle climate change and other social issues of our time.
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Elsewhere in the magazine:
- “Kids’ Health Is Not a Partisan Issue,” an opinion piece by Amrita Stark, MD.
- Member Spotlight on Ken Foerster, MD.
- By the Numbers: Match Day Class of 2025
- And much more.
WSMA Reports is the WSMA’s flagship magazine, published six times a year as an exclusive member benefit, with each issue containing news and analysis for the physician community in Washington state.
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