Kaiser Permanente: The health care giant worries about the climate

https://www.yaleclimateconnections.org/2019/01/kaiser-permanente-is-worried-about-the-climate/?fbclid=IwAR2LtTu_smOgYtopwaTMeV5RfotWOQyN573UntzPn9sZEmyucrUUoyFFpw0

Jan. 17, 2019

For some healthcare providers, climate change is an urgent concern.

Gerwig: “We see increased cases of asthma, other respiratory diseases, cardiovascular disease. The wildfires and severe storms that are happening … those also have health impacts. They displace people. Even fatalities result from those.”

Kathy Gerwig is the Environmental Stewardship Officer at Kaiser Permanente.

Gerwig: “We are a healthcare provider. We also own and operate hospitals and clinics, so we have a unique perspective across the healthcare sector to not only identify the risks associated with climate change, but to identify opportunities to address them.”

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