💡#SabíasQue? El 85% de los votantes latinos se preocupan por la contaminación. Sin embargo, los congresistas republicanos de AZ votaron por el Proyecto de Ley de Trump que empeora la contaminación y sube los costos. La buena noticia:

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🌡️☀️ Las comunidades latinas sienten más el impacto del aumento de temperaturas en AZ. La #EnergíaLimpia es clave para enfriar nuestros hogares y proteger nuestra salud. Pero [@RepName] votó para desmantelar programas que mantienen a nuestras familias seguras y frescas. [#LCW2025 / #HHM2025]

Small stupid bill removed the #electricvehicle tax credit, but remember electric vehicles are still less carbon equivalence than internal combustion engines. This math works if you drive a car for 10,000 miles who gets rid of a car before 10,000 miles? Answer nobody. electrek.co/2025/07/09/e...

Join AZHPCA Sept. 20th, at the 19TH Annual ARIZONA ASTHMA & ALLERGY CLINICAL CONFERENCE! Registration Deadline: Sept. 12th, 2025

Sign along side the AZHPCA, the National Institute of Health, and 5000 others on an open letter regarding concerns about several issues, including interference with research on the health effects of climate change! 🌎⚕️🧪 To add your name: actionnetwork.org/forms/add-na...

Plastics are polluting our bodies & our healthcare system. Join us to learn how health pros are pushing back: 🌍 June 20 | 1–2pm ET | Free virtual event 🔗 bit.ly/plastics-cli...

A joint sign-on letter Re: "Congressional Review Act Overreach on Clean Air Waivers" was sent to Senators Kelly and Gallego at 9am yesterday morning. We appreciate those that signed on and all of your support. You can read the letter at the link below: www.azhpca.org/newsletter/j...

AZHPCA's "Beat The Heat" is featured once again just in time for the summer! Check it out at www.azhpca.org/beat-the-heat

Medicaid cuts are deeply unpopular and harmful to their constituents. All in-district organizing and calls into offices are having an impact! Join physicians across the country in signing a letter urging Congress to protect Medicaid by adding your name here: committeetoprotect.org/medicaid-defense.

Cutting money for energy efficiency isn’t just unwise, it’s plain dangerous for vulnerable Arizonans: azmirror.com/2025/04/22/c...

The national 501(c)(3) Food and Water Watch is asking health professionals across the US to sign an important letter about devastating cuts that Congress is considering. You can find the full letter and the sign-on form below! The deadline for signatures is May 2nd docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Sign on to this letter, with AZHPCA and other health experts, to OPPOSE rollbacks of climate and clean air protections! docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Heat is a serious problem in Arizona, its important to remember that going into Summer "the heat is here and my last 3 shifts I have had 9 patients with heat related illness, over half were hospitalized, most were on diuretics or drugs of abuse, most over 50 yrs old. Earliest heat in Tucson history"

Our March 2025 newsletter is posted and available! Read here: www.azhpca.org/newsletter/a...

Capstone project by Dr. Wyatt Snell on #wildfires addressing impacts from #climatechange #climatehealth #mitigationstratefies #forestrymanagement. Wildfires affect everyone coast to coast in the USA. Knowing the health impacts is import to share with communities and patients @azhpca.bsky.social

According to internal emails, Environment Protection Agency officials knew they had no contractual right to cancel dozens of grants for clean energy and environmental justice. They did it anyway. 😡 wapo.st/4iDFKAw 🔌💡

Want #foodsolutions to decrease your #carbonfootprint & impact on #patienthealth. Dr. Thorn gave a great talk last week discussing #regenerativeagriculture #biochar #soilhealth #methanereduction #naturalcarbonsequestration @azhpca.bsky.social #climatehealth #climatemedicine

As we get ready in #Arizona for upcoming #heatseason this articles looks as some solutions cities are employing to help adapt to #climatechange #Extremeheat leads to increased heart attacks, strokes, kidney disease, & more health harms @azhpca.bsky.social #climatehealth

It's the economy stupid! In #Arizona protecting the #IRA is #cleaneconomy & jobs! If you want to talk economics here is a source from @energyinnovation.org relating to how repealing the IRA would harm Arizonans economically. As well as our health! @azhpca.bsky.social #climatehealth #cleanenergy

In the second day of our medical student elective on climate change, the environment & health @ Univ. of Arizona Medical School with 17 students! Today we talked about #extremeheat #climatechange weather patterns leading to disaster medicine preparedness. Thanks @azhpca.bsky.social #climatehealth

Dr. Harry McDermott discussed human impacts of #climatechange with respect to #extremeheat to our medical students yesterday. So many organ systems affected! Preterm labor, heart attacks & strokes are all effects of exposure especially to vulnerable populations. @azhpca.bsky.social #climatehealth

Mona Arora, Phd from Univ. of Arizona Public Health gave great talk yesterday on the #publichealth implications of #extremeheat in #arizona in our #climatehealth course. Good insight into rural health in 2023 and 2024 weather seasons. @azhpca.bsky.social youtu.be/geatlBPNQ08

@dangwx.bsky.social gave a great talk yesterday on #extremeweather in #Arizona and how that related to public health in our medical student #climatehealth course. #climatechange makes all weather patterns worse. @azhpca.bsky.social youtu.be/3G0KMCwii0I

Thanks to Dr. Brian Drummond for his great talk on climate, racial inequities & health yesterday at our #climatehealth medical student course. @azhpca.bsky.social @docsforclimate.bsky.social #cliamtemedicine youtu.be/cKmGr_ruMZY

Thanks to our amazing #ERpharmacist Chris Edwards for this talk on Pharmaceuticals impact on #climatechange and #climatehealth. As part of day 3 of the medical student's course we learned about getting rid of Desflurane & 4.5% of GHG emissions are from Pharma. @azhpca.bsky.social

Sen. Mark Kelly and EPA Admin Lee Zeldin met to discuss the false choice between tackling air pollution or preserving the economy – but air pollution is bad for business and dangerous for our health! Arizonans need real action on air pollution – not an agenda! 🌎🩺🧪

Thank you, Representative Juan Ciscomani, for prioritizing energy affordability for Arizona families and businesses! Your leadership helps keep America on the path to energy security. Let’s keep going! #EnergyAffordability #EnergySecurity

Reminder to check out our Solutions page! Featuring both State and Federal climate solutions! www.azhpca.org/solutions

"As an emergency physician in Tucson, I witness firsthand the impact of poor air quality on my patients — from childhood asthma attacks to heart attacks and strokes in adults. The good news? Solutions are within reach" -Noah Tolby, AZHPCA Read: tucson.com/opinion/colu...

"With Arizona facing longer and hotter summers, it’s time to prepare our homes and communities for the challenges ahead. By improving energy efficiency, we can mitigate the health risks of extreme heat while reducing the carbon emissions driving climate change" www.myheraldreview.com/news/health/...

AZHPCA's February 2025 Newsletter ⚕️🌎: www.azhpca.org/newsletter/a...

"That’s what climate change has cost him personally. It broke his bones; it sent him to the hospital; it deprived him of a paycheck." - Dr. Brian Drummond tucson.com/opinion/colu...

Science/evidence/truth seems to be on the out. But here is a study showing increase visits to pediatric EDs with heat seasons. Yes climate change has costs. One is extra burden on the health system. Next time u are waiting in ER, thank #climatechange. #climatehealth @azhpca.bsky.social

"These incentives have been instrumental in delivering consumer savings, driving job creation, and improving public health in Tucson, but they now face potential rollbacks by Congress in 2025." www.azhpca.org/newsletter/t...

“Thanks to the Inflation Reduction Act’s tax credits, families like mine have been able to transition to... clean home energy solutions... not just for lowering household costs, but for cutting pollution that... harms all communities.” - Brian Drummond, AZHPCA www.azhpca.org/newsletter/t...

As a physician and EV owner, I see firsthand how reducing vehicle emissions leads to immediate and tangible improvements in public health,” - Brian Drummond, AZHPCA www.azhpca.org/newsletter/t...

Tucson, AZ CVC Route Zero Press Release www.azhpca.org/newsletter/t...

Two-week course for students on the affects of climate change on human health! #MedSky #GreenSky #Arizona

Arizonans, find out more about tax credits on electric vehicles here: www.azhpca.org/solutions

Thanks IRA for helping clean Arizona skies, boost our economy and improve health outcomes. Check out @azhpca.bsky.social and its www.azhpca.org/solutions to find out how the IRA credit can help u decrease monthly bills and consume less dead dinosaurs. #IRA #climatehealth #cleanenergy

"TUCSON OPINION: Let's breathe easier together", a short read written by Brian Drummond with us at AZHPCA tucson.com/opinion/colu...

neighborhood Firewise efforts recap 😎

Arizona must hold the line on progress to cut climate pollution -- By Orlando Cazarez | CEO, Arizona Sustainability Alliance www.yourvalley.net/apache-junct...

We just updated our solutions page! www.azhpca.org/solutions

AZHPCA's November 2024 Newsletter is available now! Feat. News, 14 projects in AZ, Resource with farmer voices, Action Items, and more! www.azhpca.org/newsletter/a...