March Newsletter

This month, warm weather and dry conditions have us all thinking about weather. Mountains to Mountains CEO, Claudia Bouvier, DO shares her expertise on climate impacts on global heath.

In This Issue

This issue explores how a changing climate is affecting our health, and what each of us can do about it.

• Heat: heat-related deaths have risen sharply since the 1990s, and heat worsens nearly every chronic illness.
• Air quality: larger, more frequent wildfires and rising ground-level ozone are harming lungs and hearts.
• Infectious disease: ticks and mosquitoes that carry Lyme disease and dengue are spreading into new regions.
• Mental health: disasters cause lasting trauma, and “eco-anxiety” is rising, especially among young people.
• Food and water: drought, floods, and shifting snowpack threaten food security and water supplies, including here in Utah.

The issue ends with practical steps, from conserving water and planting trees to supporting clean energy, plus a list of organizations working on climate and health. As we put it: healthy people need a healthy planet.

Read the full newsletter:

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