Climate change and the future of health policy

<p><em>Health Affairs'</em> Leslie Erdelack and Chris Fleming discuss why health policy is ready to enter the climate change discussion. From the latest Greta Thunberg Hulu documentary to president-elect Joe Biden's pick of John Kerry as a "climate envoy," Leslie and Chris note climate change is too big of an issue for the field to ignore.</p><p> </p><p>This episode dovetails with <em>Health Affairs </em>first ever journal issue dedicated to <a href="/toc/hlthaff/39/12">climate change and how the issue intersects with health policy</a>. </p><p><br>Related links:</p><ul> <li> <a href="https://www.healthaffairs.org/do/10.1377/he20201119.321817/full/">Event: The Health Events of Climate Change</a> (Health Affairs)</li> <li> <a href="https://www.healthaffairs.org/doi/full/10.1377/hlthaff.2020.01125">Health Risks Due To Climate Change: Inequity In Causes and Consequences </a>(Health Affairs)</li> <li> <a href="https://www.healthaffairs.org/doi/10.1377/hlthaff.2020.02019">A Critical Moment For Climate Resilience</a> (Health Affairs)</li> <li> <a href="https://library.wmo.int/doc_num.php?explnum_id=10444">State of the Global Climate 2020</a> (World Meteorological Organization)</li> <li> <a href="https://www.theverge.com/2020/12/7/22159555/health-care-pollution-climate-change">Health Care is Coming to Grips With Its Pollution Problem</a> (The Verge)</li> </ul><p>Subscribe: <a href="https://feeds.transistor.fm/health-affairs-this-week">RSS</a> | <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/health-affairs-this-week/id1542851834?uo=4">Apple Podcasts</a> | <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/6PrckGFlwVI1QTNASEtaNQ">Spotify</a> | <a href="https://castro.fm/itunes/1542851834">Castro</a> | <a href="https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/a-health-podyssey/health-affairs-this-week">Stitcher</a> | <a href="https://deezer.com/show/2044382">Deezer</a> | <a href="https://overcast.fm/itunes1542851834">Overcast</a></p>