Introducing Sunrise Bay Radio, a new podcast series produced by the Sunrise Movement’s Bay Area hub. Each episode, our hosts Maritte and Richard, take a deep dive into how climate change intersects with different aspects of our society.

In this episode, we discuss how both climate change and the coronavirus pandemic are undermining public health and exacerbating health inequality. We are joined by our correspondent Adam, speaking with Dr. Linda Rudolph, the Director of Climate Change & Health at the Public Health Institute, about the ways in which climate change and the COVID-19 pandemic threaten health justice. We also hear from our correspondent Mukta, speaking with the founders of Climate Health Now, Dr. Ashley McClure and Sarah Schear, about how medical professionals have begun organizing to stop climate change and protect the wellbeing of their patients.

Tune in to find out about how our guests envision a Green New Deal for public health that could bolster public health for ALL Americans.

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Background reading:

https://www.apha.org/-/media/files/pdf/topics/climate/apha_climate_equity_introduction.ashx?la=en&hash=B40A6A0109D9C5474B7C7362176BEA9E9DFC16CC#:~:text=Climate%20change%20exacerbates%20existing%20health,that%20most%20impact%20disadvantaged%20communities.

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/07/05/us/coronavirus-latinos-african-americans-cdc-data.html

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/apr/26/the-green-new-deal-public-health-new-deal

Climate Change, Coronavirus, and a Green New Deal for Public Health

Sunrise Bay RadioBy Sunrise Bay AreaAug 12, 2020