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The health impacts of environmental threats such as floods, extreme heat, and wildfire smoke present a growing concern. A new publication proposes a change in social history taking that could help physicians understand how environmental exposures impact their patients’ health. Doing so would not only improve patient care, but could also help identify emerging health threats to a larger population.
At Stanford Global Health, we share knowledge, equip leaders, and build teams to address urgent global health challenges. All our efforts are centered around our core value of achieving health equity for all.
Climate change and environmental degradation threaten human health. Stanford’s interdisciplinary teams seek to understand the impact of our changing world and to find solutions that help people and protect the planet.
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We collaborate with organizations like WomenLift Health, founded by CIGH, to drive impactful change for women leaders in global health and research topics such as the role of male allyship in advancing female leadership.
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In partnership with those most impacted, we aim to enhance clinical care and improve the lives of vulnerable and underserved populations – with an emphasis on refugees and migrants impacted by conflict and climate change.
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