Historias compartidas
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Mark C. I’m 58 years old and started smoking at age of 16. I would quit for a couple years a couple of times.
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Amanda D. As a public health professional in Los Angeles, so many of the families I work with have children suffering from asthma or other pollution related issues.
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Rachel L. I currently work as a public health professional in Los Angeles County, but what originally sparked my interest in working in public health was growing up near Richmond, California.
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Michelle C. Ever since a weatherization program had completed energy efficiency updates to my home, strange things started to occur.
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Christopher F. I am 36-years-old and I was born with lung agenesis, I live in Southeast Texas where the humidity is very high and it's surrounded by refineries polluting the air.
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Queenie B. I lost both of my parents and my brother to the same type of lung cancer.
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Carole S. I had to take my aunt off life support.
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Lisa D. I am a 47-year-old female living in Las Vegas. In Aug 2021, my primary doctor discovered a mass in my right lung via chest X-ray.
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Amanda M. The climate crisis is a health crisis, specifically for our kids. The climate crisis is here and it is harming our health and the health of our children.
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Ashley E. M. Clean air policies are healthy climate policies. As a primary care doctor, I have taken an oath to prevent sickness and to protect human health and safety.
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Bernadette Mae . We are all in this together. Human health is linked to the environment. As a nurse epidemiologist, I see the mounting evidence of the association between air pollution, accelerated climate change, and adverse health effects.
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David H. Climate change is a public health emergency. Climate change is a public health emergency, and poses a dire threat to lung health.
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Glenn R. S. Right now, the air we breathe is in crisis. Health care professionals have a responsibility to help diagnose and treat patients, and to help the community at large when there is a crisis.
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Jessie W. We must unite together to protect our patients. As I walk among the towering trees, listening quietly, breathing deep the moist air, I am reminded of the interconnected web of life.
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Juanita M. We must support action on climate change to protect Latino community.
