How Atlanta doctors are addressing climate change health risks

How Atlanta doctors are addressing climate change health risks

Atlanta’s Grady Hospital in Downtown Atlanta. This story is co-published by The Xylom, Atlanta Community Press Collective, and 285 South. From debunking fad diets to dispelling vaccine hesitancy, primary care providers are no strangers to having tough conversations with their patients. In Atlanta, climate change is increasingly becoming one such topic. Leveraging trust built over time, doctors hope to depolarize the issue and break through misin…

The Fifth Vital Sign: Atlanta Doctors Are Talking Climate Change With Patients

“For everyone who's more towards the middle and the lower end of engagement on climate change, the primary care doctor is an incredibly important source.”