New ACP paper calls for policies to improve environmental health for all
The College's latest position paper broadens recommended policy actions on the climate crisis to include a wider array of environmental exposures that impact human health.
A new ACP position paper details policy actions that are needed to address the climate crisis and reduce exposure to hazardous substances and air and water pollution.
“Environmental Health: A Position Paper From the American College of Physicians,” published Oct. 25 by Annals of Internal Medicine, reflects many of the concerns previously outlined in ACP's 2016 position paper “Climate Change and Health” but broadens recommended policy actions to include a wider array of environmental exposures that impact human health. An accompanying video featuring ACP President Ryan D. Mire, MD, MACP, reiterates the College's message that environmental justice is needed so that everyone can live, work, learn, and play in a healthy environment.