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Climate and health: Stories to watch in 2025

Association of Health Care Journalists

medical schools now include the health effects of climate change as a topic in required courses more than double the number reported in 2019. Hopefully, future doctors can recognize and treat climate-related health issues more effectively. Food and water insecurity. Health equity. Urban heat islands.

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Promoting and protecting the public’s health: recommendations for a new Administration and Congress, 2025

Big Cities Health Coalition

To bolster these efforts, BCHC urges the federal government to provide sustained funding, flexible resource allocation, and direct support to local health agencies, ensuring preparedness for future public health emergencies. A truly healthy city requires a fuller commitment to health, defined broadly.