Wynne Armand
@wynnearmand
Associate Director MGH Center for the Environment and Health; Physician; Editor; @MGHMedicine @harvardmed @MGHEnvironment
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Drought conditions contribute to poor air quality and routes for illness to spread. #HarvardHealth #HarvardHealth Blog
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Learn how MGH Center for the Environment and Health is proactively working to integrate environmental sustainability into Mass General Brigham and Mass General during this podcast episode with Wynne Armand and Guidehouse expert Joe Bialowitz: spklr.io/6013mPqN
Learn how MassGeneral News is proactively working to integrate environmental sustainability into its health system during this MGH Center for the Environment and Health podcast with Wynne Armand and Guidehouse expert Joe Bialowitz. #healthcareleaders #decarbonization guidehouse.com/insights/healt…
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#Reusable scrup caps are more sustainable than #singleuse caps across ten environmental impact categories (~1/3 the climate impact), according to new 🇺🇸 #LCA by Divyansh Agarwal et al.
Wynne Armand Jonathan E. Slutzman MGH Center for the Environment and Health
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Personalized cloth-based/reusable scrub caps are good for the environment! rdcu.be/dmbuH
MassGeneral News Langenbeck's Archives of Surgery
This work would not have been possible without support from Mass General Surgery, Mass General Brigham, HCWH - US & Canada, Amy Collins
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It’s timely that all Mass General MDs, including our psychiatrists and psychologists, are currently completing a Quality Improvement measure on Climate Change and Health, personalized by department and including this essential information.
Proud of our work at MGH Center for the Environment and Health!
Don't let carbon monoxide catch you off guard. This odorless gas causes thousands of ER visits each year. Wynne Armand & Jonathan E. Slutzman, Mass General doctors and directors of MGH Center for the Environment and Health, share some simple steps you can take to keep your family safe. spklr.io/6011lk7U
Radiology=4% of hospital sq footage, but ~20% of HVAC bill. Imaging machines generate heat -> add another 40% for cooling. WOW. Mass General Brigham has created a Radiology Center for Sustainability led by @MikeZalis to drive innovative solutions. #MedTwitter
Thank you Wynne Armand for testifying about the health impacts of gas stoves on children. Eliminating air pollution improve health outcomes. That's why we support efforts to expand the electrification of buildings.
New alarming study from PSE Healthy Energy and Stanford University showing carcinogenic benzene emissions into household from gas stoves use. pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/ac…
The scientific evidence is clear: Earth’s temperature is rising faster than at any point in the last 10,000 years. Wynne Armand, physician & MGH Center for the Environment and Health's Associate Director, discusses global warming & its health impacts. spklr.io/6019YfQB
Healthcare is worsening because of climate change. What can we do about it? Jonathan E. Slutzman and Gregg Furie, Mass General Brigham physicians and leaders of our sustainability efforts, talk to the The Washington Post about what steps we are taking as a system. spklr.io/6010YChC
Air quality advisories were in effect for 110 million people in the U.S. this week, including Boston. Wynne Armand, from MGH Center for the Environment and Health, discusses how poor air and other climate changes can impact your health. spklr.io/6013YfEx