The Kid Question

The Kid Question

Authors Meghan Elizabeth Kallman and Josephine Ferorelli explore reproductive choices with climate change at the door On a warm, February…

Allergies Getting Worse?

Allergies Getting Worse?

Climate change may be the culprit As the long Chicago winter turned to spring, Lizzie Goodman threw open the windows…

Scorched Cities

Scorched Cities

Extreme heatwaves in Chicago and the U.S. are becoming hotter, longer, and deadlier The greatest health threat worldwide this summer…

Ticks, Lyme Disease, and Climate Change

Ticks, Lyme Disease, and Climate Change

Local Lyme disease experts warn: Check early and often as climate change ushers in more tick bites The Chicago area…

What You Should Know About Low-Carbon Dieting

What You Should Know About Low-Carbon Dieting

There is a strong argument to be made that more of us should follow a low-carbon diet. Food production and…

8 Ways Climate Change Affects Chicagoans’ Health

8 Ways Climate Change Affects Chicagoans’ Health

The United Nations this month released a major climate change report, the first of its kind in eight years. The report…

Op-Ed: For the Sake of Our Pregnant Mothers, Illinois Needs to Act on Climate Change

Op-Ed: For the Sake of Our Pregnant Mothers, Illinois Needs to Act on Climate Change

Chicago Health is committed to publishing a diversity of opinions. The opinions expressed in this op-ed article are the author’s…

Living with Eco-Anxiety in Age of the Coronavirus

Living with Eco-Anxiety in Age of the Coronavirus

While most news right now focuses on the worldwide emergency response to COVID-19, climate change remains an escalating threat. The…

Global Warming

Global Warming

As temperatures rise, climate change is jeopardizing our health Climate change. Those words might conjure up visions of sea levels rising,…