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Gary Cohen (health advocate)

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Gary Cohen
Alma materClark University
Scientific career
FieldsEnvironmental activism
InstitutionsHealth Care Without Harm

Gary Cohen is an American environmental activist and health advocate.[1] In 1996 he co-founded Health Care Without Harm, an organization that advocates for health-care corporations and hospitals to adopt more environmentally friendly practices, especially in regards to climate change.[2] For example, they advocate for increased professional training for staff and doctors and for the cessation of incinerating medical waste.[3] He was awarded a MacArthur Fellowship in 2015.[3]

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  1. ^ "Gary Cohen". MacArthur Foundation. 28 September 2015. Retrieved 10 October 2015.
  2. ^ Wetsman, Nicole (November 6, 2017). "Hospitals are helping make us all sick". Popular Science. Retrieved 18 June 2018.
  3. ^ a b Blakemore, Erin (9 October 2015). "Ask a MacArthur genius: How are hospitals trashing the planet?". Washington Post. Retrieved 10 October 2015.