[ad_1]
- David Plazas serves as the director of engagement and opinion for USA TODAY Network Tennessee.
Climate change solutions do not involve policy decisions from governments alone. Individuals matter too.
One person’s actions combined with the collective will can go a long way to create a more sustainable planet.
Citizens do not have to be climate scientists to take action. Dr. Reed Omary from Nashville, a radiologist, said that he had made climate action his resolution for 2022 in a guest essay.
On this episode of the Tennessee Voices podcast, he expounded upon his essay and also talked about using the power of storytelling as a more effective tool than simply regurgitating numbers to make the case for others to act as well.
He wrote an essay about a “healthcare starter pack” that included three ways to address climate crisis.
- Educate others
- Keep asking questions
- Incorporate daily management practices
Americans must be able to communicate with one another and respond to other’s concerns and misgivings in order to address and challenge misinformation.
An important point for Omary is that the state of the planet is connected to the overall health of individual patients and whole populations.
His 2022 resolution is another way for him to heal others.
Reed Omary offers Op-EdAs a medical doctor, this is how I’m making climate action my 2022 resolution| Opinion
Hear more Tennessee Voices Subscribe to the weekly opinion newsletter to receive insightful and thought-provoking columns.
Get the Latino Tennessee Voices newsletter now: Find compelling stories about the Latino community of Tennessee.
Register for the Black Tennessee Voices newsletter You can read compelling columns from Black writers across Tennessee.
About Tennessee Voices
The Tennessee Voices videocast is a 20-minute program, which started in March 2020 and invites leaders, thinkers and innovators who have written guest columns for a USA TODAY Network Tennessee publication to share their insights and wisdom with me and our viewers.
Please email your ideas for future guests to me at [email protected]. We are grateful for your attention.
Finally, our journalists are working hard during this pandemic to We provide accurate, solid, and verified information. Please take into consideration subscribing and supporting local journalism.
You can watch past episodes here: Tennessee Voices videocast
David Plazas is the director of opinion and engagement for the USA TODAY Network Tennessee and an editorial board member of The Tennessean. Tweet to him at @davidplazas.
