Presented by Michigan Clinicians For Climate Action (MiCCA)

VIRTUAL & IN-PERSON: In an Era of Climate Change, Government Denial & Needed Advocacy a Conversation with Pediatrician Debra Hendrickson

Time & Location

May 31, 2026, 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM EDT
Traverse Area District Library & Online

About the event

The Michigan Clinicians for Climate Action (MiCCA) is honored to invite Debra Hendrickson, MD, author of The Air They Breathe to Traverse City on May 31. RSVP for the in-person event HERE at the Traverse Area District Library at 610 Woodmere Ave, Traverse City, MI 49686, and we'll have a virtual option that you can register for HERE.

Dr. Hendrickson is a pediatrician in Reno, Nevada—the fastest warming city in the United States, where ash falls like snow during summer wildfires. In her book, she recounts patients she’s seen who were harmed by worsening smoke, smog, and pollen; two boys in Arizona, stricken by record-setting heat while hiking; children who fled for their lives from Hurricane Harvey and the Tubbs Fire; and a little girl whose life was forever altered by the Zika virus outbreak in 2016. 

Dr. Hendrickson’s talk will be followed by a panel discussion, featuring local healthcare practitioners from a diverse range of specialties. Panelists will discuss how climate change is manifesting in their fields, how health professionals can take action, and what the general public should know about the intersections of climate change and public health.

• Moderated by Elizabeth (Lisa) Del Buono, MD - Founder of MiCCA, retired diagnostic pathologist

• Dr. Debra Hendrickson, MD - Pediatrician

• Dr. Lisa Franseen, PhD - Clinical Psychologist

• Dr. Mark Elliot, MD - Retired cardiologist

Event partners include: the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Grand Traverse Social Justice Action Team and Grand Traverse Humanists.