Role model: Min-Nang Lin

Online title: Green healthcare: the family physician Healthcare workers have a key part to play in increasing awareness of climate matters, Min-Nang Lin believes.“Research around the world has shown that doctors, nurses, and other healthcare workers are perceived to be among the most trustworthy professionals,” he says. “So, we have an important role in raising awareness among the general population about environmental problems, sustainability, and the dangers of climate change.”Lin is a family physician with an interest in public health. “After I passed the board examination of the Taiwan Association of Family Medicine, I worked in a rural area in Taiwan and I knew that I needed more knowledge of public health to learn how to prevent diseases, so I took a masters degree in public health,” he explains. “One ounce of prevention is better than one pound of treatment. The cessation of smoking, exercise, and a plant based diet…
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