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. 2014 Nov 28;11(12):12473–12485. doi: 10.3390/ijerph111212473

Table 2.

African American physicians’ response preferences and self-efficacy for dealing with climate change as a health issue.

Strongly Agree Agree Neutral Disagree Strongly Disagree
Physicians should have a leadership role in encouraging offices, clinics, hospitals to be as environmentally sustainable as possible. 34% 47% 16% 3% 0.5%
My medical societies should have a significant advocacy role in relation to climate change and health. 28% 48% 19% 5% 1%
Physicians have a responsibility to bring the health effects of climate change to the attention of the public. 25% 46% 23% 5% 0.5%
Physicians have a responsibility to bring the health effects of climate change to the attention of their patients. 24% 51% 20% 5% 0%
I feel that actions I take in my personal and/or professional life can contribute to effective action on climate change. 25% 53% 17% 6% 0%
Teaching about climate change and its association with health impacts should be integrated into medical education. 30% 50% 12% 5% 3%