Hector A. Colon-Rivera, MD, CMRO

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Dr Colon-Rivera is the Asociación Puertorriqueños en Marcha Medical Director, a University of Pittsburgh Medical Center attending physician, and President of the APA Hispanic Caucus.

Articles

Next Steps: Solutions and Recommendations For Healing

Robin Cooper, MD;Barrington Hwang, MD;Russell Lim, MD;Hector A. Colon-Rivera, MD, CMRO;Roger Maginley, MD;Enelda Miranda, DO;Giselle Plata, DO, MPH;Mary Roessel, MD;Ulrick Vieux, DO

May 27th 2021

Climate change is a devastating existential threat that can exaggerate preexisting inequities and health/mental health problems. As mental health professionals committed to understanding deep emotional wounds and addressing complexities of relationships, psychiatrists have the tools to assist in bridging the current gaps.

The Effects of Climate Change on Hispanic and Latinx Communities

Hector A. Colon-Rivera, MD, CMRO;Giselle Plata, DO, MPH

May 6th 2021

Ultimately, the climate change crisis underlies an already growing mental health crisis and Hispanic/Latinx heterogeneity shapes different patterns of environmental injustice.