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[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”About Next Gen: DO NOT EDIT” _builder_version=”4.16″ background_color=”#545480″ use_background_color_gradient=”on” background_color_gradient_type=”circular” background_color_gradient_stops=”rgba(56,6,6,0.56) 76%|#6d344b 100%” background_color_gradient_overlays_image=”on” background_color_gradient_start=”rgba(56,6,6,0.56)” background_color_gradient_start_position=”76%” background_color_gradient_end=”#6d344b” background_image=”https:\/\/opb2022.nextgenradio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2022\/07\/49456640272_3a1ce5501d_o.jpg” background_position=”center_left” background_blend=”hard-light” custom_margin=”||25px||false|false” custom_padding=”|0px||0px|false|false” border_width_top=”25px” border_color_top=”#00bff3″ border_width_left=”25px” border_color_left=”#0C71C3″ locked=”off” collapsed=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row column_structure=”2_5,3_5″ custom_padding_last_edited=”on|desktop” admin_label=”Climate Change row: DO NOT EDIT” _builder_version=”4.17.4″ custom_margin=”|||” custom_padding=”15px|0px|22px|0px||” custom_padding_tablet=”|0px||” custom_padding_phone=”|0px||” custom_width_px=”1280px” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”2_5″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/opb2022.nextgenradio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2022\/07\/newnextgenlogo2018_transp.png” title_text=”newnextgenlogo2018_transp” admin_label=”Next Gen Image” _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text admin_label=”Project Description” _builder_version=”4.16″ text_font_size=”16px” header_font=”|700|on|on|||||” header_font_size=”25px” header_2_font=”Oswald|||on|||||” header_2_text_align=”left” header_2_text_color=”#EDF000″ header_2_line_height=”1.2em” custom_margin=”29px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n
We are finding, coaching and training public media\u2019s next generation. This <\/span>#nprnextgenradio<\/a> project is created in Oregon, where five talented reporters are participating in a week-long state-of-the-art training program.<\/span><\/p>\n In this project we are highlighting the experiences of people whose lives are being affected by climate change.<\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=”Project Description” _builder_version=”4.16″ text_font=”||on||||||” text_font_size=”13px” header_font=”|700|on|on|||||” header_font_size=”25px” header_2_font=”Oswald|||on|||||” header_2_text_align=”left” header_2_text_color=”#98bedb” header_2_line_height=”1.2em” custom_margin=”29px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Photo credit: US. Govt. NOAA via flickr<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”3_5″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_video src=”https:\/\/youtu.be\/BJwQZrU-lZU” admin_label=”YouTube Video” _builder_version=”4.17.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_video][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text: Video Teaser” _builder_version=”4.17.4″ _module_preset=”default” text_text_color=”#ffffff” text_font_size=”16px” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Alejandra Silva Hern\u00e1ndez speaks with Dr. Genoveva O\u2019Neill, a family physician in Vancouver, Washington. O\u2019Neill tells us how she\u2019s seeing an increase in adverse health effects due to climate change. Hotter temperatures and hazardous wildfire smoke have only exacerbated heat stroke, breathing problems and other illnesses among vulnerable populations that she treats at her clinic, specifically in the Latinx community.<\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”HERO IMAGE OPTION 1: Background image: DELETE IF NOT NEEDED” _builder_version=”4.17.4″ background_enable_color=”off” background_image=”https:\/\/opb2022.nextgenradio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2022\/07\/Alejandra_Eejoon-1.jpg” background_blend=”multiply” custom_margin=”-2px|||||” custom_padding=”12%||39.4%|||” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”6px||3px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row column_structure=”2_3,1_3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”3px||6px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”2_3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Illustrator credit” _builder_version=”4.17.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Illustration by Eejoon Choi<\/em><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”7px||35px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_post_title date=”off” comments=”off” featured_image=”off” admin_label=”Post Title” _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” title_level=”h3″ title_font=”Oswald||||||||” title_font_size=”42px” title_letter_spacing=”2px” title_line_height=”1.2em” meta_text_color=”#04a3e3″ meta_font_size=”18px” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_post_title][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”3_5,2_5″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”||12px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”3_5″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text 1″ _builder_version=”4.17.4″ _module_preset=”default” text_font_size=”18px” text_line_height=”1.8em” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Two years ago during record <\/span>wildfires<\/span><\/a> in the Pacific Northwest, a longtime patient of Dr. Genoveva O\u2019Neill hesitated going to her doctor\u2019s appointment as wildfire smoke filled the air. An elderly Black woman with limited access to transportation, she already had complications with breathing due to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, or COPD. She was afraid of going outside, so she canceled her appointment. But that delay in care made her condition worsen, and she ended up in the hospital.<\/span><\/p>\n COPD is just one of the many underlying conditions that can be exacerbated by wildfire smoke caused by climate change. O\u2019Neill wants to make that connection for her patients in Vancouver: she\u2019s seeing higher incidences of pulmonary disease, cardiovascular disorders, heart attacks, and strokes. And it\u2019s not just physical ailments: mental health illnesses like depression, anxiety and post-traumatic stress disorders can arise. <\/span>Washington and Oregon<\/span><\/a> are already among the top states with the highest prevalence of mental health illness.<\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”2_5″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_audio audio=”https:\/\/opb2022.nextgenradio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2022\/07\/2022_OPB_Alejandra_MASTER.mp3″ title=”A DOSE OF AWARENESS ABOUT CLIMATE CHANGE” artist_name=”ALEJANDRA SILVA HERN\u00c1NDEZ” album_name=”Next Generation Radio | OPB Newsroom | JULY 2022″ admin_label=”Story Audio” _builder_version=”4.17.4″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”#00bff3″ global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_audio][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”3px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/opb2022.nextgenradio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2022\/07\/ONeill6-1.jpg” alt=”A female Latina physician in a white coat stands in front of a sign for PeaceHealth Family Medicine of Southwest Washington Center, a family health clinic in Vancouver, Wash.” title_text=”ONeill6″ align_tablet=”center” align_phone=”” align_last_edited=”on|desktop” admin_label=”Image 1″ _builder_version=”4.17.4″ global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text admin_label=”Caption 1″ _builder_version=”4.17.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Dr. Genoveva O\u2019Neill, a family medicine doctor, stands in front of a sign for PeaceHealth Family Medicine of Southwest Washington in Vancouver. Here she cares for patients of all ages. (Photo Credit: Donald Orr)<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”2_5,3_5″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”2_5″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/opb2022.nextgenradio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2022\/07\/ONeill3.jpg” alt=”Close-up of a doctor\u2019s hands holding and examining a patient\u2019s hand.” title_text=”ONeill3″ align_tablet=”center” align_phone=”” align_last_edited=”on|desktop” admin_label=”Image 2″ _builder_version=”4.17.4″ global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text admin_label=”Caption 2″ _builder_version=”4.17.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n O\u2019Neill examines a patient\u2019s hand during a medical trip to Peru. Back home in Vancouver, Washington, O\u2019Neill treats patients of all ages and backgrounds \u2013 but she is already seeing the adverse effects of climate change within the Latinx community. Some are especially vulnerable to the health consequences of scorchingly hotter days and hazardous wildfire smoke, as many Latinx workers in agriculture and construction work outside. (Photo Credit: Ryan Morigeau)<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”3_5″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text 2″ _builder_version=”4.17.4″ _module_preset=”default” text_font_size=”18px” text_line_height=”1.8em” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n