Overview:
- Mary-Jacqueline Muli, a cardiac ICU nurse at the University of Michigan, says she sees the effects of climate change on patient health.
- She founded the Climate Justice Nurse to raise awareness among health care professionals.
- “We’re seeing it in real time, and somebody had to sound the alarm,” she tells Planet Detroit.
Over the years, critical care nurse Mary-Jacqueline Muli has weathered the anger, stress, and sadness that comes with repeat flooding events.
Born and raised in Kenya, Muli migrated with her family to Toronto while she was in high school, before she moved to Detroit for college. She’s lived in the city ever since, and within the last decade, watched as her home and the home of her neighbors on the city’s west side have become submerged every few years in knee-high water.
Muli sees the increasing health, particularly from prolonged exposure to mold and particulate matter, and environment-related impacts inflicted on her community and patients, she said…