Former G.O.P. Leader Advocates for Climate and Health

Bill Frist, a former Senate Majority Leader and renowned heart and lung surgeon, has turned his attention to advocating for environmental health. Frist is highlighting the connection between planetary health and human health.

Frist’s medical career is impressive. He founded a major transplant center and treated high-profile patients. In 1991, he performed life-saving surgery on Gen. David Petraeus after an accident during a military exercise.

Now 74, Frist talks about his environmental advocacy through writings, videos from his Tennessee porch, podcasts, speeches, and congressional testimony. He stresses that healthier environments result in healthier people, and he believes the science supports this claim.

Frist remains active in his personal pursuits as well, such as demonstrating cider-making on his farm in Virginia. This dual commitment to both personal and planetary health underscores Frist’s holistic view of well-being.