THE VFA PIONEER HISTORIES PROJECT

Mona Sarfaty, MD, MPH

“So pretty early on, I got some understanding of the extent to which advertising was impacting behavior in our country and in our culture more broadly. And… I don’t think that young people growing up today have that same consciousness, which is shocking, really.”

Author and Activist. Founder and Emeritus Executive Director of the Medical Society Consortium on Climate and Health

Interviewed by Judy Waxman, Oral Historian, August 2025