About Sam Cherubin

I’m a Connecticut-based healthcare professional and author with 25 years helping people navigate complex medical systems. And now, extreme weather.

For more than two decades, I worked inside major health insurance systems, building tools that helped millions of people find care, understand their coverage, and make health decisions in moments that mattered. That work taught me one thing above all: when people have clear, practical information, they make better decisions for the people they love.

Now I’m applying that same approach to the question I hear from parents everywhere: how do I actually protect my family’s health when the weather itself has become dangerous?

Heat waves that break records every summer. Wildfire smoke that chokes cities hundreds of miles from the flames. Floods that overwhelm hospitals. Power outages that threaten people who depend on medical equipment. These aren’t distant problems anymore. They’re showing up in the forecast, at the pediatrician’s office, and in the middle of the night when you’re wondering if you should leave.

Most families are more capable than they think. They don’t need more alarming statistics. They need a plan simple enough to remember when they’re tired, stressed, and looking for a flashlight that’s never where it’s supposed to be.

That’s why I wrote The Crisis Is Here: the guide I wished existed. Not a doom-scroll. Not a policy argument. A practical 350-page handbook for parents, caregivers, and anyone responsible for keeping people they love safe when extreme weather arrives.

I’m a ClimateBase Fellow and member of the American Public Health Association and the Connecticut Health Professionals for Climate Action. I speak regularly to community groups, healthcare organizations, and parent communities on family health preparedness.

If you’d like me to speak to your organization or community, visit the Contact page.