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Changing Climate, Changing Health: Strategies for Addressing Public Health in the Age of Climate Change
September 20, 2019 @ 7:15 am - 11:45 am
The public health field is rapidly shifting to incorporate the new realities of climate impacts. From extreme heat waves to the growing prevalence of diseases, issues with water quality, trauma from storms and allergy and asthma triggers, there are many challenges to address. While we are all vulnerable to this changes, low income communities and communities of color face disproportionate risks.
Keynote Speaker Gina McCarthy, former EPA Administrator and Director of the Harvard Center for Climate, Health, and the Global Environment (Harvard C-CHANGE) will explore some of the key public health issues impacted by climate change. Following her presentation, a panel discussion will dive into both what is happening on the ground to address heat, asthma, mental health and how the built environment is supporting resilient wellness.
Join us for this EBC/UMass Boston Climate Adaptation Forum to learn about how climate change is impacting public health.
Forum Co-Chairs
Gabriela Boscio Santos, Sustainability Engagement Manager
Boston University
Deanna Moran, Director, Environmental Planning
Conservation Law Foundation
Alex Papali, Green Justice Organizer
Energy and Zero Waste Campaigns
Clean Water Action
Keynote Presentation: Climate Change, Health and the Global Environment
Gina McCarthy
Former U.S. EPA Administrator
Director, Center for Climate, Health, and the Global Environment (C-CHANGE)
Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Speaker Agenda
Emergency Preparedness & Resilience for Climate Health
Click to View the Presentation – Smith – September 20 2019
Nancy Smith, Program Manager for Community Engagement
Office of Public Health Preparedness at Boston Public Health Commission
Healthy, Low-Carbon Multifamily Buildings for Climate Adaptation, Why, How, and When
Click to View the Presentation – Chase – September 20 2019
Thomas Chase, Project Manager
New Ecology, Inc.
Killer Heat and Its Effect on Public Health
Click to View the Presentation – Hollis – September 20 2019
Dr. Adrienne L. Hollis, Lead Climate Justice Analyst
Union of Concerned Scientists
Twelve Years Later: The Long-Term Mental Health Consequences of Hurricane Katrina
Click to View the Presentation – Rhodes – September 20 2019
Dr. Jean Rhodes, Frank L. Boyden Professor of Psychology
University of Massachusetts Boston
Video: “Asthma Alley”
Click to View the Video – “Asthma Alley”
Registration Information
Registration and Continental Breakfast: 7:15 a.m. – 8:00 a.m.
Forum: 8:00 a.m. – 11:45 a.m.