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Workshop Agenda
Protecting the Health and Well-Being of
Communities in a Changing Climate
March 13, 2017
National Academy of Sciences Building, Auditorium
2101 Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC
WORKSHOP OBJECTIVES
In the context of considerations of health equity, economic viability, social acceptability, political palatability, and regional fit, workshop participants will:
- Receive an overview of the health implications of climate change;
- Explore mitigation/prevention and adaptation/resilience-building strategies deployed by different sectors at various levels (e.g., local, national) and in various regions; and
- Discuss aspects of collaboration on climate and health issues among community-based organizations, health care systems, businesses, and public health and other local government agencies, along with lessons learned.
8:30 am | Welcome and Opening Remarks |
Lynn Goldman, Dean, Milken Institute School of Public Health, The George Washington University | |
George Isham, Senior Advisor, HealthPartners; Senior Fellow, HealthPartners Institute for Education and Research; Co-Chair, Roundtable on Population Health Improvement | |
Georges Benjamin, Executive Director, American Public Health Association | |
9:00 am | Setting the Stage |
Jonathan Patz, Director, Global Health Institute; Nelson Institute, Center for Sustainability and the Global Environment (SAGE); Population Health Sciences; University of Wisconsin–Madison | |
9:30 am | Q&A and Discussion |
Moderator: Henry (Andy) Anderson, Adjunct Professor, Population Health, University of Wisconsin–Madison; Former Chief Medical Officer, Wisconsin Division of Public Health; Planning Committee Member | |
10:00 am | NETWORKING BREAK |
10:15 am | Panel 1: Regional Perspectives from the South |
Moderator: Linda Rudolph, Director, Climate Change and Public Health Project, Public Health Institute; Planning Committee Member | |
Halida Hatic, Director, Community Relations and Development, Center for Interfaith Relations, Louisville, Kentucky; and Rachel Holmes, Healthy Trees, Healthy Cities Program Coordinator, The Nature Conservancy | |
Maria Koetter, Director, Office of Sustainability, Louisville Metro Government | |
Lisa Abbott, Empower Kentucky Organizer, Kentuckians for the Commonwealth |
11:05 am | Q&A and Discussion |
Moderator: Linda Rudolph | |
11:35 am | Panel 2: Regional Perspectives from the Midwest |
Moderator: Surili Patel, Senior Program Manager, Environmental Health, American Public Health Association | |
Paul A. Biedrzycki, Director, Disease Control and Environmental Health, City of Milwaukee Health Department | |
Jeff Thompson, Executive Advisor and Chief Executive Officer Emeritus, Gundersen Health System, Wisconsin | |
12:10 pm | Q&A and Discussion |
Moderator: Surili Patel | |
12:40 pm | LUNCH (provided for members and speakers; National Academy of Sciences cafeteria and neighborhood options available to attendees) |
1:40 pm | Panel 3: Regional Perspectives from the Northeast |
Moderator: Paul A. Biedrzycki, Director, Disease Control and Environmental Health, City of Milwaukee Health Department | |
Celia Quinn, Director, Bureau of Health Care System Readiness, New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene | |
Matt Cahillane, Program Manager, Bureau of Public Health Protection, Division of Public Health, New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services | |
Kristin Baja, Climate and Resilience Planner, Office of Sustainability, Baltimore City | |
2:30 pm | Q&A and Discussion |
Moderator: Paul A. Biedrzycki | |
3:00 pm | BREAK |
3:15 pm | Panel 4: Regional Perspectives from the West |
Moderator: John Bolduc, Environmental Planner, Cambridge (MA) Community Development Department | |
Kathy Gerwig, Vice President, Employee Safety, Health and Wellness; Environmental Stewardship Officer, Kaiser Permanente | |
Renata Brillinger, Executive Director, California Climate and Agriculture Network (CalCAN) | |
Fletcher Wilkinson, Climate Change Program Coordinator, Institute for Tribal Environmental Professionals, Northern Arizona University | |
4:05 pm | Q&A and Discussion |
Moderator: John Bolduc | |
4:30 pm | Closing Remarks and Reflections on the Day |
Ray Baxter, Health Policy Advisor | |
Sanne Magnan, Co-Chair, Roundtable on Population Health Improvement | |
Frank Loy, Chair, Roundtable on Environmental Health Sciences, Research, and Medicine | |
5:15 pm | ADJOURN |