From poor air quality and flooding to extreme heat and years-long droughts, devastating weather events take a physical, emotional, and financial toll on populations across the globe and here in the U.S. especially in marginalized communities. Are increased extreme weather events leading to a rise in health issues? Should those issues be looked at holistically or separately?
Join POLITICO on Thursday, April 11 for a conversation examining links between catastrophic weather events and medical challenges, and how industry and government can better collaborate to tackle disparities at the intersection of climate change and health care.
2024-04-11T03:40-0400From poor air quality and flooding to extreme heat and years-long droughts, devastating weather events take a physical, emotional, and financial toll on populations across the globe and here in the U.S. especially in marginalized communities. Are increased extreme weather events leading to a rise in health issues? Should those issues be looked at holistically or separately?
Join POLITICO on Thursday, April 11 for a conversation examining links between catastrophic weather events and medical challenges, and how industry and government can better collaborate to tackle disparities at the intersection of climate change and health care.
Bechara Choucair, MD
Senior Vice President, Chief Health Officer, Kaiser Permanente
Alexander Gaffney
Executive Director of Regulatory Policy and Intelligence, AgencyIQ, POLITICO
John Balbus, MD, MPH
Director, Office of Climate Change and Health Equity, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Victor Dzau
President, U.S. National Academy of Medicine
Sarah E. Hunt
Joseph Rainey Center for Public Policy
Carmen Paun
Global Health Reporter, POLITICO
Matthew Tejada
Senior Vice President, Environmental Health, Natural Resources Defense Council