Conference: Community interest

In this webinar from the National Academies Climate Conversations: Pathways to Action series, Renee Salas (The Cooperative at Mass General Brigham) will moderate a conversation between Katie Hayes (George Mason University) and Burcin Ikiz (EcoNeuro) on how climate change is shaping brain and mental health outcomes and how research, policy, and strategies can better respond to these risks moving forward.

In this webinar, SCORCH faculty Kacey Ernst and Melissa Furlong will discuss challenges in identifying best practices for quantifying weather exposures for health outcomes. Case studies of flooding and extreme heat will be presented.

Dr. Adelaide Lusambili of Africa International University is presenting on protecting maternal and child health from extreme heat in Kenya. Learn about how implementation science research can be applied in a climate and health context.

This session from The Medical Society Consortium on Climate and Health, Climate & Health Equity Webinar Series, will shed light on the unequal impacts of extreme weather, drawing upon Hurricane Katrina as an example, and present practical approaches to enhance preparedness efforts among patients and community members.

This joint webinar between the GeoHealth Section and the Planetary Health Alliance explores shared priorities, complementary strengths, and opportunities for collaboration in addressing climate change, biodiversity loss, and ecosystem disruptions that are reshaping the global burden of disease.

Join Build Healthy Places Network for a virtual summit focused on advancing equitable, multisector strategies that strengthen long-term community resilience.

Join the Autistic Self Advocacy Network (ASAN) and The Partnership for Inclusive Disaster Strategies (The Partnership) for a webinar about preparing for heat emergencies.

Jesse Keenan will disucss his recently published book "North: The Future of Post-Climate America" in which he argues that America is entering a new era marked by shifts in population that will transform everything from the physical landscape of cities to electoral politics.

This webinar will dive into CHART’s community-based research utilizing wearable sensors to quantify real-world exposure to heat and air pollution in daily life in Atlanta, including wearable-based sleep metrics. The webinar will touch on the CHART’s effort to recruit participants, collect and analyze data, and methods of reporting findings back to the community.

Join leading experts on extreme heat for this third annual New Mexico Extreme Heat, Health, and Resiliency Summit who will present critical information for health professionals over two, half-day webinars