Sponsors: SCORCH, La Isla Network, City of Tucson, & SWEHSC
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Please join us for a Science Café that brings together local and national experts to discuss the impact of extreme heat on farmworkers. Following a screening of the powerful documentary film "Too Hot to Work,” Café participants will explore how a warmer climate is transforming the way individuals work and acknowledge the heightened and urgent need for collaboration among workers, businesses, community organizations, and the government sector in mitigating heat-related health risks. A panel of experts and community representatives will examine strategies for abating heat risk among those who labor outdoors, particularly farmworkers.
Panelists include Emma Torres, Campesinos Sin Fronteras; Kate Ellingson, University of Arizona Mel & Enid Zukerman College of Public Health; and Jason Glaser of La Isla Network*. Note that Jason and his work are featured in the documentary.
VIRTUAL & IN PERSON REGISTRATION
Notes:
- Registration deadline is Tuesday, May 27, 2025, 11:59PM AZ.
- Event begins at 5:30pm. The door opens at 5:00pm and light refreshments will be offered for the in-person (UA campus) option.
* La Isla Network (LIN) is a health research and advisory organization dedicated to ending heat-related injury, illness, and death among workforces worldwide. LIN develops data-driven worker protection interventions and conducts management of change, improving the resilience of workforces and businesses to the risk of heat exposure. LIN drives lasting change by working with governments and multilateral institutions to inform and create policy.