Please join The Lancet Countdown U.S. Policy Brief Authors and the American Public Health Association for the 2022 Lancet Countdown on Health and Climate Change U.S. Virtual Launch Event on Wednesday, October 26th at 12 PM EDT to dive into the findings and policy recommendations from the 2022 global report and U.S. Brief. Join to hear about the latest trends in public health and climate change with leading experts in the field. These highly anticipated annual reports will be released the day before on October 25th at 6:30 PM EDT.
The annual global report tracks the impact of climate change on human health and is a product of experts from 38 global institutions, and the companion U.S. Brief is supported by over 80 U.S. institutions, organizations, and centers. The 2022 U.S. Brief explores the impacts of climate change on health through poor air quality, heat, infectious disease, and mental health, with a particular lens towards equity. The Brief also explores several evidence-informed policy recommendations that aim to promote public health and equity.
The launch event will include presentations with the 2022 Lancet Countdown U.S. Brief co-lead authors, Naomi S. Beyeler, MPH, MCP and Natasha K. DeJarnett, PhD, MPH, BCES and senior and global report authors, Renee N. Salas, MD, MPH, MS and Jeremy Hess, MD, MPH. Marina Romanello, PhD, the Executive Director of the Lancet Countdown, will also present key messages from the Global Report, and you will also hear from Georges Benjamin, MD, Executive Director of the American Public Health Association (APHA).
There will be special keynote addresses by the Senior Director for Environmental Justice at The White House Council on Environmental Quality, Jalonne White-Newsome, PhD, and by John Balbus, MD, MPH, the Acting Director of the Office of Climate Change and Health Equity at the Department of Health and Human Services.
There will be a lively panel discussion on ensuring health and equity in the implementation of the Inflation Reduction Act and Bipartisan Infrastructure Law moderated by USA Today environmental and health equity reporter, Nada Hassanein. The panelists include Irene Burga,Lily Gelb (16-year old student leader with Schools for Climate Action), Kyle X. Hill, PhD, MPH, and Pamela Pugh, DrPH, MS.
Lastly, Renee N. Salas, MD, MPH, MS will have a conversation with Gina McCarthy,MS to discuss her accomplishments as the first White House National Climate Advisor and how medical and public health professionals can help advance climate action.
Please address any questions about the event to Paige Knappenberger at pknappenberger@climatenexus.org
Welcome Remarks Renee N. Salas, MD, MPH, MS, Senior Author, U.S. Policy Brief; Author, Global Report; Harvard Global Health Institute; Massachusetts General Hospital; Harvard Medical School; Harvard Chan C-CHANGE
12:05 pm EDT
Opening Keynote Jalonne White-Newsome, PhD, Senior Director for Environmental Justice, The White House Council on Environmental Quality
12:10 pm EDT
Introducing the 2022 Lancet Countdown Georges C. Benjamin, MD, Executive Director, American Public Health Association
The 2022 Lancet Countdown on Health and Climate Change Global Report Marina B Romanello, PhD, Executive Director, Lancet Countdown: Tracking Progress on Health and Climate Change
Introducing the 2022 Lancet Countdown U.S. Lead Authors Georges C. Benjamin, MD, Executive Director, American Public Health Association
2022 Lancet Countdown U.S. Brief State of Climate Change and Health in the U.S. Natasha DeJarnett, PhD, MPH, BCES (she/her), Co-Lead Author, 2022 U.S. Policy Brief; Assistant Professor, Christina Lee Brown Envirome Institute, University of Louisville
12:23 pm EDT
2022 Lancet Countdown U.S. Brief Policy Recommendations Naomi Beyeler, MPH, MCP, PhD(c), Co-Lead Author, 2022 U.S. Policy Brief; Director, Climate Change and Global Health Initiative, University of California San Francisco Institute for Global Health Sciences
12:28 pm EDT
2022 Panelist Introductions Nada Hassanein, Environmental and Health Inequities Reporter, USA Today
Panel Discussion: Ensuring Health and Equity in the Implementation of the Inflation Reduction Act and Bipartisan Infrastructure Law
Nada Hassanein, Environmental and Health Inequities Reporter, USA Today (Moderator)
Irene Burga, Climate Justice and Clean Air Program Director, GreenLatinos
Lily Gelb, 16, Student Leader, Schools for Climate Action
Kyle X. Hill, PhD, MPH, Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa, Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate, Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe; Assistant Professor, Indigenous Health, School of Medicine & Health Sciences, University of North Dakota
Exclusive Conversation with Dr. Renee Salas and Gina McCarthy About Her Accomplishments as the First White House National Climate Advisor
1:18 pm EDT
Introduction to Closing Keynote Jeremy Hess, MD, MPH, Author, Global Report and 2022 U.S. Policy Brief; Director, Center for Health and the Global Environment, University of Washington
Closing Keynote John Balbus, MD, MPH, Acting Director, Office of Climate Change and Health Equity
1:25 pm EDT
Closing Remarks
Naomi Beyeler, MPH, MCP, PhD(c), Co-Lead Author, 2022 U.S. Policy Brief; Director, Climate Change and Global Health Initiative, University of California San Francisco Institute for Global Health Sciences
Natasha DeJarnett, PhD, MPH, BCES (she/her), Co-Lead Author, 2022 U.S. Policy Brief; Assistant Professor, Christina Lee Brown Envirome Institute, University of Louisville
Jeremy Hess, MD, MPH, Author, Global Report and 2022 U.S. Policy Brief; Director, Center for Health and the Global Environment, University of Washington
Renee N. Salas, MD, MPH, MS, Senior Author, U.S. Policy Brief; Author, Global Report; Harvard Global Health Institute; Massachusetts General Hospital; Harvard Medical School; Harvard Chan C-CHANGE
MEET THE SPEAKERS
John Balbus, MD, MPH
Acting Director, Office of Climate Change and Health Equity, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Georges C. Benjamin, MD
Executive Director, American Public Health Association
Naomi S. Beyeler, MPH, MCP, PhD(c)
Co-Lead Author, 2022 U.S. Policy Brief; Director, Climate Change and Global Health Initiative, University of California San Francisco Institute for Global Health Sciences
Irene Burga
Climate Justice and Clean Air Program Director, GreenLatinos
Natasha K. DeJarnett, PhD, MPH, BCES
Co-Lead Author, 2022 U.S. Policy Brief; Assistant Professor, Christina Lee Brown Envirome Institute, University of Louisville
Lily Gelb
Student Leader, Schools for Climate Action
Nada Hassanein
Environmental and Health Inequities Reporter, USA Today
Jeremy Hess, MD, MPH
Author, Global Report and 2022 U.S. Policy Brief; Director, Center for Health and the Global Environment, University of Washington
Kyle X. Hill, PhD, MPH
Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa, Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate, Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe; Assistant Professor, Indigenous Health, School of Medicine & Health Sciences, University of North Dakota
Gina McCarthy, MS
Former National Climate Advisor
Pamela Pugh, DrPH, MS
Chief Programs Officer, The Chisholm Legacy Project
Marina Romanello, PhD
Executive Director of the Lancet Countdown
Renee N. Salas, MD, MPH, MS
Senior Author, U.S. Policy Brief; Author, Global Report; Harvard Global Health Institute; Massachusetts General Hospital; Harvard Medical School; Harvard Chan C-CHANGE
Jalonne White-Newsome, PhD
Senior Director for Environmental Justice, The White House Council on Environmental Quality
We’d like to sincerely thank the following whose support and financial contributions made the event possible:
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2022 U.S. Brief Core Author Team Primary Institutions
