Please join The Lancet Countdown and the American Public Health Association (APHA) for the 2023 Lancet Countdown on Health and Climate Change U.S. Virtual Launch. The event will be held on Wednesday, November 15th at 12 PM EST to dive into the findings and recommendations from the 2023 global report and U.S. Brief. 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 November 14th at 6:30 PM EST.
The annual global report tracks the impact of climate change on human health and is a product of experts from 52 global institutions, and the companion U.S. Brief is supported by over 80 U.S. institutions, organizations, and centers. The 2023 U.S. Brief highlights the state of climate change, health, and equity in the U.S. and provides policy recommendations for ensuring health and equity are maximized in climate policy and action.
The launch event will include presentations by the 2023 Lancet Countdown U.S. Brief lead author Naomi S. Beyeler, PhD, MPH, MCP and senior and global report author, Renee N. Salas, MD, MPH, MS. The key messages from the Global Report will be presented by Marina Romanello, PhD, the Executive Director of The Lancet Countdown. The panel discussion, ‘Taking Stock of Where the U.S. Stands on Healthy Climate Action’, will be moderated by Georges Benjamin, MD, the Executive Director of American Public Health Association (APHA), and features panelists Margot Brown, PhD, MPH; Marcos A. Moreno, MD; Jeni Miller, PhD, and Roishetta Ozane.
Assistant Secretary for Health at the Department of Health and Human Services, Admiral Rachel L. Levine, MD and Congresswoman Nanette Diaz Barragán (D-CA 44th District) will provide keynote remarks.
The 2023 Report of the Lancet Countdown will be launched ahead of the 28th UN Conference of the Parties of the UNFCCC (COP28), which will – for the first time – feature health as a key theme, with an official Health Day and a climate-health ministerial. The report contributes to the evidence needed to inform the negotiations, and deliver equitable health-protecting action on climate change.
Welcome Remarks Renee N. Salas, MD, MPH, MS, Senior Author of U.S. Brief & Global Report Author, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, C-CHANGE at Harvard T.H Chan School of Public Health, Harvard Global Health Institute
12:05 pm EST
Opening Keynote Admiral Rachel L. Levine, MD, 17th Assistant Secretary for Health for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Admiral, U.S. Public Health Service
12:10 pm EST
The 2023 Lancet Countdown on Health and Climate Change Global Report Marina B. Romanello, PhD, Executive Director, Lancet Countdown: Tracking Progress on Health and Climate Change
12:15 pm EST
2023 Lancet Countdown U.S. Brief Naomi S. Beyeler, PhD, MPH, MCP, Lead Author, 2023 U.S. Policy Brief
12:20 pm EST
Panel Discussion: Taking Stock of Where the U.S. Stands on Healthy Climate Action
Georges C. Benjamin, MD, Executive Director, American Public Health Association (Moderator)
Margot Brown, PhD, MPH, Senior Vice President, Justice and Equity, Environmental Defense Fund
Jeni Miller, PhD, Executive Director of the Global Climate and Health Alliance
Marcos Antonio Moreno, MD, Psychiatry Resident, Yale School of Medicine, 2023 Climate and Health Equity Fellow, The Medical Society Consortium on Climate and Health
Roishetta Ozane, Founder & Director, Vessel Project of Louisiana, Gulf Fossil Fuel Finance Coordinator, Texas Campaign for the Environment
12:55 pm EST
Closing Keynote
U.S. Representative Nanette Diaz Barragán, California – 44th Congressional District
1:00 pm EST
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
Jeremy Hess, MD, MPH, Author, Global Report and 2023 U.S. Policy Brief; Director, Center for Health and the Global Environment, University of Washington
Renee N. Salas, MD, MPH, MS, Senior Author of U.S. Brief & Global Report Author, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, C-CHANGE at Harvard T.H Chan School of Public Health, Harvard Global Health Institute
MEET THE SPEAKERS
Georges C. Benjamin, MD
Executive Director, American Public Health Association
Naomi S. Beyeler, PhD, MPH, MCP
Lead Author, 2023 U.S. Policy Brief
Margot Brown, PhD, MPH
Senior Vice President, Justice and Equity, Environmental Defense Fund
Rep. Nanette Diaz Barragán
California – 44th Congressional District
Jeremy J. Hess, MD, MPH
Author, Global Report & 2023 U.S. Policy Brief; Director, Center for Health and the Global Environment, University of Washington
Admiral Rachel L. Levine, MD
17th Assistant Secretary for Health for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Admiral, U.S. Public Health Service
Jeni Miller, PhD
Executive Director of the Global Climate and Health Alliance
Marcos Antonio Moreno, MD
Psychiatry Resident, Yale School of Medicine, 2023 Climate and Health Equity Fellow, The Medical Society Consortium on Climate and Health
Roishetta Ozane
Founder & Director, Vessel Project of Louisiana, Gulf Fossil Fuel Finance Coordinator, Texas Campaign for the Environment
Marina B. Romanello, PhD
Executive Director, Lancet Countdown: Tracking Progress on Health and Climate Change
Renee N. Salas, MD, MPH, MS
Senior Author of U.S. Brief and Global Report Author, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, C-CHANGE at Harvard T.H Chan School of Public Health, Harvard Global Health Institute
