At the Crossroads: Public Health and Climate Change

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Global advocacy to address the threat of climate change has become one of the leading social movements of our age. Rising temperatures, air pollution, growing scarcity of water, food distribution bottlenecks and famine, and the spread of infectious diseaseall of these climate-related factors contribute to the rapidly accelerating health concerns, particularly in children, underserved communities, and the populations of developing nations. How can we capitalize on public concern about climate change to address its root causes in a meaningful way? How can we ensure that public health concerns due to climate change and its effects don't become just another thing that humans are forced to endure? 

    Moderator

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    William Brangham

    Correspondent, PBS Newshour

    Speakers

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    Stacy Bohlen

    CEO, National Indian Health Board
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    Cristian-Silviu Bușoi , MEP

    Member of the European Parliament; Chair of the Industry, Research and Energy Committee
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    Michael Nyenhuis

    President and CEO, UNICEF USA
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    Seema Wadhwa

    Executive Director of Environmental Stewardship, Kaiser Permanente