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October 2022
2022 Lancet Countdown on Health and Climate Change U.S. Virtual Launch Event
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…
Find out more »February 2021
The Outcry for Social, Racial, and Environmental Justice: Can Science and Community-Engaged Research Answer the Call? (this event has passed)
Join us for the next installment of our 2020-2021 Colloquium Series: Racism, Disparities, and Environmental Health. Dr. Sacoby Wilson of the University of Maryland School of Public Health will speak on “The Outcry for Social, Racial, and Environmental Health: Can Science and Community-Engaged Research Answer the Call?”
Find out more »January 2021
Science On Screen: “Beasts Of The Southern Wild” (this event has passed)
In "Beasts of the Southern Wild," Benh Zeitlin’s stunning work of cinematic magical realism, six-year old Hushpuppy is faced with both her hot-tempered father's fading health and melting ice-caps that flood her ramshackle bayou community and unleash ancient aurochs. Winner of the World Cinema Grand Jury Prize at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival and nominated for four Academy Awards, the film announced the arrival of a major new talent in filmmaker Zeitlin and actress Quvenzhané Wallis. In this Science on…
Find out more »December 2020
2020 Lancet Countdown U.S. Virtual Launch
The Lancet Countdown: Tracking Progress on Health and Climate Change is an international research collaboration that monitors and reports annually on the relationship between health and climate, and its implications for national governments. It was launched following the 2015 Lancet Commission on Health and Climate Change, which concluded that unmitigated climate change would undermine 50 years of public health gains, but that responding to climate change could represent “the greatest global health opportunity of the 21st century.” Each year, a…
Find out more »June 2020
Finding Opportunity in Crisis: How to Use COVID-19 to Build Better UHC Systems in Africa
This is a webinar for African leadership, communities, and global partners to discuss how cooperation through the COVID-19 response can build the necessary foundation for equitable and affordable health systems for all.
Find out more »May 2020
Climate Change and Global Health Seminar: Jesse Keenan
Please join us for an exciting seminar with Dr. Jesse Keenan from the Harvard University Graduate School of Design. Dr. Keenan will speak on, "Climate Gentrification: Rethinking Vulnerability and Resilience." This lecture covers recently published theoretical and empirical research defining a theory of "Climate Gentrification." Through this theory of economic behavior, the lecture seeks to unpack assumptions framing our understanding vulnerability and community resilience. With greater analytical discipline in resilience and adaptation, stakeholders can begin to identify the trade-offs that…
Find out more »February 2020
The Climate Crisis and Clinical Practice Symposium (this event has passed)
Be part of the first symposium to bring together the leading health institutions around Greater Boston to tackle the effects of the climate crisis on clinical practice.
Find out more »December 2019
Protecting Global Health Progress in the Era of Climate Change
How can global investments drive the response to climate change? Can investment management protect or hurt global health progress? Join us for a discussion about the value of global investment in fighting today's climate emergency with one of the world's leading voices on the issue, Dr. Howard Frumkin.
Find out more »November 2019
Lancet Countdown: Tracking Progress on Health and Climate Change 2019 U.S. Launch
This event serves to launch the Lancet Countdown: Tracking Progress on Health and Climate Change 2019 policy brief which highlights the connection between climate change and health.
Find out more »October 2019
Health, Law & Climate Justice for Youth: A fireside chat with Julia Olson of Our Children’s Trust
Julia Olson, the lead attorney on Juliana vs the United States and Executive Director of Our Children’s Trust, will join us for a discussion on her work representing young people and elevating their voices on the threat of climate change.
Find out more »September 2019
Climate Change Threatens Universal Health Coverage: A Call for a Joint Agenda
Join us for an important conversation at the Harvard Club of New York City, in connection with the United Nations General Assembly, about how climate change threatens the tenents of Universal Health Coverage. We will also celebrate the release of a broader collection of articles on UHC by The BMJ and Harvard Global Health Institute.
Find out more »May 2018
The Medical Response to Climate Change: What Can We Do?
Please join us for a panel discussion on "The Medical Response to Climate Change: What Can We Do?" featuring Paul Farmer, Gina McCarthy, Aaron Bernstein, Mary Rice and Ashish Jha. Registration is free, but required. To register, please follow this link, or click on the flyer below. We hope to see you there.
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