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Climate Change & Health Symposium

Theme:
Collaborative Actions for Transformation
9am-3pm
May 4, 2024

Warren Alpert
Medical School of Brown University


222 Richmond St, Providence, RI
Join us and learn from experts, professionals, and the public about the latest research on the link between climate change and health, policy implications, and showcasing researchers' findings. The symposium aims to raise awareness and promote action in addressing the impact of climate change on health. 

Rhode Island is the first U.S. state to reach 2 degrees Celsius of warming, and the healthcare sector has been assessed as one of the top five largest emitters of greenhouse gases worldwide, when compared to carbon emissions of entire countries. The Rhode Island healthcare system and those who work within it have a unique and critical need to become more active in promoting sustainability, reducing our carbon footprint and achieving goals for reduction of emissions.
Fog and Nature

SPEAKERS

Dr. Leo Kobayashi

Dr. Leo Kobayashi

Emergency Medicine at Brown University

Dr. Amy Collins

Dr. Amy Collins

Emergency Medicine; Medical Director at Health Care Without Harm

Dr. Ankur Shah

Dr. Ankur Shah

Nephrology at Brown University

Dr. Josh Wortzel

Dr. Josh Wortzel

Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Fellow at Brown University

Stefanie Friedhoff

Stefanie Friedhoff

Co-director of the Information Futures Lab at the Brown University School of Public Health

Co-sponsored by The Office of Sustainability & Resiliency and The Climate Solutions Initiative at Brown University

CONTACT US

For other questions and comments, please email cchsymposium@gmail.com

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