AGENDA

12:30 p.m. Overview
Kathleen Shapley-Quinn, MD, CACHE Executive Director

12:45 p.m. Keynote - Expanding on the Science Behind Climate and Health
Rose Hoban, RN, MPH, Founder and Editor of NC Health News
Edward Maibach, PhD, Distinguished University Professor at George Mason University, Director of Mason’s Center for Climate Change Communication

1:30 p.m. Equitable Climate and Health Solutions for Our Communities
Ashley Ward, PhD, Director of Heat Policy Innovation Hub at Duke University’s Nicholas Institute for Energy, Environment & Sustainability

2:00 p.m. BREAK

2:15 p.m. Building Bridges: Making Connections Between Health of People and Our Planet
Brian McAdoo, PhD, Associate Professor of Earth and Climate Science at Duke University’s Nicholas School of the Environment

2:45 p.m. Heatwave Events and Child Mental Health
Jennifer Runkle, PhD, MSPH, Epidemiologist at North Carolina Institute for Climate Studies at North Carolina State University, Co-Director at Carolinas Collaborative on Climate, Health, and Equity, Board Vice Chair and Director of Science at Carolina Advocates for Climate, Health, and Equity
Kelly Sewell, MPH, Grants Manager and Co-chair of Policy + Advocacy Workgroup at Carolina Advocates for Climate, Health, and Equity

3:05 p.m. Tools for Resilience and Hope
Elizabeth Bechard, MPH, Senior Policy Analyst at Mom’s Clean Air Force, Author of Parenting in a Changing Climate: Tools for Cultivating Resilience, Taking Action, and Practicing Hope in the Face of Climate Change

3:35 p.m. Climate Considerations in Sustainable Anesthesia
Lindsey Gouker, MD, Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology at UNC, Medical Director of Anesthesia Services at Chatham Hospital

4:10 p.m. Wrap-up
Suzie S. Wolf, DHSc, MPH, PA-C, 2024 CACHE Symposium Co-Chair

4:15 p.m. Adjourn

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