Workshop
Climate Change, Health, and Justice
A Workshop on Community-Engaged Research to Promote Health Equity
July 29, 2024, 12:30 – 5:30 p.m. ET
July 30, 2024, 1:00 – 5:00 p.m. ET
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The Fifth National Climate Assessment (2023), the U.S. government’s preeminent report on climate change impacts, risks, and responses, outlined three key conclusions related to climate change and health:
- Climate change is harming human health.
- Systemic racism and discrimination exacerbate climate impacts on human health.
- Timely, effective, and culturally appropriate adaptation and mitigation actions to protect human health are needed.
With this clear roadmap, it is critical to stimulate intervention research to help people and communities from U.S. populations experiencing health disparities adapt to climate change.
This workshop examines the state of the science to stimulate community-engaged, multi-level intervention research on this topic. The event convenes researchers, clinicians, and community partners for a series of presentations, panel discussions, and flash talks to:
- Hear varied perspectives on innovations to decrease health disparities associated with climate change.
- Identify mechanisms and processes required for successful multi-level interventions that strengthen resilience and adaptation to health effects from climate change.
- Identify research gaps and opportunities to promote climate justice through community-engaged research.
- Strategize future research directions.
Agenda-at-a-Glance
Download the agenda-at-a-glanceDay 1: Monday, July 29
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| Welcome Remarks | |
| 12:30 p.m. |
Workshop Overview Welcome Remarks and NIMHD Perspective |
| Keynote Session |
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| 12:50 p.m. |
Presentations
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| 2:00 p.m. | Break |
| Session #1: Protecting Farm Workers From the Health Effects of Extreme Heat in Occupational and Community Health Settings | |
| 2:05 p.m. |
Presentations
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| 3:05 p.m. | Break |
| Session #2: Preparing Rural and Tribal Communities for Sustained Wildfire Smoke | |
| 3:10 p.m. |
Presentations
Panel Discussion and Q&A |
| 4:10 p.m. | Break |
| Session #3: The Role of Land Sovereignty in Indigenous and Planetary Health in the Context of Climate Change | |
| 4:20 p.m. |
Presentations
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| 5:20 p.m. |
Day 1 Summary and Wrap-Up |
| 5:30 p.m. | Adjourn |
Day 2: Tuesday, July 30
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| 1:00 p.m. |
Day 2 Welcome |
| Session #4: Increasing Household and Community Energy Resilience to Protect the Health of Minoritized Populations Living in Underserved Areas | |
| 1:10 p.m. |
Presentations
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| 2:10 p.m. | Break |
| Session #5: Intervention Needs for Natural Disasters Caused by Climate Change Among Populations Experiencing Health Disparities | |
| 2:15 p.m. |
Presentations
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| Session #6: Panel Discussion on Methodological Challenges and Opportunities | |
| 3:25 p.m. |
Panelists
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| Workshop Wrap-Up and Conclusion | |
| 4:25 p.m. |
Workshop Summary and Group Discussion on Recommendations and Future Directions |
| 5:00 p.m. | Adjourn |
Workshop Planning Committee
- Co-Chair: Arielle Gillman, Ph.D., M.P.H.
- Co-Chair: Julie Postma, Ph.D., R.N. (NIMHD Climate and Health Scholar, Washington State University)
- Angela Fernandez, Ph.D., M.P.H., LCSW (NIMHD)
- Vanessa Marshall, Ph.D. (NIMHD)
- Crystal Barksdale, Ph.D., M.P.H. (NIMHD)
- Ashlinn Quinn, Ph.D. (NIEHS)
- Shilpa Amin, M.D., M.BSc., M.J., CAQ, FFAFP (NIMHD)
- Karen Marie McNamara, Ph.D. (NINR)
- Arundhati Gogineni, Ph.D. LCSW-C (NIMHD)
NIH Institutes represented:
- NIMHD: National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities
- NIEHS: National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
- NINR: National Institute of Nursing Research
Page updated July 9, 2024 | published June 18, 2024
