Public Health Grand Rounds – Climate Change and Public Health: Practice, Policy, and Education

As extreme weather events grow in frequency and intensity, the role of public health professionals has never been more critical.

From heat waves and wildfires to hurricanes and floods, these events pose serious health threats that can exacerbate chronic conditions, increasing injury and illness, and deepening health inequities. But are today’s public health professionals adequately trained to understand and mitigate these impacts?

This virtual event, which highlights a webinar series, will delve into specific climate change topic areas, focusing on best practices that practitioners should know to safeguard communities. Speakers will explore strategies for integrating climate and weather-related health risks into public health education, workforce development, and on-the-ground practice.

Introduction

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Featured Speakers

•  – Director, Community Engagement Core of the Center of Excellence in Environmental Toxicology, Deputy Director of the
  
•  – Program Coordinator for the at the University of Pennsylvania's Perelman School of Medicine
  
•  – Clinical Professor, Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, Drexel University Dornsife School of Public Health
  
•  – Assistant Professor of Public Health, Arcadia University
  
•  – Public Health Preparedness Coordinator, Bucks County Health Department

Highlighted Webinars

Extreme Weather and Flooding in Philadelphia
This webinar aims to enhance learners' understanding of the health impacts of extreme weather and flooding in Philadelphia and elsewhere, and recognize the role of government and public health professionals in preparing for, mitigating the impact of, and recovering from recurrent extreme weather events and flooding. Our speakers represent community, government, and academia.

Vulnerabilities of Workers to the Risks of Climate Change
What working populations are at the greatest risk of health impacts from climate change, and what makes them so? This webinar will examine how climate change threatens the health of workers, with a focus on outdoor workers and emergency responders. This webinar will also discuss how workers can be protected.

Engaging Communities in Preparedness: Weathering Extreme Events in our Changing Climate
This webinar focuses on using a community-engaged approach to extreme weather and disaster preparedness at the local level. Events such as heat, cold, and storm activity not only pose a direct threat to human health, but extreme weather also exacerbates existing health conditions, like cardiovascular and respiratory diseases. This webinar examines how to build climate resilience through public health infrastructure, increase access to centers for refuge, and create strong communities.

Please Note: Tickets are non-refundable but are transferable to other people. By entering the event premises, you consent to photography, audio recording, video recording, and its release, publication, exhibition, or reproduction to be used for news, promotional purposes, advertising, inclusion on websites, social media, or any other purpose by The College of Physicians/the Mütter Museum and its affiliates and representatives.     

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