Confronting Climate Change and Extreme Weather: A Public Health Perspective

Presented by UCLA's Center for Public Health and Disasters, the California Dept. of Public Health, and the Center for Public Health and Climate Change at the Public Health Institute.

Tuesday, April 10, 2012
9:30 AM - 12:00 PM
UCLA Center for Health Sciences Room 17-256

9:00     Registration and Coffee
9:30     Welcome
9:40     Report from the Governor’s Conference on Extreme Climate Change Risks and California’s Future (Kathy Dervin, CDPH, Climate and Health Program)
10:00     Climate Impacts for LA/Southern California (Dr. Alex Hall, Climate Model data and Dr. Cristina Tirado, Health Effects)
10:45     Vulnerability and the Climate Gap –Climate Impacts and Equity (Dr. Paul English, CDPH, Env Health Tracking Program)
11:15     Disaster Preparedness and Community Resilience, Dr. Kimberley Shoaf
11:45     Q&A and Discussion

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