Addressing the Health Impacts of Climate Change: What Progress Is California Making?
December 17, 2009
State Capitol, Room 437 (Historic Side of the Capitol)
Sacramento, CA
Time: 1:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Addressing the Health Impacts of Climate Change: What Progress Is California Making?
Scientists project significant negative health consequences from
climate change, including illness and death related to extreme
temperatures, air pollution, and wildfires. We know that the
impacts will hit our most vulnerable groups—children, the
elderly, people with chronic diseases, and the socially or
economically disadvantaged—disproportionately.
California leads the country in the search for solutions to
global warming. With passage of AB 32, the California Global
Warming Solutions Act of 2006, and SB 375, Redesigning
Communities to Reduce Greenhouse Gases (2008), there’s been a lot
of activity in the state. But how close are we getting to actions
that will reduce greenhouse gas emissions and help protect the
health of Californians?
In what is guaranteed to be a lively discussion, our panel of
experts will examine the health impacts of climate change;
strategies that the nation, state, counties, and cities can take
to lessen these negative health outcomes; and the importance of
effectively communicating the risks posed by climate change,
engaging different audiences through tailored messages, and
motivating specific behaviors required to prevent or reduce the
health effects of climate change.
Panelists:
- Yvonne Hunter, MA, program director, California Climate Action Network, Institute for Local Government
- Connie Roser-Renouf, PhD, faculty researcher, Center for Climate Change Communication, George Mason University
- Miriam Rotkin-Ellman, MPH, scientist, Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC)
- Linda Rudolph, MD, MPH, chief deputy director policy & programs (acting), California Department of Public Health
- Robin Salsburg, JD, senior staff attorney, Public Health Law & Policy (facilitator)
This presentation is open to the public. Reservations
recommended.
Please RSVP to
sgutierrez@chipolicy.org
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