Wednesday, Oct. 9
University of Maryland, Baltimore
SMC Campus Center
621 W. Lombard St., Baltimore
8:30 a.m.: Registration
9 a.m. - 4 p.m.: Symposium
Climate change is affecting everyone. And it will take everybody working together to develop meaningful solutions.
Come spend a day of active learning with national climate change and health equity thought leaders, University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB) and University of Maryland, College Park faculty and students, and local climate nonprofit and community groups.
Lunchtime Keynote Speaker:
John Balbus, MD, MPH, director, Office of Climate Change and Health Equity, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Balbus is the director of the new Office of Climate Change and Health Equity within the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health and the deputy assistant secretary for climate change and health equity. A physician and public health professional with more than 25 years of experience working on the health implications of climate change, he has served as Department of Health and Human Services principal to the U.S. Global Change Research Program and co-chair of the working group on Climate Change and Human Health for the U.S. Global Change Research Program since he joined the federal government in 2009. Before joining the new office, Balbus served as senior advisor for public health to the director of the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences.
Presentations:
- Panels on significant climate issues in Baltimore and Maryland, such as heat and vulnerable communities like Curtis Bay
- Exciting research by UMB and University of Maryland Marine Estuarine and Environmental Sciences students
- Action-oriented discussions
Why You Should Attend:
- Learn: Gain insights from climate leaders working across disciplines.
- Collaborate: Connect with university colleagues and community organizations dedicated to climate, health equity, and environmental justice.
- Act: Engage in discussions that will lead to action-oriented solutions and join community groups making a difference now.
Lunch will be provided.
Please contact Robyn Gilden, associate professor and director of the Environmental Health Certificate at the University of Maryland School of Nursing, at rgilden@umaryland.edu with any questions.