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Taking Action for Health and Equity:
The Promise of Climate Solutions
AGENDA (Subject to updates)
Friday evening, May 21
7:00 pm – 7:30 pm ET | Welcome and Opening Keynote |
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![]() Executive Director, Medical Society Consortium on Climate & Health |
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![]() EPA Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy |
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7:30 pm – 8:15 pm ET | Workshops (choose one): | ||
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![]() Buy an EV Plug In America ![]() |
![]() Medical Practice My Green Doctor ![]() |
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Saturday, May 22
CME: (ACCME and ANCC accredited) | Apply for CME Credits | ||
11:00 am – 11:45 am ET | CME – Wildfires, Asthma and Beyond: Our Journey Incorporating Climate Change Education into Medical Curriculum Moderator: Rachel Harold, Consultant to the Medical Society Consortium |
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11:45 am – 12:30 pm ET | CME – Dermatology and Climate Change Moderator: Rachel Harold, Consultant to the Medical Society Consortium |
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Afternoon: | |||
2:00 pm – 2:30 pm ET | Welcome and introduction of 6 NMA Climate Health Equity Fellows | ||
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2:30 pm – 3:00 pm ET | Keynote: Outlook for Climate in the 117th Congress |
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3:00 pm – 3:50 pm ET | Climate, Health, Equity and Transportation | ||
Moderator: Linda Rudolph, MD MPH, Senior Policy Advisor, Medical Society Consortium | |||
U.S. Dept of Transport Climate Policy![]() Deputy Assistant Secretary for Climate Policy, Department of Transportation |
Equitable Cities ![]() Rutgers University, Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy |
Transportation & Climate Initiative![]() Director Office of Gov. Baker, MA |
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Active Transportation in Minnesota ![]() Move Minnesota |
Progress on Transportation in VA![]() Virginia Clinicians for Climate Action |
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4:00 pm – 4:15 pm ET | Feature Presentation: The Cost of Inaction on Climate | ||
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4:15 pm – 5:30 pm ET | The Promise of Climate Solutions: Benefitting Health & Equity |
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Healthy Energy (Moderator) ![]() Director, Global Health Institute, U WI, IPCC author |
Healthy Food and Agriculture ![]() Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future |
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Healthy Indoor Environments ![]() Tohn Environmental Strategies |
Healthy Outdoor Environments ![]() Dean Emeritus UW School of PH |
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Discussion Groups: How we can reap the health and equity benefits of solutions (30 min) | |||
5:30 pm – 5:40 pm ET | Saturday Closing | ||
5:45 pm – 6:45 pm ET | Steering Committee & Board of Advisors Joint Meeting/Happy Hour | ||
Sunday, May 23
CME: (ACCME and ANCC accredited) | Apply for CME Credits | ||
11:00 am – 11:45 am ET | CME – The Climate Crisis and Birth Outcomes in the US Moderator: Rachel Harold, Consultant to the Medical Society Consortium |
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11:45 am – 12:30 pm ET | CME – Climate Concerns in Urgent/Emergency Care Moderator: Rachel Harold, Consultant to the Medical Society Consortium |
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Afternoon: | |||
2:00 pm – 2:30 pm ET | Keynote: Perspective from the House Select Committee on the Climate Crisis Introduction: Colin Nackerman, Assoc. Director of Policy & Operations, Medical Society Consortium |
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![]() Staff Director, House Select Committee on the Climate Crisis |
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2:30 pm – 3:15 pm ET | Climate in Medical Education: Panel, Medical Students for a Sustainable Future Moderators: Jacqueline Shen and Jessmehar Walia |
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3:15 pm – 4:00 pm ET | State Progress on Climate Policy in VA, WI, FL, MN | ||
Moderator: Beverly Harp, Digital Communications & State Policy Manager, Medical Society Consortium | |||
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4:15 pm – 5:00 pm ET | Healthy Food and Water: Regenerative Agriculture |
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Moderator: Kate Hoppe, Public Health Consultant, Medical Society Consortium | |||
Agriculture and Water Quality in the Mississippi Watershed![]() Faculty Director, David R Atkinson Center for a Sustainable Future, Cornell University, NASEM |
Health and Climate Solutions from an Indigenous Perspective![]() Farmer, Covenant Pathways – Navajo Nation, New Mexico |
Video: Growing Climate Solutions Act ![]() U.S. Senator, Indiana |
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5:00 pm – 5:30 pm ET | Sunday Closing and Plans for Monday | ||
Monday evening, May 24
8:00 pm – 9:00 pm ET | Orientation (Option #1) for Congressional Visits: Soap Box/American Lung Association |
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Tuesday all day, May 25
9:00 am – 10:00 am ET | Orientation (Option #2) for Congressional Visits: Soap Box/American Lung Association |
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10:00 am – 5:00 pm ET | Virtual Meetings with Congress (Please block off your entire day) | ||