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Accelerating Climate Solutions:
From Urgency to Impact for Health & Equity
AGENDA: All Times are ET
Saturday, March 5
| 10:00am – 11:00am | Colleague Connections | |||
| 11:00am – 11:15am | Welcome and Agenda of the Day Mona Sarfaty, MD MPH, Executive Director, MSCCH Edward Maibach, PhD, Director, Center for Climate Change Communication |
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| EDUCATION TRACK | ADVOCACY TRACK | |||
| 11:15am – Noon | Climate Change and Health Education (CE1) Moderator: Teddie Potter, PhD RN Speakers: Helen Pham, RN; Lisa Patel, MD; Cecilia Sorensen, MD; Arthur Wyns, MA, MSc; Karly Hampshire |
Evidence-Based Messaging: Every Voice Matters Moderator: Nicole Duritz, Director, Advocacy and Outreach MSCCH Speaker: Rob Gould, Strategic Communications Consultant MSCCH |
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| Noon – 12:45pm | Plenary: What Was Achieved in 2021? How Can We Accelerate Progress? Gina McCarthy, White House National Climate Advisor; and Admiral Rachel Levine, Assistant Secretary for Health, HHS Moderator: Mona Sarfaty, MD, MPH; and John Balbus, MD, MPH |
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| 12:45 – 1:30pm | Lunch | |||
| 1:30pm – 2:15pm | Climate and Health Solutions in Practice (CE1) Moderator: Marc Futernick, MD Speakers: Armen Henderson, MD; Elizabeth Haase, MD, Todd Sack, MD, Andrew Lewandowski, MD; Brenna Doheny, MD, MPH |
Best Practices for Advocacy (Session repeats at 2:15pm) • Op-Ed Training – Nick Seaver, Burness • Difficult conversations & “pivoting,” – Rob Gould, PhD • Incorporating social media – Bev Harp, MSCCH • Working with frontline communities – Mark Mitchell, MD Moderator: Nicole Duritz, MSCCH |
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| 2:15pm – 3:00pm | Optimizing and Accelerating the Power of Health Professionals (CE1) Moderator: Edward Maibach, PhD Speakers: Marcalee Alexander, MD, Surili Patel, MS; Nicole Redvers, ND, MPH, Erica Browne, PhD; Cheryl Holder, MD |
Best Practices for Advocacy • Op-Ed Training – Nick Seaver, Burness • Difficult conversations & “pivoting,” – Rob Gould, PhD • Incorporating social media – Bev Harp, MSCCH • Working with frontline communities – Mark Mitchell, MD Moderator: Nicole Duritz, MSCCH |
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| 3:00pm – 3:30pm | Choose the Chat Break OR Meet the Author Bonnie Schneider, Meteorologist & Author, Taking the Heat: How Climate Change is Affecting Your Mind, Body Spirit, and What You Can Do About It, (Simon & Schuster) |
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| 3:30pm – 4:15pm | Climate Progress and Setbacks at the State Level Speakers: Mark Mitchell, MD, Robert Kitchen, MD Moderator: Joel Charles, MD |
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| 4:15pm – 5:00pm | Dialogue on Carbon Pricing Speaker and Moderator: Princella Talley, Journalist Speaker: Samuel Grant, PhD, Executive Director, Rainbow Research Discussant: Dallas Burtraw, PhD, Resources for the Future |
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| 5:00pm – 5:15pm | Special Presentation: Edward Maibach, PhD | |||
| 5:15pm – 6:30pm | Steering Committee + Board of Advisors Meeting (Exploring State Climate and Health Activities – Join the Discussion) Happy Hour for State Affiliates & Prospective New Members + Groups If you are interested in starting or joining a state clinicians for climate action group, stick around for a chat with current state group members. |
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| 1. Continuing education credits are available for doctors, nurses, and licensed social workers. | ||||
Sunday, March 6
| 10:00am – 11:00am | Colleague Connections | |||
| 11:00am – 11:15am | Agenda of the Day | |||
| 11:15am – Noon | Addressing Air Pollution Nationally, Locally, and in the Clinic (CE2) Moderator: Laura Kate Bender, American Lung Association Kari Nadeau, MD, PhD, Stanford University |
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| Noon – 12:45pm | Plenary: Health Care’s Path to Decarbonization (CE²) Moderator: Jessica Wolff, MSN, MBA U.S. Director of Climate and Health, HCWH; Speakers: Victor Dzau, MD, President National Academy of Medicine; Elizabeth Schenk, PhD, RN, FAAN, Executive Director of Environmental Stewardship, Providence |
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| 12:45pm – 1:30pm | Lunch | |||
| 1:30pm – 2:15pm | Addressing Climate through Equitable Energy Policy Speakers: Matthew Davis, Sr Dr Government Affairs, League Conservation Voters; Charles Bolden, Director Congressional Affairs, Solar Energy Industry Association; Olivia Nedd, Senior Policy Director, Access & Equity Program, Vote Solar Moderator: Colin Nackerman, MA, Associate Director of Policy & Operations MSCCH |
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| 2:15pm – 3:00pm | Achieving Climate Benefits at State and National Levels with the Infrastructure Act Andrew Wishnia, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Climate Policy, DOT Beth Osborne, Director of Transportation for America Moderator: Linda Rudolph, MD, MPH, Climate, Health, and Equity Consultant MSCCH |
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| 3:00pm – 3:30pm | Choose Chat Break OR Meet the Authors Climate Change Children’s Book Fur & Feather Stand Together by David Griswold, Illustrator Eliza Reisfeld and Coco’s Fire author Jeremy Wortzel |
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| 3:30pm – 4:15pm | Environmental Justice Projects in Southeastern States Introduction by Johnson and Johnson Speakers: Climate, Health, Equity Fellows – Shaneeta Johnson, MD; Bethany Carlos, MD; Armen Henderson, MD; Linda Walden, MD; Stephen Houser, MD Moderators: Mark Mitchell, MD, State Affairs Director; and Kimberly Williams, PhD, State Equity Initiative Program Manager |
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| 4:15pm – 5:45pm | Preparation for Congressional Visits (required session) Liz Scott, American Lung Association |
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| 2. Continuing education credits are available for doctors, nurses, and licensed social workers. | ||||
Monday, March 7
| 10:00am – 5:00pm | Visits to Congress | |||