August 11 – Dissecting the Intersection of Housing, Health, Equity, & Climate Change (CME)

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Dissecting the Intersection of Housing, Health, Equity, & Climate Change

Friday, August 11, 2023

Description:

When discussing climate change, health, and equity, it is important to consider the areas of housing and energy efficiency. Dr. Carlos Martín, the Project Director for the Remodeling Futures Program at the Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University, will discuss innovating housing design, green housing, and disaster mitigation and recovery. In addition, he will share some of his research and projects, intersections of environmental and construction quality in housing with racial equity and income disparity, and touch on solutions.

This activity has been approved for AMA PRA Category 1 credit (s) ™

*Note: CME credit is available until April 2024

How to claim credit (004)

CME Portal

(the activity code can be found in the above recording)

FACULTY ACCREDITATION
Carlos Martín, PhD,
Director of the Remodeling Futures Program at Harvard University’s Joint Center for Housing Studies		 The Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) requires Morehouse School of Medicine (MSM) to identify and resolve conflicts of interest for all individuals responsible for the development, management, presentation, and/or evaluation of a CE activity. In order to fulfill this requirement, MSM can only approve a CE activity when all involved individuals have completed the following disclosure form.

DISCLOSURE
Carlos Martín, moderator for this activity has no financial relationships with ineligible companies* to disclose, and have indicated that the presentations or discussions will not include off-label or unapproved product usage.
Non-faculty contributors and other involved in the planning, development and editing/review of the content have no relevant financial relationships to disclose with ineligible companies*.
*Ineligible companies – Companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.

 

Speaker Bio: Dr. Carlos Martín

Dr. Martín connects the bricks and mortar of housing to social and economic outcomes of occupants, especially at the intersections of environmental and construction quality in housing with racial equity and income disparity. For over 20 years, he has led evaluation, research, and policy analysis for federal, state, and civil-sector entities in the fields of energy efficiency, housing construction and design, climate mitigation and adaptation, disaster management, and energy and environmental justice. Currently, Dr. Martín is a David M. Rubenstein Fellow at Brookings Metro and is the Director of the Remodeling Futures Program at Harvard University’s Joint Center for Housing Studies. Dr. Martín previously led the Urban Institute’s Built Environment practice area, leading all research on energy efficiency, climate adaptation, environmental governance, the housing industry, and construction regulations.