June 19 Symposium – When Helping Kids Means Healing the Planet: Climate Change and Childhood Lung Health
When Helping Kids Means Healing the Planet: Climate Change and Childhood Lung Health
Monday, June 19, 2023 | Stanford University School of Medicine Berg Hall, Li Ka Shing Center and Virtual | 8:00AM – 5:30PM
Join The Center For Excellence in Pulmonary Biology’s annual symposium for wide-ranging discussion on the impact of climate change on child lung health. This freesymposium, held in person at Stanford University and virtually, will feature experts fromaround the world. We will delve into the latest research and hear real-world examples thatshed light on how clinicians can prepare for and respond to this coming crisis.
Topics include:
- The impact of climate change on allergies, asthma, sleep-disordered breathing, lung development, and prenatal health
- The relationships between geography, race, and air pollution exposure
- How pathogens are adapting to climate change
- Health adaptation, including early warning systems and vulnerability and adaptation assessments, and health benefits of mitigation policies
- Prescriptions to mitigate the effects of climate change on children’s respiratory health