Sep 21, 2019 Workshop – Climate Change and Public Health: Addressing the Growing Crisis
Saturday, September 21, 2019 9:30 AM – 4:00 PM
Economic, physical, and mental injuries from changing and extreme weather, heat waves, flooding, drought and bad air quality – as well as dangerous political and national security impacts from spreading disease, food scarcity, and forced migration – threaten human health and safety worldwide.
What is at stake, and what can we do?
At this free public educational program, attendees will hear and discuss presentations from distinguished experts in the fields of climate change and public health. Attendees will learn about the latest developments, issues, and the practices that we can use to successfully confront this crisis.
The program will be held on Saturday, September 21, 2019 from 9:30 AM to 4:00 PM, at the West Virginia University College of Law Event Hall in Morgantown, WV. Registration is free and includes a buffet luncheon at 12:00 noon.
This program is organized by the West Virginia University College of Law Center for Energy and Sustainable Development and the West Virginia Center on Climate Change (“WV3C”), a project of Friends of Blackwater, cooperating with the Mid-Atlantic Regional Public Health Training Project.