April 12, 2024 12:30 pm - 4:15 pm
The 2nd Annual CACHE Virtual Symposium will convene a community of invested health care workers and allies to examine the relationship between climate change, health, and equity. We will focus on how to expand on the science behind climate and health and advance equitable solutions in our communities through education.
AGENDA
12:30 p.m. Overview
Kathleen Shapley-Quinn, MD, CACHE Executive Director
12:45 p.m. Keynote - Expanding on the Science Behind Climate and Health
Rose Hoban, RN, MPH, Founder and Editor of NC Health News
Edward Maibach, PhD, Distinguished University Professor at George Mason University, Director of Mason’s Center for Climate Change Communication
1:30 p.m. Equitable Climate and Health Solutions for Our Communities
Ashley Ward, PhD, Director of Heat Policy Innovation Hub at Duke University’s Nicholas Institute for Energy, Environment & Sustainability
2:00 p.m. BREAK
2:15 p.m. Building Bridges: Making Connections Between Health of People and Our Planet
Brian McAdoo, PhD, Associate Professor of Earth and Climate Science at Duke University’s Nicholas School of the Environment
2:45 p.m. Heatwave Events and Child Mental Health
Jennifer Runkle, PhD, MSPH, Epidemiologist at North Carolina Institute for Climate Studies at North Carolina State University, Co-Director at Carolinas Collaborative on Climate, Health, and Equity, Board Vice Chair and Director of Science at Carolina Advocates for Climate, Health, and Equity
Kelly Sewell, MPH, Grants Manager and Co-chair of Policy + Advocacy Workgroup at Carolina Advocates for Climate, Health, and Equity
3:05 p.m. Tools for Resilience and Hope
Elizabeth Bechard, MPH, Senior Policy Analyst at Mom’s Clean Air Force, Author of Parenting in a Changing Climate: Tools for Cultivating Resilience, Taking Action, and Practicing Hope in the Face of Climate Change
3:35 p.m. Climate Considerations in Sustainable Anesthesia
Lindsey Gouker, MD, Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology at UNC, Medical Director of Anesthesia Services at Chatham Hospital
4:10 p.m. Wrap-up
Suzie S. Wolf, DHSc, MPH, PA-C, 2024 CACHE Symposium Co-Chair
4:15 p.m. Adjourn
Thank you to our generous sponsors:
PLATINUM
GOLD
Community Partners
SILVER
Southern Regional AHEC is our continuing education partner for this symposium.
Ready to help grow hospital sustainability efforts in North Carolina by sponsoring our upcoming symposium or have questions about how this works?
Please view our sponsorship brochure and email any questions to info@carolinaadvocates.org.