| Event: | FSS-05 Global Heating and Health: The Voice of a Generation | | Dates: | 10/27 | | Time: | 1:00 to 3:00 | | Category: | Fall2025-SingleSession | | Location: | Seabury Chapel | | Presenter: | Dr. Kirsten Ek, Asst Professor of Medicine, UConn Health Center | Climate disruption is expected to have an adverse impact on health. We will review a few points on basic climate science and discuss some of the public health consequences of not meeting international emissions and temperature targets. We will consider health effects specific to individual patients, giving special attention to adaptation strategies to protect the most vulnerable, and we will discuss health co-benefits of climate-friendly choices. We will review the evidence around communication techniques this important audience can use to engage with the public around this topic, in order to effectively advocate for health and sustainability.
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