What to know
Subject matter experts from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, federal and state agencies, and nonprofit organizations served as presenters for this webinar. This webinar is a collaboration between CDC's National Center for Environmental Health and CDC's Office of Health Equity.
Description
This webinar took place on June 6, 2024. During this webinar, you will learn about
- the various dimensions of heat risk and why some people and communities are at greater risk,
- comprehensive public health approaches that address health equity and enhance heat resilience,
- strategies to help people and communities lower their risk of heat-related illnesses, and
- federal tools and resources that can help state, tribal, local, and territorial partners be better prepared for the upcoming heat season.
Featuring
Mandy K. Cohen, MD, MPH | Speaker
Director, CDC / Administrator, ATSDR
CDC
Arthur Chang, MD, MS | Speaker
Chief Medical Officer
DEHSP/NCEH, CDC
Jeffrey E. Hall PhD, MA, MSPH, CPH | Speaker
Acting Deputy Director,
Office of Health Equity Acting Director
CDC
Paul Schramm, MS, MPH | Speaker
Chief of Climate and Health Activity
DEHSP/NCEH, CDC
Ayana Perkins, PhD, MS | Speaker
Chief Health Equity Officer
DEHSP/NCEH, CDC
Jeannie Economos | Presenter
Pesticide Safety and Environmental Health Project Coordinator
Farmworker Association of Florida
Sherman Gillums, Jr., EdD | Presenter
Director
Office of Disability Integration and Coordination, Office of the Administrator, FEMA
Jeremy Scott Hoffman, PhD | Presenter
Director Climate Justice and Impact at Groundwork USA
Adjunct professor in the L. Douglas Wilder School of Government and Public Affairs
Virginia Commonwealth University Department of Geography, Environment, & Sustainability
University of Richmond
David Hondula, PhD | Presenter
Director of Heat Response and Mitigation
City of Phoenix, Arizona
Julianna Reece, MD, MPH, MBA | Presenter
Director
Healthy Tribes
National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
Division of Population Health, CDC