Heat and Health Equity: Protecting Our Communities

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.

Format: MP4
Language: English (US)

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