Climate Health Summit: Creating Health Leaders on Climate Change

Event Type: 
In-Person Meeting
Major Issue: 
Energy
Geographic Focus: 
National
When: 
September 20, 2015 to September 21, 2015
Eastern
Location: 

Washington, DC

The Climate Health Summit will inform participants about the health implications of climate change and the health benefits of climate solutions; provide communication skills useful for informing the public and policymakers about this critical issue; and provide resources and communications guidance to deliver that message effectively to decision-makers who have opportunities to support actions for a healthy climate. 

Organized by Physicians for Social Responsibility, George Mason University Program on Climate and Health, Public Health Institute Center for Climate Change and Health, and Alliance of Nurses for Healthy Environments.  Co-sponsored by American Public Health Association, Trust for America's Health, American Psychological Association, Health Care Without Harm, Allergy and Asthma Network, National Network of Public Health Institutes, National Association of City and County Health Officials, Moms Clean Air Force, EcoAmerica, and Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America.

Issue Area: 
Climate Change / Energy

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