In the second Connecting Climate Change and Health panel series hosted by Kaiser Permanente and the World Economic Forum, this discussion highlights thought leaders, researchers, policymakers, and practitioners who are passionate about urgently driving a research agenda to deepen understanding around climate change as a key driver of health inequities.
Connecting Climate Change and Health: Research and Innovation
Agenda
Welcome
Bechara Choucair, MD, Executive Vice President & Chief Health Officer, Kaiser Permanente
The Climate-Health Nexus
Rachel L. Levine, MD, Admiral, U.S. Public Health Service; Assistant Secretary for Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
National Insights and Perspectives
Ali Zaidi, Assistant to the President, National Climate Advisor
Driving Research and Innovation
Moderator: Shyam Bishen, PhD, MBA, Head of Health & Healthcare, World Economic Forum
Panelists:
- Victor Dzau, MD, President, National Academy of Medicine
- Cheryl Moore, Chief Research Programmes Officer, Wellcome Trust
- Naveen Rao, MD, Senior Vice President of the Health Initiative, The Rockefeller Foundation
How Research Can be a Catalyst for Change
Moderator: Nsedu Witherspoon, MPH, Executive Director, Children’s Environmental Health Network
Panelists:
- Zulfiqar Bhutta, PhD, MBBS, FRCPCH, Robert Harding Chair in Global Child Health & Policy; Senior Scientist, Research Institute; The Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Canada
- Michelle A. Williams, ScD, Professor of Epidemiology and Public Health, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
- Jake Barton, Founder, Local Projects; Emerson Collective Climate Fellow
Concluding Thoughts
Shyam Bishen, PhD, MBA, Head of Health & Healthcare, World Economic Forum
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