Dr. Tanya Khemet Taiwo provides a background on psychosocial stress and its association with racism, and Dr. Venise Curry discusses community psychiatry and inequities existing in various communities.
Webinars
Building For Climate Justice: Safe & Healthful Transportation & Housing
Dr. Maria Cecilia Pinto de Moura addresses the climate and health effects of transportation and how technologies aimed at decarbonizing transportation can be accessible to and benefit low-wealth communities and communities of color. Rahwa Ghirmatzion addresses health and safety risks resulting from substandard housing and what PUSH Buffalo is doing to address these issues, and climate justice more broadly, in low-wealth communities.
Harvesting the Food We Eat: Farmworkers & Climate Change
Jeannie Economos and Jordan Curry Carter address the climate and at health impacts migrant farmworkers face, agriculture and food policies, and equitable solutions.
400 Years of American Food Policy: Challenges & Equitable Solutions
Jordan Curry Carter provides a historical overview of the American food system and its connection to climate change, presenting some issues as well as equitable solutions to the current system.
Disaster Response: Reaching Those Left Behind
Dr. Armen Henderson discusses the effects that disasters have on disadvantaged communities and his program to engage health professionals in responding, while Moriah Washington reports on culturally specific solutions.
At-Risk Populations: Climate Threats & Clean Energy Solutions
Dr. J. Marshall Shepherd addresses the physical threats and vulnerabilities of urban communities to climate change, and Chris Walker discusses how to overcome the barriers to make the provision of renewable energy just and accessible to low-wealth communities.
Health Care and The Earth
Dr. Jodi Sherman discusses the environmental impacts of the health care system and its effects on public health.
Systemic Racism & Climate Policies: What About The Children?
Dr. Sacoby Wilson will provide background on some laws that have harmed Black, Indigenous, and other people of color and gives examples of equitable climate policies that can help reverse their effects.
Weathering The Storm: The Role of Healthcare Systems in Promoting Resilience
Dr. Amy Collins discusses how hospitals contribute to the climate crisis and why and how physicians should help advocate for change. Eugenia Gibbons discusses the role of hospitals in community engagement, community assessment, and community sustainability.