August 9, 2024 | Sacoby Wilson
Description:
Transportation has a significant impact on climate and health. It is imperative to discuss the implications of the impact of transportation on climate, health, and equity. Join us for an insightful webinar with Dr. Sacoby Wilson, Professor and Director of the T.H.E. EJ Lab with the Maryland Institute for Applied Environmental Health (MIAEH) and Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, University of Maryland. Dr. Wilson will address transportation in the context of environmental justice. He will explore the critical role of transportation in shaping our climate, health, and equity. Dr. Wilson will delve into the origins of health-related disparities and discuss how policy and structural institutions can address past and current injustices. Discover how physicians can play a vital role in supporting and contributing to solutions. Don’t miss this opportunity to learn about the intersection of transportation, climate, and health, and how we can work together for a more equitable future.
Speaker Bios:
Dr. Sacoby Wilson is a Professor with the Department of Global, Environmental, and Occupational Health and Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics in the University of Maryland, College Park School of Public Health where directs the Center for Community Engagement, Environmental Justice and Health (CEEJH). Dr. Wilson has over 20 years of experience as environmental health scientist in the areas of exposure science, environmental justice, environmental health disparities, community-based participatory research, water quality analysis, air pollution studies, built environment, industrial animal production, climate change, community resiliency, and sustainability. He works primarily in partnership with community-based organizations to study and address environmental justice and health issues and translate research to action.