W. Montague Cobb/ NMA Health Institute 2018 Health Disparities Conference
CLIMATE & HEALTH EQUITY
SATURDAY, JANUARY 27, 2018
Wesley, FL
8:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
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- Discuss impacts of climate change on the health of Floridians, especially vulnerable populations.
- Continuing medical education (CME) for physicians.
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AGENDA
Friday Evening, January 26: OPENING RECEPTION 6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
Top Shelf Sports Lounge
Florida Hospital Ice Center
13173 Cypress Ridge Blvd, Wesley Chapel, FL 33544
Saturday, January 27, 2017
Scientific Program – 8:15 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Pasco-Hernando State College – Porter Campus at Wiregrass Ranch
2727 Mansfield Blvd, Wesley, FL 33543
Conference Center B Building, 3rd Floor
8:15 a.m. Welcome and Introduction to the Symposium
Timothy L. Beard, PhD, President, Pasco-Hernando State College
Randall Morgan, Jr., MD, MBA, Executive Director – W. Montague Cobb NMA Health Institute (Cobb Institute); Past President (95th), National Medical Association (NMA)
Lee Green, PhD, Vice President of Diversity, Public Relations and Strategic Communications, Moffitt Cancer Center
Mark A. Mitchell, MD, MPH, FACPM, Chair, NMA Council on Medical Legislation; Co- Chair, NMA Commission on Environmental Health
8:30 a.m. Cobb Presentation on the Social Determinants of Health:
Moderator: Mark A. Mitchell MD, MPH, FACPM
Jewel L. Crawford, MD, Instructor, Department of Community Health and Preventive Medicine, Morehouse School of Medicine:
- “Climate Change, Health Equity, and the Social Determinates of Health”
Robert C. Like, MD, MS, Professor and Director, Center for Healthy Families and Cultural Diversity, Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School:
- “Addressing the Social and Environmental Determinants of Health in Clinical Care and Public Health Practice”
9:30 a.m. Panel Presentation and Discussion I: Understanding Climate and Health in Florida – A Focus on Vulnerable Communities
Moderator: Mona Sarfaty, MD, MPH, FAAFP, Director – Medical Society Consortium on Climate and Health; Center for Climate Change Communication (George Mason University)
David Hastings, PhD, Professor of Marine Science & Chemistry, Eckerd College:
- “Climate Science 101”
Roderick King, MD, MPH, CEO, Florida Institute for Health Innovation; Director and Assistant Dean for Public Health Education (University of Miami Miller School of Medicine):
- “Climate Change and Health in Florida: The Public Health Response”
10:15 a.m. Panel Presentation and Discussion II: Climate Resilience Strategies and Interventions
Moderator: Mark A. Mitchell, MD, MPH, FACPM
Todd L. Sack, MD, FACP, Board of Directors and Chair of the Environment and Health Committee, Physicians for Social Responsibility (Washington, DC):
- “Adding Climate Change to Your Medical Practice”
Cheryl Holder, MD, President of the Florida State Medical Association (FSMA); Program Director of Panther College of Medicine Communities; Associate Professor (Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine at FIU):
- “Climate Change Education and Advocacy in Your Community”
11:00 a.m. Break
11:15 a.m. Special Presentation
Jeff Goldhagen, MD, MPH, University of Florida College of Medicine – Jacksonville:
- “Climate Change and Children: a Human Rights Issue”
11:45 a.m. Synthesis & Closing Remarks
Mark A. Mitchell, MD, MPH, FACPM
Randall Morgan, Jr., MD, MBA
12:00 p.m. to 12:50 p.m.:
Lunch-Featuring Presentation by Taylor Insurance and Financial Services
1:00 p.m. Breakout Sessions:
Session A: “Launching FL Clinicians for Climate Action – a Focus on Florida Organizations”
Session B: “The Connection between Fossil Fuels and Cancer: What is the Science and How Can Health Professionals Engage?”
2:30 p.m. Next Steps:
Mark A. Mitchell, MD, MPH, FACPM
Randall Morgan, Jr., MD, MBA
3:00 p.m. Adjourn
3:15 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. Annual Meeting of Florida State Medical Association