Excited to share I have accepted an invitation from the World Meteorological Organization to serve as a core member of the Global Heat Health Information Network (GHHIN)‘s Management Committee! GHHIN’s mission is to build global capacity to protect populations from the avoidable health risks of extreme heat conditions. I look forward to working with and learning from… Continue reading Joining the Global Heat Health Information Network (GHHIN) Management Committee
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Participation and Engagement of Public Health Stakeholders in Climate and Health Adaptation
I have a new co-authored journal paper out on engaging public health stakeholders for climate adaption! Using a case study of Maricopa County Department of Public Health (MCDPH) Coalition on Climate Change and Public Health workgroup and the Climate Assessment for the Southwest (CLIMAS) program, we explored the role of scientist-public health stakeholder collaborations. We… Continue reading Participation and Engagement of Public Health Stakeholders in Climate and Health Adaptation
Extreme Heat Network Webinar with Matthew Roach
Heat-Health Information on Arizona’s Environmental Public Health Tracking (EPHT) Portal Matthew Roach, Epidemiology Program Manager at Arizona Department of Health Services, joined our Extreme Heat Network webinar series to discuss Arizona’s Environmental Public Health Tracking (EPHT) portal on heat risk factors and heat illness. The EPHT has data from national and local sources to view… Continue reading Extreme Heat Network Webinar with Matthew Roach