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VCU National Public Health Week Schedule of Events

Seminar series - Climate Change: Our Health in the Balance

Presented by VCU’s emerging School of Public Health and
Public Health Alumni Association
Monday, April 7 through Thursday, April 10, 2008

Join us for four noon-time seminars focusing on climage change and human health. 
All seminars will be held on VCU’s MCV Campus from 12 noon-1 PM.
CEUs will be offered. For more information, contact Lisa Anderson, 628-2512.

Date/Time

Topics

Speakers

Location

Monday,
April 7
12 – 1 p.m.

Climate Change in the United States:  The Public Health Response
Learning Objectives

George Luber, Ph.D., Associate Director for Global Climate Change, National Center for Environmental Health, Centers for Disease Control & Prevention
Bio Presentation

Hermes A. Kontos Medical Sciences Building, Rooms 104 and 105

Tuesday, April 8
12 – 1 p.m.

Climate Change and Impacts on Human Health and Well-being in the United States
Learning Objectives

Janet Gamble, Ph.D.
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Research and Development
National Center for Environmental Assessment
Global Change Research
Bio

Hermes A. Kontos Medical Sciences Building, Rooms 104 and 105

Wednesday, April 9
12 – 1 p.m.

Panel Discussion: Climate Change: Virginia's Response
Learning Objectives

Moderator,
L. Preston Bryant, Jr.,

Secretary of Natural Resources, Chair, Governor's Commission on Climate Change Bio

Panelists:
Michele Monti,
M.S., M.P.H.
Director
Division of Environmental Epidemiology Bio Presentation

Michael Town
Campaign Director of Saveourenvironment.org,
Appointee, Governor’s Energy Policy Advisory Council Bio

Hermes A. Kontos Medical Sciences Building, Rooms 104 and 105

Thursday, April 10
12 – 1 p.m.

Public Health and a Changing Climate
Learning Objectives

Elin Gursky, Sc.D.
Fellow and Principal Deputy for Biodefense National Strategies Support Directorate ANSER/Analytic Services
Bio

Hermes A. Kontos Medical Sciences Building, Rooms 104 and 105

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