Agenda

The Conference Experience

On Friday Sept. 20th:

7-8 PM, Unisource Building Conference Room, 88 East Broadway in Tucson. (Free and open to the public)

Daytime Tours of local and regional climate mitigation adaptation and sustainability projects:

Evening & PM: we are pleased to announce that Eric Klinenberg, an inspiring, nationally known speaker (author of the critically acclaimed book, Heat Wave: A Social Autopsy of Disaster in Chicago) will hold a public talk

From the New England Journal of Medicine, “Heat Wave is a thought-provoking examination that challenges everyone in medicine and public health to look beyond our training to consider sociological conditions as risk factors. It issues a call for all segments of the population to reestablish those familial and social connections that we once seemed to have but now, all too often, do not.” John Wilhelm, M.D., M.P.H.

On Saturday, September 21:

7:30 AM until 4:30 PM, Tucson Convention Center, Meeting Rooms (See registration page)

Conference attendees will have an opportunity to learn first-hand about important new work in areas related to communities and climate change adaptation through a distinguished panel of speakers (link to a list of speakers and the agenda here) who will share their knowledge about the state of world and US Regional climate change and specific impacts in the Southwest related to public health, adaptation, preparedness, and cross cultural Tribal and Border issues.

CONFIRMED SPEAKERS:

Opening Speaker: Opening address –state of world climate & PH inspiring work in our communities and region: Dr. Kristi Ebi

Second Speaker: Overview of change impacts on Climate in the Southwest Region: Dr. Greg Garfin

Third speaker: Climate Change related health vulnerabilities in AZ and the Southwest: Dr. Heidi Brown                                                                   

Fourth speaker: CDC presentation: Climate Adaptation Planning for the Southwest using “BRACE” Framework: Dr. George Luber

Fifth speaker: Cross Cultural Tribal and Border Issues Related to Health and Climate Change (Panelists)

Lunch provided and speaker: Inspiring us to action: Rose Braz, Center for Biological Diversity and Lynn Englum, World Wildlife Fund and U.S. Congressman Raul Grijalva

Afternoon  Resource and Strategy Building Workshops:  “From knowledge to action”                                                                                                   

Workshop A:  Health Services Preparedness for Emerging Health Problems of Climate Change 

Workshop B:  Climate Change and Mental Well Being and Spiritual Health: personal & faith resilience                                                                                                      

Workshop C:  Climate Change and Food Security - 

Workshop D:  Climate Change Education for children and staff in schools

Workshop E:  Engaging our Vulnerable Communities & neighborhoods to build awareness and resilience    

Workshop F:  Climate Change and Cross-Cultural and Cross Border Health