Environmental Trends at the Forefront: Essential Knowledge for US Healthcare Practitioners and the Public

President’s Lecture Series Fall 2024

Co-sponsored with Harvard Pilgrim Health Care, a Point32Health company

Environmental trends pose escalating threats to public health globally. This presentation examines key environmental changes, their wide-ranging health impacts, and the disproportionate effects on vulnerable populations through the social determinants of health in the United States. It concludes by exploring comprehensive prevention strategies, empowering healthcare professionals and the public to address these critical challenges effectively.

Contact Hours: Two
Fee: None

Speaker Information

• Climate Change
  Keith Seitter, PhD, Executive Director Emeritus and Senior Policy Fellow of the American Meteorological Society
  Topic: Overview of Climate Change and Health in the U.S.
• The Impact of Climate Change on Mental Health
  Bill Harlan, Vice President, Behavioral Health & Health Engagement, Point32Health
  Topic: Impact of Climate Change on Mental Health
• Climate Change Health Effects
  Lindsey Butler, PhD, Vice President of Sustainability at CREF, former Director of Climate and Health Resilience at Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts.
  Topic: Climate Change, Air Quality, and More than Respiratory Health
• Introduction to Healthcare’s Role in Policy and Community-Level Climate Strategies
  Tim Cronin, MPA, Associate Director, Policy and Advocacy, US/National Healthcare without Harm 
  Topic: Policy and Community-Level Prevention Strategies

Registration Information: You must preregister by 2 p.m. on November 19, 2024.

This activity has been submitted to American Nurses Association Massachusetts, for approval to award contact hours. American Nurses Association Massachusetts is accredited as an approver of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. For more information regarding contact hours, please email presidents.lectureseries@regiscollege.edu.