Panel
Kleinman Center Event
Climate Change, Disruption, and Health Equity
Friday, March 24, 2023 | 12:00PM - 1:00PM
ENERGY WEEK
Speakers
Sue Anne Bell
Assistant Professor, Department of Systems, Populations and Leadership, University of Michigan School of Nursing
Elizabeth Fussell
Professor, Population Studies and Environment and Society, Brown University
Michael Mann
Presidential Distinguished Professor, School of Arts and Sciences
Sacoby Wilson
Professor, Maryland Institute for Applied Environmental Health, University of Maryland, College Park School of Public Health
Moderator
Courtney Boen
Assistant Professor of Sociology, School of Arts and Sciences
Virtual event
A panel of experts discusses how climate change and climate disasters impact health outcomes for different populations and exacerbates health inequities.
Sponsor
Event Summary
As climate-related disasters, such as floods, droughts, and extreme temperatures become more common, humans are being exposed to unique combinations of health hazards and stressors, which are often inequitably distributed across the population. A panel of experts will discuss how climate change and climate disasters impact health outcomes for different populations and exacerbates health inequities, their impact on health systems, and how we can better prepare for and mitigate the health impacts of a changing climate.
This event is part of Energy Week at Penn. Check out the rest of the 2023 programming at energyweek.upenn.edu.
speaker
Sue Anne Bell
Assistant Professor, University of Michigan School of Nursing
Sue Anne Bell is a nurse scientist and family nurse practitioner, with expertise in disaster response, community health and emergency care. Her research focuses broadly on the health effects of disasters and the impact of climate change on human health within a health equity framework.
speaker
Elizabeth Fussell
Professor, Brown University
Elizabeth Fussell is a sociologist and demographer. She joined Brown University and the PSTC in 2014. Her research focuses on environmental drivers of migration and social inequalities in migration, health, and other post-disaster outcomes.
speaker
Michael Mann
Presidential Distinguished Professor
Michael E. Mann is the Presidential Distinguished Professor in the Department of Earth and Environmental Science, with a secondary appointment in the Annenberg School for Communication. He is a faculty fellow with the Kleinman Center for Energy Policy.
speaker
Sacoby Wilson
Professor, University of Maryland, College Park School of Public Health
Sacoby Wilson is an environmental health scientist with expertise in environmental justice and environmental health disparities. He is the director of the Community Engagement, Environmental Justice & Health Center.
moderator
Courtney Boen
Assistant Professor of Sociology, Penn SAS
Courtney Boen, PhD, MPH is an Assistant Professor and Axilrod Faculty Fellow in the Department of Sociology at the University of Pennsylvania. She is also a Research Associate in the Penn Population Studies Center and Population Aging Research Center.