May 21-25, 2021
Taking Action for Health and Equity: The Promise of Climate Solutions
To view all the videos from our Annual Meeting visit the Consortium YouTube channel: 2021 Annual Meeting.
Links to videos (including CME) and powerpoint presentations are listed below for each session.
Please email us if you have any questions.
Welcome: Dr. Mona Sarfaty
Executive Director, MSCCH
VIDEO
Alison Cassady
EPA Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy
VIDEO
Michael S. Regan
EPA Administrator
VIDEO
Workshop 1: Plant-Forward Cooking
Toni Sakaguchi & Jacquelyn Chi
The Culinary Institute of America
Reducing meat intake improves your health and encourages less production of greenhouse gases. Enjoy this opportunity to observe new recipes from this leading culinary institute.
VIDEO | POWERPOINT | RECIPES
Workshop 2: How to Buy an Electric Vehicle
Peter O'Connor
Plug In America
Transportation is the largest generator of greenhouse gases. This workshop is your opportunity to find out more about electric cars.
Workshop 2: Greening your Medical Practice
Dr. Todd Sack
My Green Doctor
Learn about a simple system for clinics and offices to save money through comprehensive environmental sustainability.
CME 1: Wildfires, Asthma and Beyond
Our Journey Incorporating Climate Change Education into Medical Curriculum
Moderator: Dr. Rachel Harold
Dr. Holly Rosencranz
Dr. Japhia Ramkumar
CME 2: Dermatology and Climate Change
Moderator: Dr. Rachel Harold
Dr. Mary Williams
POWERPOINT
Dr. Misha Rosenbach
POWERPOINT
Introducing our NMA Climate Health Equity Fellows
Find out more about the NMA Climate and Health Equity Fellowship program and meet our Fellows:
Dr. Bethany Carlos
Dr. Armen Henderson
Dr. Stephen Houser
Dr. Shaneeta Johnson
Dr. Nathan Scott
Dr. Linda Walden
Climate, Health, Equity and Transportation
Dr. Linda Rudolph, Senior Policy Advisor, MSCCH
POWERPOINT
US Dept of Transportation Climate Policy
Andrew Wishnia, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Climate Policy
Transportation and Climate Initiative
Ben Samuels, Director, Office of Gov. Baker, MA
POWERPOINT
Equitable Cities
Charles T. Brown, Rutgers University
Active Transportation in Minnesota
Sam Rockwell, Move Minnesota
POWERPOINT
Progress on Transportation in Virginia
Dr. Robert Kitchen, Virginia Clinicians for Climate Action
POWERPOINT
Feature Presentation: The Cost of Inaction on Climate
Vijay Limaye, PhD
Natural Resources Defense Council
VIDEO | POWERPOINT
NRDC VIDEO: Health Costs of Climate Change
The Promise of Climate Solutions: Benefiting Health & Equity
Healthy Energy
Dr. Jonathan Patz, Global Health Institute, U WI, IPCC author
POWERPOINT
Healthy Indoor Environments
Ellen Tohn, Tohn Environmental Strategies
POWERPOINT
Healthy Food and Agriculture
Raychel Santo, Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future
POWERPOINT
Healthy Outdoor Environments
Dr. Howard Frumkin, Dean Emeritus UW School of PH
POWERPOINT
CME 3: The Climate Crisis and Birth Outcomes in the US
Moderator: Dr. Rachel Harold
Dr. Nathaniel DeNicola
Dr. Bruce Bekkar
CME 4: Emergency Medicine and Urgent Care in a Changing Climate
Moderator: Dr. Rachel Harold
Dr. Hanna Linstadt
Dr. Caitlin Rublee
Keynote: Perspective from the House Select Committee on the Climate Crisis
Introduction: Colin Nackerman, MSCCH
Dr. Ana Unruh Cohen
Staff Director, House Select Committee on the Climate Crisis
Panel: Medical Students for a Sustainable Future
Karly Hampshire
Kanika Malani
Savita Potarazu
Natasha Sood
Jacqueline Shen (Moderator)
Jessmehar Walia (Moderator)
State Progress on Climate Policy
Virginia: Dr. Samantha Ahdoot
POWERPOINT
Wisconsin: Dr. Joel Charles
POWERPOINT
Florida: Dr. Cheryl Holder
POWERPOINT
Minnesota: Dr. Laalitha Surapaneni
POWERPOINT
Healthy Food and Water: Regenerative Agriculture
Moderator: Kate Hoppe, MSCCH
VIDEO: Growing Climate Solutions Act
Senator Michael Braun, U.S. Senator, IN
Agriculture and Water Quality in the Mississippi Watershed
Catherine Kling, Cornell Atkinson Center for Sustainability
POWERPOINT
Health and Climate Solutions from an Indigenous Perspective
James Skeet, Farmer, Covenant Pathways – Navajo Nation, NM
POWERPOINT
