The Final State of the Union
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Summary:
On Tuesday, the White House will convene a Summit to bring together health and medical professionals, academics, and other stakeholders to empower people and communities with the information and tools they need to protect public health in the face of climate change.
National Dialogue on Climate Change And Health
There are a whole host of public health impacts that are going to hit home. The great thing about this conversation is to see all the work that’s already being done by public health officials, the medical community, nurses and families.
- President Obama
Today, the White House is convening a Summit to bring together health and medical professionals, academics, and other stakeholders to empower people and communities with the information and tools they need to protect public health in the face of climate change.
Watch the day's speakers here.
This national dialogue will be focused on highlighting the impacts of climate change and underscoring the important role the public health community can play in communicating and preventing these impacts. Public health leaders, deans, students, and others participants are coming together to highlight local success stories, discuss their work around climate change and public health, and highlight best practices.
Your health. Our environment. Let's protect both. Tune in to today's White House Summit on Climate Change and Public Health, and tell us in the comments why you believe we need to #ActOnClimate → http://go.wh.gov/sEz2PL
Posted by The White House on Tuesday, June 23, 2015
Watch a message from Secretary of Labor Tom Perez and United Farm Workers of America President Arturo Rodriguez on Climate Change and Worker Safety.
How Can You Participate?
- Watch above to view remarks by Surgeon General Vivek Murthy, EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy, and more.
- Submit questions to be asked live at the event here.
- Share how you are making an impact using #ActOnClimate on Twitter, Facebook, or Instagram for a chance to be featured below and on the White House social media accounts.
Check out other regional events happening around the country:
At 2:30 PM NOAA Chief Scientist Dr. Richard Spinrad gives remarks at American Lung Association Event at Ohio State University
John Filippelli Region 2, Director, Clean air and Sustainability Division spoke at a panel at the Lancet Commission on Climate Change and Health Report Release in New York
Update: Climate Action Plan Anniversary
We know that it would be unconscionable to condemn our children to a planet that is beyond their capacity to repair. Fortunately, we have the means – the technological edge and the scientific imagination – to begin the work of fixing it right now.
-Dan Utech, Deputy Assistant to the President for Energy and Climate Change
Today, the White House released a report marking the Administration’s two-year progress and accomplishments in implementing those actions and advancing the President’s goals to combat climate change under the Climate Action Plan. As we continue to combat climate change at home, we are leading a worldwide effort to create a cleaner, healthier, and safer future for our children. Read the report here.
