ASTHO Officials Discuss Health Effects of Climate Change
Vermont Business Magazine On Wednesday, Oct. 18 at 1 p.m. ET, the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO) will convene public health leaders in Arlington, VA, to discuss the health effects of extreme heat, wildfires and air quality, intensifying storms, infectious diseases, and more.
When: Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2023
1–2 p.m. ET
Register here. (ASTHO Zoom)
Speakers:
· Natasha Bagdasarian, MD, MPH, chief medical executive, Michigan Department of Health & Human Services
· Joseph Kanter, MD, MPH, state health officer, Louisiana Department of Health
· Mark Levine, MD, commissioner of health, Vermont Department of Health
· Umair Shah, MD, MPH, secretary of health, Washington State Department of Health
Moderator:
· Marcus Plescia, MD, MPH, chief medical officer, ASTHO
ASTHO is the national nonprofit organization representing the public health agencies of the United States, the U.S. territories and freely associated states, and the District of Columbia, as well as the more than 100,000 public health professionals these agencies employ. ASTHO members, the chief health officials of these jurisdictions, are dedicated to formulating and influencing sound public health policy and to ensuring excellence in public health practice.
Source: 10.17.2023. Vermont Department of Health | Burlington, VT http://healthvermont.gov
