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Recorded Annual Meeting Presentations (RAMP) are now available for purchase.
Only $90 for presenters, $140 for registered attendees and $200 for non-attendees.

Online Program

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A Local Perspective on Climate Change and Health Policy Connections


Tuesday, November 3, 2015 : 9:15 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.

Kimberly Wasserman, Little Village Environmental Justice Organization (LVEJO), Chicago, IL
Audio (mp3) recording Recorded Presentation (mp4)
Discuss local (Chicago) experiences related to climate and health, including the work of LVEJO in successfully lobbying for the passage of the Chicago Clean Power Ordinance.  Highlight the importance of raising awareness of health benefits and environmental justice aspects of policies jointly related to climate

Learning Areas:

Environmental health sciences
Public health or related public policy

Learning Objectives:
Describe a success story about a health policy that is either directly related to climate change or that can be used as a framework for crafting effective climate change and health-related policy.

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: I am the Director of Organizing and Strategy at the Little Village Environmental Justice Organization (LVEJO), where I have worked since 1998. As a Community Organizer, Executive Director and now in my current position, I oversee the community projects, leadership development and outreach.
Any relevant financial relationships? No

I agree to comply with the American Public Health Association Conflict of Interest and Commercial Support Guidelines, and to disclose to the participants any off-label or experimental uses of a commercial product or service discussed in my presentation.

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