Special Livestreamed Panel by Harvard Chan School of Public Health

Friday, January 24, 11am EST / 8am PST

Wildfires continue to affect people on both coasts of the United States this week, as fires in LA prompted a new wave of evacuations, and firefighters are still fighting fires after weeks of intense battles with the blazes. Smoky, hazy air has impacted people in and around LA in recent weeks, leading to health concerns for all ages and all people. To talk about these concerns, and how to mitigate them, we have gathered public health experts to answer frequently asked questions about wildfire smoke and its impact to your health.

Panelists:

Joseph Allen, ScD, MPH
Director, Healthy Buildings; Department of Environmental Health, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health

Mary B. Rice, MD, PhD
Director, Center for Climate Health and the Global Environment (C-CHANGE); Department of Environmental Health, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health

Francesca Dominici, PhD, MPH
Director of Harvard Data Science Initiative; Department of Biostatistics & Department of Environmental Health, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health

Kari Nadeau, MD, PhD
Chair, Department of Environmental Health, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health

Amruta Nori-Sarma, PhD, MPH,
Department of Environmental Health, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health

Moderated by:

Vanessa Kerry, MD, MSc
Department of Environmental Health, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health; CEO, Seed Global Health; and WHO special envoy for climate change and health

Speakers speak from their own experiences and research and not on behalf of Harvard University.