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Health and Environment Series: Making the Connection 2023

PFAS in Consumer Goods and Firefighting Gear - featuring Graham Peaslee, PhD. Dr. Peaslee spoke on the mass presences of PFAS in consumer goods and the implications of such on environmental and human health.

Limiting Global Warming to 1.5 to 2.0 degrees Celsius: A necessary and unique role for health professionals- featuring Edward Maibach, MPH, PhD. Dr. Maibach spoke on the substantial risks of fossil fuels on public health as well as the unique role that health professionals play in climate communications. NOTE: Dr. Maibach is the 2023 distinguished Henry Anderson lecture.

The Soil Crisis and Implications for Human Health - featuring Jo Handelsman, PhD. Dr. Handelsman spoke on the importance of the soil microbial community for antibiotic properties and human health.

Environmental Justice Panel- featuring Adrienne Nienow, Tamika Glenn, and Lee Donahue.

WATCH THE RECORDING HERE

Health and Environmental Series: Making the Connection 2022

Costs of Climate Inaction: The Health and Financial Burdens of Extreme Heat - featuring Vijay Limaye, PhD. Dr. Limaye spoke on health impacts of extreme heat and how to look at the cost of extreme heat as well as the costs of intervention vs inaction.

Health and chemical policy: What every health professional needs to know to make TSCA work to protect vulnerable populations - featuring Trish Koman, PhD. Dr. Koman discussed clinicians can get more involved in policy implementation to provide data about health effects and exposure and how to accomplish primary prevention.

Threats of Climate Change to Children's Health and Equity: Benefits of Intervention - featuring Frederica Perera, PhD, DrPH. Dr. Perera spoke on her research on the threats to children's health from air pollution, hydrocarbons and fossil fuels.

Nitrate in drinking water and health - featuring Mary H. Ward, PhD. Dr. Ward’s presentation focused environmental and occupational causes of cancer and other health impacts, with emphasis on nitrate in drinking water.

Manure & septic systems: The microbial health risk from contaminated household wells in Kewaunee County, WI

Lecture recorded on Tuesday, November 2nd at 7:00pm CT. This was a presentation and discussion with Mark Borchardt and Tucker Burch about their two recent studies regarding acute gastrointestinal illness from contaminated private wells in Kewaunee County and the sources of that contamination.

Burch’s study titled, “Quantitative Microbial Risk Assessment for Contaminated Private Wells in the Fractured Dolomite Aquifer of Kewaunee County, Wisconsin” can be found here.

Borchardt’s study titled, “Sources and Risk Factors for Nitrate and Microbial Contamination of Private Household Wells in the Fractured Dolomite Aquifer of Northeastern Wisconsin” can be found here.

WATCH THE RECORDING HERE.

Coal, Gas and Public Health: On the electric sector & environmental justice

Date and Time:
Thu, Oct 28, 2021  7:00 PM

*WEHN is co-hosting this webinar alongside other environmental organizations.

It is generally well known that coal generation has a negative impact on public health and wellbeing. As utilities try to make the case for gas, public health and climate advocates are pushing back to stop another harmful wave of fossil fuel infrastructure. Join this event to learn about the connections between our electric sector, justice and equity, and public health.

Health & Environment Series: MTC 2021

Arlene Blum, PhD: “A Scientific Strategy towards Healthier People and Planet: Science + Communication + Decision Makers = Positive Change”. View recording.

Linda Birnbaum, PhD: “Perils of PFAS: Our Health". View recording.

Christine Till, PhD: “Fluoride and the Developing Brain”. View recording.

Leo Trasande, MD: “Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals: New Knowledge of Health Effects and Policy Implications”. View recording.

2020 Steering Committee Recordings

Claire Gervais, MD, Susan Davidson, MD, and Beth Neary, MD: “Addressing Climate and Environment in Patient Encounters” View recording.

Jed Downs, MD: “Question and answer about pipelines and health”. View recording.

Andrew Lewandowski, DO: “Climate Task Force Q&A”. View recording.

Health & Environment: MTC 2020 PRESENTATIONS

Health & Environment: MTC 2019 Presentations

Health & Environment: MTC 2018 Presentations

Health & Environment: MTC 2017 Presentations

Watch the entire conference featuring Tyrone Hayes, PhD; Longjian Liu, MD, PhD; Ben Gramling; Dean Hoegger; Dee Hall; Monica Vohmann, MD.

Health & Environment: MTC 2015 Presentations

  • Jerome Paulson, MD: Climate Change and Children's Health. SLIDES,  VIDEO

  • Jeff Thompson, MD: Living our Mission at the Intersection of Health and Sustainability. SLIDES

  • Mark Borchardt, PhD: When It Hits the Fan: Water Quality and Public Health in Wisconsin. VIDEO

  • Heath and Environmental Justice in Wisconsin: Communities Respond to Local Health Threats and Create Positive Change - Panel Discussion. VIDEO

  • Patty Loew, PhD: Environmental Justice. SLIDES  

  • Lynn Utesch: Kewaunee CARES. SLIDES