Policy Maker Education: Course for Congressional Staff
Environmental Change: The Science and Human Health Impacts
April 18-19, 2006
The Cosmos Club, 2121 Massachusetts Ave. NW, Washington, D.C. 20008
April 18
Lectures and Discussion: 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM (Lunch will be provided).
Cocktail Reception: 5:00 PM
Welcome and Introductions
Eric Chivian, M.D.
Center for Health and the Global Environment, Harvard Medical School
Video
Climate Change and Hurricanes - What Have We Learned from the 2005 Hurricane Season?
Kevin Trenberth, Sc.D.
National Center for Atmospheric Research
Video - PowerPoint
Avian Flu - Are We Prepared?
Georges Benjamin, M.D.
American Public Health Association
Video - PowerPoint
Avian Flu - What is the Role of Wild Birds in its Spread?
William B. Karesh, D.V.M.
Wildlife Conservation Society
Video - PowerPoint
Lunch
Climate Change Futures: Health, Ecological and Economic Dimensions
Paul R. Epstein, M.D., M.P.H.
Center for Health and the Global Environment, Harvard Medical School
Video - PowerPoint
*Transportation to The City Club for the Corporate Panel and Reception
Corporate Programs Designed to Reduce Environmental Footprints
Representatives from 3M, Johnson & Johnson, and Swiss Re
Video
Reception
April 19
Lectures and Discussion: 9:00 AM - 12:30 PM (Lunch will be provided).
Introductions
Eric Chivian, M.D.
Center for Health and the Global Environment, Harvard Medical School
Natural Coastal Barriers – Lessons From Katrina
Virginia Burkett, Ph.D.
U.S. Geological Survey
Video - PowerPoint
Biofuels - Technical Status and Future Potential
Lee R. Lynd M.S., D.E.
Dartmouth College
Video - PowerPoint
An Update on Nuclear Power - Is It Safe?
Arjun Makhijani, Ph.D.
The Institute for Energy and Environmental Research
Video
Lunch
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