BU Climate & Health

Center for Climate & Health @ BU

[BU Climate & Health @BuClimateHealth]

Keep up with our latest news and events:
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[M. Patricia Fabian @PatriciaFabianS]

Scientists @busphEH on the green carpet at #EarthshotBoston2022! Inspiring groups and creative climate solutions from around the world.
#ClimateAction #ClimateJustice
@EarthshotPrize @BUSPH @BuClimateHealth @IGS_BU
Ceremony on https://t.co/XJHJ9PM18x

[BU Climate & Health @BuClimateHealth]

🚨 Happening THIS Friday 🚨
You won't want to miss this webinar on the potential of #decarbonization and #weatherization strategies to reduce health disparities. Register here ➡️ https://t.co/yB3c5pLJgD

[BU Institute for Global Sustainability @IGS_BU]

Join IGS on 12/2 to explore how decarbonization & weatherization programs have the potential to reduce #health disparities related to #energy insecurity. Hear from @GreenRootsEJ, @ChildrensHW & @MAPCMetroBoston with @busphEH moderator @PatriciaFabianS. In partnership w/ @BUSPH.

[BU Climate & Health @BuClimateHealth]

Seminar on 11/23 @ 10AM ET hosted by our colleagues at @CANUEConsortium & @UofT_dlsph:
@MarkJaccard will be speaking on how #climate-concerned citizens can overcome myths that hinder us from acting in time to prevent extreme climate impacts. Register ➡️ https://t.co/rIMjDuns6b

[BU Climate & Health @BuClimateHealth]

Our @BUonCities partners @KathLusk @lrhutyra & Ian Smith released a #WhitePaper on the use of cool roofs to reduce Boston residential #heat exposure #disparities. Learn more about Boston's opportunity to invest in currently vulnerable residential blocks ➡️
https://t.co/aQAZgNSbui

[BU Climate & Health @BuClimateHealth]

@AKWesselink was recently a guest on the @BUSPH_MCHCenter's Critical Conversations podcast, covering the connection between #reproductivehealth and #climatechange. Make sure to give the episode a listen! 🎧
https://t.co/szf5RJe3yr

[BU Climate & Health @BuClimateHealth]

New study led by @marydotwillis used connected vehicle & device data to measure associations between #Traffic jams & reduced birthweight. #Pollution from traffic delay may affect up to 1.2 million pregnancies per year!
Check it out in @ScienceAdvances: https://t.co/CFl1yej4q1

[BU Climate & Health @BuClimateHealth]

Two of our members @asansreason & @KatharineTeigen showing their @BUSPH pride at the @APHAAnnualMtg yesterday! Don't miss @ChadMilando at the #ClimateChange oral session and @Epi_Emma at the applied longitudinal health data session this afternoon! #APHA2022

[Amruta Nori-Sarma @asansreason]

Great time at #APHA2022 with our superstars in climate and health - come join us in the session this afternoon on air pollution, or tomorrow on climate and health!

[BU Climate & Health @BuClimateHealth]

Congrats to @StowellJen & our @busphEH colleagues on their recent publication on #Heat & #EmergencyDepartment visits in children. This study is one of few to assess the health impacts of #ExtremeHeat in this vulnerable population.
Check it out here ➡️ https://t.co/yP6b7IrZ1F

[BU Climate & Health @BuClimateHealth]

We're so excited to host Dr. Jeff Brook on the @BUSPH campus TOMORROW at 1pm ET for a seminar on the @CANUEConsortium, #UrbanEnvironments, #AirPollution, and #PublicHealth implications.
Register to receive the zoom link ➡️ https://t.co/6sSzMuYV0G

[BU Climate & Health @BuClimateHealth]

Thank you @PatrickKinney20 for your contribution to @ASPPHtweets' recent framework for academic #PublicHealth: Responding to the #ClimateChange and Health Crisis. Follow the 🔗 to download the full report and register for the launch webinar on Oct. 26th!
https://t.co/5uhWsD4B5q

[BU Climate & Health @BuClimateHealth]

Thank you @PatriciaFabianS for sharing your expertise on indoor #AirQuality and #health with the @WHCOVIDResponse White House Indoor Air Summit!

[Boston University School of Public Health @BUSPH]

.@busphEH's @PatriciaFabianS attended the @WHCOVIDResponse White House Indoor Air Summit!

This brought together indoor air quality experts, policy makers, government, industry, & school community leaders to brainstorm paths forward for clean indoor air.

[BU Climate & Health @BuClimateHealth]

Dedicated to #climate and #health scholarship and the #education of future generations, our three areas of focus highlight how we are advancing @BUSPH's Climate, the Planet, and Health strategic direction. Learn more at the 🔗 below!
https://t.co/ckDwR8dw1l

[BU Climate & Health @BuClimateHealth]

New @NASAEarth article highlighting @paigebrochu @marciaixchel @peterjames_7 @PatrickKinney20's work on the benefits of increasing #greenness on all-cause mortality and the #inequity in urban tree cover:
https://t.co/bRUJDMVYpc

[BU Climate & Health @BuClimateHealth]

#Renewable electricity is the linchpin of #decarbonization. Using extremely efficient heating technologies in homes will put much less weight on renewables.
Learn more in this just-published @washingtonpost op-ed by @jjbuonocore @j_g_allen @Parichehr_S:
https://t.co/PsuFJpraUZ

[Madeleine Scammell @MlsScammell]

Today, 5:00 PM EST I'll be in conversation with Bianca Bowman @GreenRootsEJ @c_heatproject & Colin Battis @climatecrews Our focus is Extreme Heat and Preparing Communities to Respond to Extreme Heat. Join us if you can...@BuClimateHealth https://t.co/8epIuxKrwG

[BU Climate & Health @BuClimateHealth]

Did you know that gas stoves may contribute to indoor #AirPollution in your home? This article by @jonlevyBU explores their hazardous emissions, potential respiratory effects, and the #health & #climate benefits of switching to magnetic induction stoves:
https://t.co/LmYmBQeu8F

[BU Climate & Health @BuClimateHealth]

@RealChrisRick @jjbuonocore & @ChadMilando are using the #OrangeLineShutdown to quantify the benefit of transit and understand the disproportionate burdens to #health and #environment the closure may have produced in already disadvantaged communities.
https://t.co/MKEx6F8QdT

[BU Climate & Health @BuClimateHealth]

@asansreason in @nytimes on her recent study finding that more emergency department visits for #MentalHealth concerns occur during #ExtremeHeat: the trend is "fairly uniform for both men and women, for adults of all ages, living in all parts of the U.S."
https://t.co/638MlIJGSD

[BU Climate & Health @BuClimateHealth]

TOMORROW: A Conversation on Engaging Businesses in Extreme Heat Solutions
Please join from 12-1:30 PM EDT to learn about the City of Boston’s Heat Plan for addressing increased temps. and #ExtremeHeat events anticipated due to #ClimateChange.
Zoom Link ➡️ https://t.co/Sjmnkjw6GR