What will the Climate Crisis Mean for Public Health in Utah? 10. Recommendations - Howie Garber, M.D.

Utah Physicians for a Healthy Environment Press Conference held at the University of Utah Health Sciences Center, School of Medicine Building, Classroom A, Thursday, October 22, 2009, 2 pm

What will the Climate Crisis Mean for Public Health in Utah?
Thurs, Oct 22, 2009, 2 pm, Classroom A, School of Medicine, University of Utah

Recommendations - Howie Garber, M.D. , Emergency Room Physician, Salt Lake City, UT

In May 2009, The Lancet, one of the world's most prestigious medical journals, released a report in conjunction with the University College London, that identifies climate change as "the biggest global health threat of the 21st century … put[ing] the lives and well being of billions of people at increased risk.”    On Thursday, October 22, 2009 at 2 pm in Classroom A, University of Utah School of Medicine, Dr. Brian Moench, President, Utah Physicians for a Healthy Environment (UPHE), was joined by members of UPHE, the Utah Medical Association, and the faculties of the University of Utah School of Medicine and Utah State University to address the question:  What will the climate crisis mean for public health … our health in Utah?   Health professionals and the public were invited to attend. 

Reference: Managing the health effects of climate change. The Lancet, Volume 373, Issue 9676, Pages 1693 - 1733, 16 May 2009  doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(09)60935-1  [This article is available at no cost.  Free registration on the site is required.]
 
Link to flyer announcing the presentation: http://www.scribd.com/doc/21323832/Climate-Flyer