On Thursday, Sept. 17, 7-9 PM, Dr Paul Epstein, MD, MPH will speak at
the First Parish Church at 20 Lexington Street in Concord on the topic "Climate
Change, Health Consequences, and Healthy Solutions.While many of us have heard, in a general way, about the urgent need for governmental and personal action to reduce the threat of climate change, this program offers an authoritative medical perspective
Dr. Epstein is Associate Director of the Center for Health and the Global Environment at Harvard Medical School. He has worked globally in medical, teaching and research capacities. He has worked with the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, the National Academy of Sciences, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration to assess the health impacts of climate change and develop public health approaches to it. He coordinated Climate Change Futures: Health, Ecological and Economic Dimensions, an international project with Swiss Re and the United Nations Development Program
This is a program sponsored by ConcordCAN, the Concord Climate Action Network; it is free and open to the public. For more information send an email to Concordclimate@yahoo.com.
