As we face one of the greatest challenges for public health in several generations with the COVID-19 pandemic, we also have an unprecedented opportunity as governments and citizens prepare for a post-COVID future.
Several Eco-health colleagues, SFU Planetary Health Research Group, NextgenU and others and are collaborating to organize three webinars:
Session 1: April 15
Session 1: April 15 (CoPEH platform session link)
12:30-2pm Pacific Daylight Time (PDT)
Moderated by Chris Buse.
- Tim Takaro, MD, MPH: What are these sessions hoping to accomplish?
- Mira Ziolo, DVM. Karma: Mother Nature fights back with a zoonosis
- Trevor Hancock, MB BS, MHSc: Be careful what you wish for: Bouncing back to economic boom times is bad for health. More than resilience: Bouncing back to a better place.
- Tim Takaro: What’s climate change got to do with it? + Introduction to the next sessions
Session 2: April 22
12:30-2pm Pacific Daylight Time (PDT) (SFU platform session link)
Sustainability after this pandemic.
- Kris Ebi, PhD. International dimensions of the crisis, what the pandemic could mean for climate change adaptation
- Maya Gislason, PhD. Recovery for everyone: equity issues and lessons from the pandemic
- Chris Buse, PhD. Shared with Maya on equity – Climate Change in a time of COVID: Bouncing forward, not back
Session 3: April 29
12:30-2pm Pacific Daylight Time (PDT) (SFU platform session link)
Sustainability after this pandemic.
- Cheryl Teelucksingh, PhD. Special challenges of urban racialized and low-income populations
- Jeff Brook, PhD. Air pollution COVID-19 interactions, what are we not measuring?
- Marc Lee, PhD. Can ‘rescue’ for the oil patch drive a just transition for workers and the planet?
Should you have any interest in presenting at a webinar, please contact Dr. Tim Takaro at ttakaro@sfu.ca. or Jaclyn Parks at jaclynp@sfu.ca
