All Posts Under public health

A Panel Discussion and Book Signing: The Landscape of Fracking in New York; What’s Changed and What Hasn’t.

BookCourt 163 Court St, Brooklyn, NY, United States

The announcement that DEC will prohibit fracking in NYS may lead some to believe that now we’re “safe.” However, pipelines, compressor stations, storage caverns and LNG facilities have been and remain the current threat. “The Real Cost of Fracking” authors, Michelle Bamberger and Robert Oswald, will demonstrate why such infrastructure may actually be WORSE than drilling in its health impacts on humans, animals, and our food shed.

Free

Trash: New York City’s Battle with Garbage

Brooklyn Brainery 190 Underhill Ave, Brooklyn, NY, United States

This class will trace New York City's protracted struggle to contain its solid waste burden, from the 19th century to the present.

Learn more at the Brooklyn Brainery!

$10

The Chlorine Revolution

Join NYC H2O as Dr. Michael McGuire author of The Chlorine Revolution recounts the story of how chlorine first got introduced into municipal drinking water supplies.

Free

Extreme Weather and Climate: Hazards, Impacts, Actions

Columbia University Columbia University, Morningside Campus, Schermerhorn Extension, Room 1015, Manhattan, NY, United States

Join this free workshop on Extreme Climate featuring fifteen speakers from across Columbia University covering a diverse array of topics!

Free

Climate Change: Impacts and Solutions

The Yale Club of New York City 50 Vanderbilt Avenue, New York, NY, United States

Come hear current experts from a range of sectors discuss climate change and share their solutions-based approaches.

$10.00

The Impact of Pesticides on Human and Environmental Health

Hunter College's Silberman School of Social Work Auditorium 2180 Third Ave at 119th Street , New York, NY, United States

Join the NYC Food Policy Center at Hunter College for a presentation by Dr. Frederico Peres from the National School of Public Health in Rio de Janeiro,…

Free

Telling a coherent story: climate & public health

Icahn School of Medicine | Mount Sinai Medical Center 1468 Madison Avenue, New York, NY, United States

Join us as we discuss the future of public health in a time of climate change. This event is open to the public.

Adverse Health Affects of Pesticides: Pesticides are Poisons

Seafarer's International House 123 East 15th Street, New York, NY, United States

Please join the Sierra Club of NYC for this event, which focuses on the adverse health impacts from pesticides and initiatives to protect the public from…

Free

Climate Change and Health Priorities for Vulnerable Populations

New York City Hilton Midtown 1335 Avenue of Americas, New York, NY, United States

Half day Satellite Session of the 2018 Consortium of Universities for Global Health's Annual Conference. Epidemics, like weather and climate, do not respect national borders.…

Planetary Health

Convene 237 Park Ave, New York, NY, United States

An exciting discussion and debate on the interconnections between human health and planetary health hosted by The Climate Group, in collaboration with The Rockefeller Foundation…