Equity in the Face of Climate Change: Confronting Global Health Challenges

Darby Jack, PhD
Professor of Environmental Health Sciences
Columbia Mailman School of Public Health

Sabiha Essack, B. Pharm., M. Pharm., PhD
South African Research Chair (SARChI) in Antibiotic Resistance and One Health
Professor in Pharmaceutical Sciences
University of KwaZulu-Natal

Laura Bothwell, PhD, MA
Assistant Professor of Public Health and Epidemiology of Microbial Diseases
Yale School of Public Health

Abstract: Global populations experiencing health inequities, in areas such as life expectancy, infant mortality, infectious diseases, and chronic illness, are also more vulnerable to the harms of climate change. Climate change significantly impacts global health, disproportionately affecting vulnerable populations. What health risks are being introduced by climate change, and how will existing challenges be exacerbated? By understanding who is most affected and how, this session will discuss practical solutions to stemming global disparities from climate change. The panel will explore the health disparities arising from climate change, including the emergence of diseases in new areas and the exacerbation of existing health challenges.

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