World Health Day 2008
"Protecting Health from Climate Change"
Monday 7 April 2008
Room A
9.30 -12.00 AM
Agenda
9:30 a.m.
Dr. Mirta Roses, PAHO Director
Welcome and message on World Health Day and the 60th anniversary of WHO
9:45 a.m.
Secretary, US. Department of Health and Human Services
Remarks on World Health Day
10:00 a.m.
Ms. Kristie Ebi, Lead Author of the Human Health Chapter of the Intergovernmental Panel of Climate Change (IPCC), 4th Assessment Report
Climate Science and Health Effects
10:20 a.m.
Mr. Hardy Spoehr, Executive Director, Papa Ola Lokahi, Hawaii
Climate Change and its Health Effects on Indigenous Populations in Hawaii
10:35 a.m.
Mr. John Scott, Coordinator Subcommittee on Health, American Indian and Alaska Native Climate Change Working Group
Health effects of Climate Change on American and Alaskan Native Populations
10:50 a.m.
Dr. Luiz A. Galvão, Area Manager, Sustainable Development and Environmental Health
Conclusion, next steps to protect health from climate change
11:00 a.m.
Awards
11:15 a.m.
Closure
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