Dr. Claudia Thompson: Identifying and Responding to Climate Change as an Emerging Children’s Health Issue

Key Takeaways: 

Dr. Claudia Thompson’s presentation will focus on the following topics:

• Overview of the NIH Climate Change and Human Health Initiative
• Overview of climate change on children’s health broadly
• Examples of climate change impacts on respiratory and neurodevelopment outcomes
• Intersection of climate change, social determinants of health contributing to health disparities
• Opportunities and resources

Speakers:

Claudia Thompson, Ph.D. (she, her, hers)
Chief, Population Health Branch
Program Director, Environmental Health Sciences Core Centers
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences

Speaker Bio: 

Claudia Thompson, PhD is Chief of the Population Health Branch (PHB) in the Division of Extramural and Training at the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS). She received her Bachelor’s Degree in Biology from Bradley University in Peoria, Illinois and her PhD in Biochemistry and Nutrition from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She is the Program Director for the Environmental Health Sciences Core Centers and co-director of the Human Health Exposure Analysis Resource. She represents NIEHS on the NIH-wide steering committee for the NIH Climate Change and Health InitiativeClaudia Thompson, PhD is Chief of the Population Health Branch (PHB) in the Division of Extramural and Training at the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS). She received her Bachelor’s Degree in Biology from Bradley University in Peoria, Illinois and her PhD in Biochemistry and Nutrition from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She is the Program Director for the Environmental Health Sciences Core Centers and co-director of the Human Health Exposure Analysis Resource. She represents NIEHS on the NIH-wide steering committee for the NIH Climate Change and Health Initiative

Presentation Link 
https://duke.zoom.us/j/91562266720?pwd=T1hUK0tPUkNvNFJHdGdaWTVpOVh5Zz09

Dr. Claudia Thompson’s Slides