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July 17

Addressing the Impact of Extreme Heat on Young Children

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1:00 pm – 2:00 pm

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Excessive heat can impact young children’s development and health both in the moment and across the lifespan. Implementing strategies to reduce exposure to extreme heat benefits children, caregivers, and communities.

Join us for a live conversation, Addressing the Impact of Extreme Heat on Young Children, on July 17 at 1 pm ET, as we explore how communities are working to reduce the effects of extreme heat on early childhood development.  

The discussion will be led by Lindsey Burghardt, MD, MPH, FAAP, the Center’s Chief Science Officer and Founding Director of the Early Childhood Scientific Council on Equity and the Environment (ECSCEE), which authored the 2024 working paper, Extreme Heat Affects Early Childhood Development and Health. Our panelists, Michelle Kang, Chief Executive Officer of the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC), and Jennifer Vanos, PhD, Associate Professor in the School of Sustainability and the College of Global Futures at Arizona State University, will share innovative strategies to protect young children from extreme heat, support caregivers, and ensure healthy development of all children in our communities. 

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Speaker Information

Lindsey Burghardt, MD, MPH, FAAP

Chief Science Officer, Center on the Developing Child at Harvard University Founding Director, Early Childhood Scientific Council on Equity and the Environment

Michelle Kang

Chief Executive Officer, National Association for the Education of Young Children

Jennifer Vanos, PhD

Associate Professor in the School of Sustainability and the College of Global Futures, Arizona State University

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Center on the Developing Child at Harvard University

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