What Surrounds Us, Shapes Us: How Climate Change is Affecting Developmental Environments
To kick off Alumni Weekend 2024, Climate Resilience in Action: Public Health Solutions for a Changing World, join us for a virtual panel titled What Surrounds Us, Shapes Us: How Climate Change is Affecting Developmental Environments.
This panel will explore the ways that environmental changes can affect child health, learning outcomes, and overall well-being; break down how factors like extreme heat, air pollution, natural disasters, food and water insecurity, and stress can disrupt childhood development at critical stages; outline the latest science on the aforementioned risks and how climate change may exacerbate existing social and economic inequities that influence childhood; and identify strategies for building child resilience in the face of a changing climate.