BMJPO & ISSOP: The Climate Crisis and Child Health: A Sustainable Agenda for Future Generations

BMJPO & ISSOP

The Climate Crisis and Child Health:

A Sustainable Agenda for Future Generations

November 13, 2024

7:00 AM Eastern Time (US and Canada)

Link:  https://bmj.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_xpMmL_eYTKihdwF5_X_CYQ#/registration

The impact of climate change on children is the most important existential child rights issue confronting children worldwide. It affects children’s physical and mental health and wellbeing, both directly and indirectly—with the greatest impacts on children in the Global South and in disadvantaged communities. Please join our expert panel as they discuss the current state of this crisis and outline the necessary steps to shape a future agenda for protecting child health.

Speakers:

• Richard Smith Chair, UK Health Alliance on Climate Change, the Point of Care Foundation, Former Editor-in-Chief of The BMJ
• Jeffrey Goldhagen, Professor and Chief, Division of Community and Societal Pediatrics, University of Florida College of Medicine, President, International Society for Social Pediatrics and Child Health (ISSOP)
• Anthony Costello, Professor of International Child Health and Director of the UCL Institute for Global Health
• Kelly Matheson, Deputy Director, Global Climate Litigation, Our Children’s Trust
• Teresia M. Gitau, Youth Advocate, UNEP Faith for Earth Youth Council Member

Link: https://bmj.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_xpMmL_eYTKihdwF5_X_CYQ#/registration

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