Allison Crimmins, Director of the National Climate Assessment, will be presenting "Assessing the impacts of climate change on human health in the United States" at the Annual Granville H. Sewell Distinguished Lecture.
Allison will discuss how coverage and inclusion of the different impacts of climate change on human health has evolved over the course of National Climate Assessments, including the evolution of how we talk about disproportionate impacts and vulnerable communities. The talk will include an overview of the fifth National Climate Assessment, expected to be released later this year, and discuss why it is important for public health research to be included in national assessments.
This event will take place in VEC 401, but it is also accessible via Zoom. Register for the Zoom event.
If not a CU ID holder, attendees must provide proof of vaccination to enter VEC.
Allison Crimmins is the Director of the National Climate Assessment. She is a climate scientist on detail from EPA’s Office of Air and Radiation to the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, where she is leading the fifth National Climate Assessment at the U.S. Global Change Research Program. Allison has expertise in assessing climate impacts and risks, particularly on health and economic damages, and led the 2016 U.S. Climate and Health Assessment.