The warming climate is having an impact on our health, both physically and mentally. So, what do we need to do to protect our health and the planet's wellbeing? The Department of Health and Human Service's Office of Climate Change and Health Equity (OCCHE) and George Mason University Center for Climate Change Communication (Mason 4C) are each doing their part to understand and address climate change and health at their crossroads. We speak with OCCHE Director Dr. John Balbus and Mason 4C Director Dr. Ed Maibach to understand how they're rallying government agencies and the health sector to mobilize on climate action and help us keep our health resilient to a changing climate.
Dr. John Balbus is the director of OCCHE. He is a physician and public health professional with over 25 years of experience working on the health implications of climate change. He has served as HHS principal to the US Global Change Research Program and co-chair of the working group on Climate Change and Human Health for the US Global Change Research program. He was also senior advisor for public health to the director of the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences.
Dr. Ed Maibach is the director of the Mason 4C and distinguished university professor at George Mason University. He has previously served as associate director of the National Cancer Institute and worldwide director of social marketing at Porter Novelli. He currently serves on the Board of Directors of the Global Climate and Health Alliance.
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