2024 Environmental Health Summit
On October 23, 2024, The New York State Association of County Health Officials (NYSACHO), in partnership with the Center of Environmental Health at the New York State Department of Health (NYSDOH), hosted the 2024 Environmental Health Summit: Climate Change and Impacts on Environmental Health. Presenter slides, the Summit agenda, and resource list are available for viewing and download.
Summit Agenda
Resources
Session Materials
Opening Remarks: Dr. James McDonald, Commissioner, NYSDOH
Dr. James McDonald, Commissioner, New York State Department of Health
Advancing Climate Action in New York State
Leo Bachinger, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, Office of Climate Change
Climate Change and Health: Health Impacts, Recent Events, and Future Directions
Neil Muscatiello, Director, Bureau of Environmental and Occupational Epidemiology
Emerging Pathogens: Impacts of Climate Change on Infectious Diseases
Bryon Backenson, Director, Bureau of Communicable Disease Control
Bureau of Water Supply Protection: Impacts of Climate Change on Source Water
Kristine Wheeler, Director, Bureau of Water Supply Protection
Bureau of Community Environmental Health and Food Protection: Recreational Environmental Health & Healthy Neighborhoods (Part 1)
Eric Wiegert, Director, Bureau of Community Environmental Health and Food Protection
Amanda Tarrier, Section Chief, Recreational Environmental Health Section
Bureau of Community Environmental Health and Food Protection: Recreational Environmental Health & Healthy Neighborhoods (Part 2)
Tia Marks, Research Scientist, Housing Hygiene Section
Worker Health: Heat Safety for Environmental Health Teams
Dr. Augusta Williams, Assistant Professor, SUNY Upstate Medical University
Linking Climate and Health: A Call to Action
Dr. Patricia Schnabel Ruppert, Medical Director, Center for Environmental Health
