A Vital Conversation - Your Health: The Risks & Realities of Climate Change

The Winnipeg Foundation

12/09/2019 2:00PM

Episode Synopsis "A Vital Conversation - Your Health: The Risks & Realities of Climate Change"

Did you know your health is directly affected by climate change?We have 11 years to reverse the harm we’re already seeing, according to The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s (IPCC) report. On September 11, 2019, we held a crucial discussion on the risks and impacts climate change can have on your health.Keynote: Kim Perrotta - Executive Director, Canadian Association of Physicians for the EnvironmentPanelists:Dr. Ian Mauro, Co-Director, Prairie Climate CentreHeather Mitchell, Green Action Centre Sustainable Transportation CoordinatorKim Perrotta has a master’s degree in health science and 34 years of experience looking at environmental questions through a health lens. Perrotta’s work connects health issues such as air quality, physical activity, and food security. She has prepared more than 25 reports on public health policy — and produced a report on public health and land use planning.This Vital Conversation about climate change was presented by The Winnipeg Foundation, in partnership with Green Action Centre.

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