253553 Open Discussion: Q&A

Saturday, October 29, 2011: 11:30 AM

Ed Maibach, PhD, MPH , Center for Climate Change Communication, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA
Participants are given the opportunity to ask detailed questions on the public health implications of climate change, and on how to communicate effectively about these implications with a variety of audiences including the public, other groups of professionals, and decision-makers in communities.

Learning Areas:
Advocacy for health and health education
Communication and informatics
Environmental health sciences
Implementation of health education strategies, interventions and programs
Planning of health education strategies, interventions, and programs
Program planning

Learning Objectives:
Discuss the health implications of climate change and how to communicate them to various audiences.

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: I have 25+ years experience (as a practitioner and researcher) in public health communication, and have focused a significant portion of my work over the past four years on climate change communication from a public health perspective.
Any relevant financial relationships? No

I agree to comply with the American Public Health Association Conflict of Interest and Commercial Support Guidelines, and to disclose to the participants any off-label or experimental uses of a commercial product or service discussed in my presentation.

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