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Why Climate Change Is a Public Health Emergency—September 2019

  • American Dream Bank 821 East Washington Avenue Madison, WI, 53703 United States (map)

Why Climate Change Is a Public Health Emergency

The public is invited to join us for the first in our series of public issues forums on climate change.

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Public Issues Forums are free and open to the public.

Our speakers:

Ralph Petersen, Ph.D. UW–Madison Space, Science and Engineering Center

Ralph Petersen, Ph.D.
UW–Madison Space, Science and Engineering Center

Andrea Kaminski Board Director and former Executive Director of LWVWI

Andrea Kaminski
Board Director and former Executive Director of LWVWI

Claire Gervais, M.D., UW Health Clinics

Claire Gervais, M.D.,
UW Health Clinics

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Please note the new location and time:
DreamBank, in the Spark building on 821 E. Washington Ave., Madison, with convenient parking in the City of Madison parking ramp at 111 South Livingston St. The Livingston St. entrance to the ramp will be closed Wednesday evening. Use the entrance on the Main St. side of the garage. If you park in the ramp, look for the entrance to Spark! on the Main St. side of the building.

Street parking can be found on E Main Street to the south and E Mifflin Street to the north, as well as the North-South side streets. As tempting as it may be, do not park in the Festival Foods lot! Carpooling and using public transportation are encouraged.

Light refreshments will be served when the doors open at 6:00 pm. Program starts at 6:30 sharp. 

Study materials  Flyer to print, post, share.

View a video of the program on KSUN.TV.


View Ralph Petersen’s slides giving a primer on climate change for the first in our climate crisis series.

View Andrea Kaminski's slides on LWVWI Natural Resources positions.

View first half of Claire Gervais’s slides on Why Climate Change Is a Public Health Emergency.

View second half of Claire Gervais’s slides on Why Climate Change Is a Public Health Emergency.

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Later Event: October 2
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