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How does climate change affect our health in Ireland and Northern Ireland?
10 Nov 2022
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Find out at the online Joint Public Health Conference "Healthy Planet, Healthy People" on 30th November.
The climate crisis – described by the World Health Organization as the ‘single biggest health threat facing humanity
#COP27.
On Wednesday 30th November, it will also be the focus of the all-island #HealthyPlanetHealthyPeople conference, which will assess the implications of the climate crisis on our health.
The one-day conference is jointly organised by the Institute of Public Health, Public Health Agency, Queen’s University Belfast, Ulster University and University College Cork.
To find out more, visit
https://healthyplanetconference.org/
To register for our online conference, please click HERE #PublicHealthMatters
Speakers
Sir Patrick Vallance
Government Chief Scientific Adviser
Dr. Maria Neira
Director, Public Health, Environment and Social Determinants of Health Department (PHE) @World Health Organization
Dr Nick Watts
Chief Sustainability Officer, NHS
Professor John Barry
Professor of Green Political Economy @Queen's University Belfast
Dr Jenny Mack
Public Health Medicine Consultant @Institute of Public Health