PhD Scientist with Public Policy Experience, Speaker, Mentor, Nutrition & Health Leader, with Expertise as Health Advisor and Educator in MCH, Food, Nutrition, Foreign Policy, Climate & Environment; AAAS Sci Policy Alum.
Happy National Heat Awareness Day! Let us join hands together to protect our vulnerable communities from the dangers of extreme heat on health. I am glad to have worked on the impact of extreme on the health of pregnant and post partum women and children, during my fellowship in US Congress. That project opened my eyes to the negative impacts of extreme heat and climate change and what we can do to mitigate and/or adapt to these negative consequences. #Climate change #extreme heat #Health impacts
Biden-Harris Administration Launches First Nationwide Heat and Health Tool to Protect Communities Most Impacted by #ExtremeHeat See tool here https://lnkd.in/g3heYfBy (click on Heat and Health Index on left panel). See technical document here - https://lnkd.in/gvgAEZbU Download data here https://lnkd.in/gEthPDcw Press Release here https://lnkd.in/gJpJ2FAi