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ab32publichealth -- October 13 Climate Action Team Public Health Workgroup Meeting (New Team)
Posted: 10 Sep 2015 10:07:01
Greetings CAT Public Health Work Group participants!. The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) Climate and Health Team has been in transition, and will resume meetings of the CAT Public Health Work Group (PHWG) again this fall on Tuesday, October 13 from 1-4pm. The upcoming October meeting will focus on adaptation planning with local health departments and community partners to weather the health impacts of climate change. A detailed agenda will be forthcoming soon. The Climate and Health Team said a fond and grateful farewell to Dr. Neil Maizlish when he retired in the spring (though he will continue to work in the field), and Brooke Sommerfeldt’s last day with CDPH is October 2nd. New Team Linda Helland, MPH, CPH, and Dan Woo, MS, MPH, have recently joined the CDPH Office of Health Equity, Climate and Health Team, and will coordinate the PHWG quarterly meetings. Linda serves as the lead for the Climate and Health Team. Linda spent 15 years at Mendocino County Public Health, most recently as Senior Program Manager for the Prevention and Planning Unit, where she oversaw 16 programs and 14 staff members working with community coalitions on upstream preventive public health programs and policy development to make the healthy choice a little bit easier and to prevent illness before it starts. Linda obtained her BA from Earlham College, her MPH from San Jose State University, and a certificate in Land Use & Environmental Planning from UC Davis Extension. Linda is thrilled to do work that combines her two passions of health equity and climate change. Dan brings a decade of experience in the planning and design fields, with focus on sustainability in the built environment. Dan's interests center on determining how our physical and social environments can promote long term public and ecological health through policy, planning, and design, with particular emphasis on addressing the health impacts of climate change. Dan also brings experience in climate and health communication, with expertise in graphics and visualization. Dan holds a BS in Design and Environmental Policy Analysis and Planning, an MS in Community Development, and an MPH, all from UC Davis, and is a LEED Accredited Professional for neighborhood development and building design and construction. Dan is the contact for the CAT Public Health Work Group. He can be reached at Daniel.Woo@cdph.ca.gov or (510) 620-5934. We look forward to engaging with colleagues, the interested public and list-serve subscribers in upcoming PHWG meetings. California is in a drought emergency. Visit www.SaveOurH2O.org for water conservation tips.