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How does climate change affect our health in Ireland and Northern Ireland?
10 Nov 2022
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