Health Emergency of Climate Change | Episode 1: An introduction

Recorded on Tuesday 16 March 2021, as part of the Royal Society of Medicine's Health Emergency of Climate Change series.

In the first episode of the RSM’s Health Emergency of Climate Change series, we focus on positioning health and well-being at the centre of the climate change discussion. His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales recorded a message to introduce this important series and leading experts spoke about the links between climate change and health, and how health professionals can help to combat climate change and its effects.

The talk was led by Professor Linda Luxon, who was joined by Professor Hugh Montgomery, Professor of Intensive Care Medicine at UCL and Director of the Centre for Human Health & Performance; Professor Howard Frumkin, Professor Emeritus of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences, School of Public Health, University of Washington; Dr Tolullah Oni, Urban Epidemiologist at the Medical Research Council Epidemiology Unit at the University of Cambridge; and Dr David Pencheon, founding Director of the NHS Sustainable Development Unit.

The Health Emergency of Climate Change series unites leading healthcare experts to discuss the impact climate change is having on human health. The 10-part series tackles specific topics including respiratory health, dermatology, cardiovascular health, mental health and sustainability and health systems, plus the new pandemic and other new epidemics, as well as lessons learned and looking ahead.

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