As scientists and policymakers continue to grapple with the implications of global climate change, more attention is being placed on its potential health impacts. Dr. Wendy Ring will provide an overview of the impact of climate change on individual and community health. She will provide a data driven discussion of health problems associated with the climate, ranging from infectious diseases, to environmental quality, to mental health, and also discuss the policy implications of these challenges.

Dr. Ring was trained at Yale and Columbia Universities, earning her MD and a Master’s Degree in Public Health, and was the Medical Director of a community health center in California for over 20 years. She has been recognized by the US Congress, the California legislature, and the American Medical Association for her work in improving access to care for the underserved and was once named America’s Best Healer by Reader’s Digest. She is currently touring the nation as part of a national engagement effort on climate change and health organized by Physicians for Social Responsibility and Climate911.

This event is co-sponsored by the National Drought Mitigation Center, Physicians for Social Responsibility, Climate 911, the University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Nursing, the University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Public Health, the University of Nebraska-Lincoln School of Natural Resources, the University of Nebraska College of Arts and Sciences through the Thomas C. Sorensen Endowment, the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, and the University of Nebraska Public Policy Center.