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Institute of Public Health in Ireland
Climate Change: Whose Health will be Affected?
Thu 25th February 2010, The Greenhouse, 17 St Andrew's St, Dublin
The Copenhagen Summit provided a focus for Climate Change at the end of 2009. To build on this in 2010 the Institute of Public Health in Ireland invites you to participate in an all-Ireland event on the health effects of climate change.
Aims
- Raise awareness of potential health impacts of climate change and action needed to reduce likelihood of adverse health outcomes
- Bring together stakeholders with a role in the climate change agenda.
Objectives
Participants will:
- Have increased knowledge of potential health impacts of climate change
- Be aware of how climate change impacts on different groups within the population
- Be able to identify key groups including professionals, politicians, policy makers and community groups who have roles to play in reducing likelihood of adverse health outcomes from climate change
- Be more aware of what action is needed to reduce likelihood of adverse health outcomes.
Cost:
TBC
Time:
10:00 - 13:00
| www.publichealth.ie/events/climatechangeandhealthseminar Aisling O'Connor 00 353 1 478 6300 aisling.oconnor@publichealth.ie |
