The NAM hosted its second annual Climate and Health Summit on April 22, 2025. This full day event included panels featuring top climate and health experts and offered insights into innovative and exemplar climate and health programs across the nation. We hope that this exciting summit continues to signal the importance of the topic of climate and health to the nation and beyond.
Agenda Highlights:
- Welcome Remarks from the NAM President
- Opening Plenary: The Path Ahead
- Moderator: Victor J. Dzau, MD, NAM
- John Balbus, MD, MPH, Climate Care Consulting, LLC
- Howard Frumkin, DrPH, MD, MPH, University of Washington School of Public Health
- Adrienne Hollis, PhD, JD, National Wildlife Federation
- Special Opening Session: From Lessons Observed to Lessons Learned: Evolving Health Systems Through the Lens of LA Wildfires and Hurricane Helene
- Moderator: David Callaway, MD, MPA, Atrium Health and Wake Forest University School of Medicine
- Ashraf M. Elsayegh, MD, FCCP, FAASM, Providence Saint John’s Health Center
- Cordelia Stearns, MD, High Country Community Health
- Jason Stopyra, MD, MS, Advocate Health and Wake Forest University School of Medicine
- Concurrent Sessions:
- #1 Transformative Action to Achieve Health for All at Net-Zero Emissions or #2 The Stories We Tell: Critical Insights for Advancing Community Based Climate & Health Efforts
- #3 How Suppliers and Providers Can Accelerate Their Environmental Sustainability Journey or #4 The Critical Role of Decision-Makers Across the Post-Graduate Climate and Health Professional Landscape
- #5 The Business Case for Action: Protecting Workers Amid Climate and Health Crises or #6 Climate and Health Research Agenda: A Shared Path Forward
- Closing Plenary: The Challenge of Our Generation Requires All of Us
- Moderator: Joshua Glasser, MS, Global Nation
- Benji Backer, Nature is Nonpartisan and American Conservation Coalition
- Edward W. Maibach, PhD, George Mason University
- Closing Remarks
- Angela Barranco, Climate Group
Learn about the NAM’s work on climate and health.
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