As a global network of governments, organizations, and observers, this international platform aims to promote interdisciplinary collaborations that use environmental observations to improve health decision-making at the international, regional, country, and district levels. This meeting will provide an opportunity for members of Earth science and public health communities to describe key international projects and updates, enhance professional networks through work group activities, and discuss priority focus areas that advance GEO and AGU efforts.
Agenda:
International Updates (10-minute updates) (8:30AM – 9:15AM EST/GMT-5)
Update on the GEO Secretariat and GEO Virtual Week 2021 (Steven Ramage, GEO Secretariat)
World Meteorological Organization (Global Heat Health Information Network, GHHIN) (Joy Shumake-Guillemot, WMO; Juli Trtanj, NOAA)
Pan American Health Organization (Marcelo Korc, PAHO)
Updates from Small Work Groups Leads (5-minute updates) (9:15AM – 9:45AM EST/GMT-5)
Predict and Prevent Heat-related Health Risks across Time Scales (Ben Zaitchik, John Hopkins University; Cascade Tuholske (CIESIN, Columbia University)
Predict and Prevent Environmentally-sensitive Infectious Diseases (Antar Jutla, University of Florida)
Air Quality, Wildfires, Respiratory Health (Eric Klos, DailyBreath; Pawan Gupta, USRA/NASA)
Food Security and Safety (Dorian Janney, NASA)
Health Care Infrastructure (Andreas Skouloudis, iSteep.org; John Balbus, NIEHS/NIH)
Regional Focus (10-minute updates) (9:45AM – 10:30AM EST/GMT-5)
Update on AmeriGEO Activities (Angelica Gutierrez, NOAA)
Update on AOGEO Activities (Xingfa Gu, Institute of Remote Sensing Applications, Chinese Academy of Sciences)
Update on EuroGEO Activities (Marjan van Meerloo, European Commission)
Discussion, Next Steps & Closing (10:30AM – 11:30AM EST/GMT-5)
Discussion on Cross-cutting Engagements with the GEO Secretariat, International Organizations, Regional GEOs, and CoP members (John Haynes, NASA; Juli Trtanj, NOAA; Helena Chapman, NASA)
Summary and Discussion of Next Steps (John Haynes, NASA; Juli Trtanj, NOAA; Helena Chapman, NASA)