Stanford Climate Health and Equity Task Force Climate Health and Equity Task Force

Our Vision

Advancing human health and equity through research and solutions to climate change and its impacts.

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Our Mission:

Understanding climate change as the profound health and equity crisis of our time, the Stanford Climate, Health, and Equity Task Force seeks to advance solutions to climate change. We do this through interdisciplinary and intergenerational collaboration, building close ties with community partners and advocacy organizations, and translating our work for the public and decision-makers to ensure health and equity are being centered in climate policy as we seek to rapidly transition off fossil fuels.

Task Force Members

  • Kathy Burke

    Human and Planetary Health Lead, Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment

  • Wei-Ting Chen

    Associate Director of Community Partnerships, Office of Community Engagement

  • Barbara Erny

    Adjunct Clinical Associate Professor

  • Sonoo Israni

    Executive Director, Presence & Program in Bedside Medicine

  • Desiree LaBeaud

    Professor of Pediatrics

  • Kari Nadeau

    Director, Sean N. Parker Center for Allergy and Asthma Research

  • Lisa Patel

    Clinical Assistant Professor, Pediatrics

  • Mary Prunicki

    Director of Air Pollution and Health Research, Sean N Parker Center for Asthma and Allergy Research

  • India Rogers-Shepp

    Medical Student

  • Cassandra Thiel

    Assistant Professor, Department of Population Health, NYU Langone Health

  • Erika Veidis

    Human and Planetary Health Program Manager, Stanford Center for Innovation in Global Health

  • Michael Wara

    Director of the Climate and Energy Policy Program, Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment

Climate change and health policy opportunity: Climate change will require policy solutions to rapidly decarbonize our economy and avert the worst projected health effects in terms of extreme heat, wildfires, superstorms, and other worsening climate disasters. The Medical Society Consortium on Climate and Health is collaborating with the Sean N. Parker Center to provide opportunities for students and resident physicians to write short (2 page) policy briefs on various topics of interest to health professionals to educate physician advocates and motivate action. If you are interested in learning more about how policy can shape climate and health and are interested in writing a brief, reach out to lpatel9@stanford.edu to learn more.

Upcoming Event

Join us for the 2022 NorCal Mini Symposium!

We are excited to convene the second annual Mini NorCal Symposium for Climate, Health, and Equity on February 16, 2022! Come learn from leaders in the field how communities are preparing and what role health professionals can play in effective partnership.

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Desiree LaBeaud, Co-Director
email: dlabeaud@stanford.edu

Lisa Patel, Co-Director
email: lpatel9@stanford.edu

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