A Very Hot Topic: What Climate Change Means to Public Health
Thu, Nov 16
|Freeport
A Conversation between Dr. Nirav Shah, Principal Deputy Director of the US CDC, and Chris Costa, anchor at NEWS CENTER Maine. Lead Sponsors: Gladys Cofrin & Dan Logan and Tony McDonald & Denise Caron
Time & Location
Nov 16, 2023, 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM
Freeport, 30 Holbrook St, Freeport, ME 04032, USA
About the Event
We welcome Dr. Nirav Shah back to our stage in conversation with multimedia journalist Chris Costa to discuss the intersection of climate change and public health, which will be a defining dynamic for decades to come, both globally and domestically.
Dr. Nirav Shah was Maine CDC’s director during the COVID pandemic, and became the honest, direct and calming voice to the people of Maine as we navigated that storm. An epidemiologist, economist and attorney, he is currently the principal deputy director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Chris Costa is anchor at NEWS CENTER Maine in Portland. Chris' coverage of COVID-19 in Houston required him to quickly master issues such as hospital operations, public health surveillance, and epidemiology. Chris has earned several Boston/New England regional Emmy awards, as well as a National Edward R. Murrow Award for Hard News.
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