2017 NCAR/CDC Workshop on Weather, Climate and Health

July 17 – Monday

 

9:00-9:30 am

Introductory remarks

 

 

Ben Beard (CDC); Bill Mahoney (NCAR); George Luber (CDC)

 

9:30-10:20 am

Keynotes:

 

 

Kris Ebi, University of Washington

 

 

Rajagopalan Balaji, University of Colorado

 

 

(20 minute presentations + 10 minute Q/A)

 

10:25-12:25 pm Communication Challenges in Weather, Climate and Health

 

(15 min presentations + 40 mins Q/A)

 

 

Christine Prue, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

 

 

Anna Perea, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

 

 

Nezette Rydell, Boulder National Weather Service Office

 

 

Linda Rudolph, Public Health Institute

 

 

Cecilia Sorensen, University of Colorado

 

12:30-1:30 pm

Lunch

 

1:30-2:00 pm

Keynote: Rick Johnson, University of Colorado

 

 

(20 minute presentation + 10 minute Q&A)

 

2:05 – 3:15 pm Integrating weather and climate data into health research

 

(15 minute presentations + 25 minutes Q/A)

 

 

Beth Carlton, University of Colorado

 

 

Howard Chang, Emory University

 

 

Lee Newman, University of Colorado

 

3:15- 3:30 pm

Break

 

3:30- 4:55 pm New research linking weather risks with public health

 

(15 min presentations + 25 mins Q/A)

 

 

Colleen Reid, University of Colorado

 

 

Shubhayu Saha, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

 

 

Chris Uejio, Florida State University

 

 

Patty Champ, United States Forest Service, Colorado

 

5-6:30 pm

Meet & Greet Reception

 

July 18 Tuesday

 

Theme: Linking weather, climate and vector-borne diseases

9:00-9:30 am

Keynote: Lyle Peterson, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

 

 

(20 minute presentation + 10 minute Q/A)

 

9:45-11:00 am Integrating weather and climate into vector-borne disease surveillance

 

(15 minute presentations + 30 minutes Q/A)

 

 

Becky Eisen, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

 

 

Aisha Owusu, International Research Institute

 

 

Kacey Ernst, University of Arizona

 

11:00-11:15 am

Break

 

11:15-12:20 pm Toward multi-scale early warning for vector borne diseases

 

(15 min presentations + 30 mins Q/A)

 

 

Nick Ogden, Health Canada

 

 

Andrew Monaghan, National Center for Atmospheric Research  

 

 

Sara Paull, National Center for Atmospheric Research

 

12:30-1:30 pm

Lunch

 

1:30-2:00 pm

Keynote: Linda Mearns, National Center for Atmospheric Research  

 

 

(20 minute presentation + 10 minute Q/A)

 

2:05 – 3:30 pm Addressing uncertainty in vector-borne disease research

 

(15 min presentations + 25 mins Q/A)

 

 

Maria Diuk-Wasser, Columbia University

 

 

Rosemary Rochford, University of Colorado

 

 

Gabe Hamer, Texas A&M University

 

 

Alex Perkins, University of Notre Dame

 

July 19 Wednesday

 

Theme: Early Warning Systems for Extreme Weather – Implications for Public Health

9:00-9:30 am

Keynote: Alonzo Plough, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (tentative)

 

 

(20 min presentation + 10 min Q/A)

 

9:45 - 10:00 am

Break

 

10:00-12:00 am Early warning systems to reduce vulnerability to weather and climate related health-related risks

 

(15 minutes presentations + 45 minutes Q/A)

 

 

Rajagopalan Balaji, University of Colorado

 

 

Juli Trtanj, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

 

 

Ambarish Vaidyanathan, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

 

 

Colin Quinn, United States Agency for International Development

 

12:00-1:30 pm

Lunch

 

1:30-4:00 pm Developing and sharing information portals and tools for decision–makers: an integrative, hands-on session

 

Alex de Sherbinin, Center for International Earth Science Information Network

 

 

Olga Wilhelmi, National Center for Atmospheric Research  

 

 

Madeleine Thomson, International Research Institute

John Balbus, National Institute for Environmental Health Sciences

Hunter Jones, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

 

 

July 20 Thursday

 

Theme: Future directions in weather, climate and health research

9:00-9:30 am

Keynote: Scott Rayder, National Center for Atmospheric Research  

 

 

(20 min presentation + 10 min Q/A)

 

9:45-10:00 am

Break

 

10:00-12:15 pm Research agenda for weather, climate and health based on research gaps

 

(15 minute presentations + 30 minutes Q/A)

 

 

Pat Kinney, Boston University

 

 

Jeremy Hess, University of Washington

 

 

John Balbus, National Institute for Environmental Health Sciences

 

 

George Luber, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

 

 

Keith Martin, Consortium of Universities for Global Health

 

 

Ben DeAngelo, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

 

 

John Haynes, National Aeronautics and Space Administration

 

12:15-12:30 pm

Closing remarks: Mary Hayden, National Center for Atmospheric Research