Description:

Disruptions in the Earth’s natural systems have direct significant consequences on human health. With a goal to better understand issues at the nexus of climate change and health, in early 2022, the NSF Directorate for Geosciences requested three professional societies to collect information towards identifying ideas, interest, and community readiness to work on urgent questions at the health-environment nexus, particularly those topic that requires close interactions with public health and medical communities and policy makers. This NSF Town Hall will consist of a panel of representatives from the three professional societies: the American Meteorological Society; the American Geophysical Union; and the Geological Society of America, who will summarize the results of their findings. There will be time after the presentations to entertain comments and questions from the audience. Feedback and ideas from the Town Hall will help NSF/GEO in its strategic planning, the identification of potential partnerships, as well as the possibility and feasibility of future funding options.