Climate Justice
Climate Justice Working Group
Co-Chairs Semra Aytur, PHD, MPH & Suzanne Gaulocher, PHD, MPH
Objectives:
Actively listen to community issues on health equity/climate justice and social determinants of health
Partner with the NAACP-Manchester, the Medical Society Consortium on Climate and Health, and other community organizations on issues related to climate justice, environmental justice, and Social Determinants of Health
Design collaborative health equity/climate justice projects with communities across the state of NH
Interested in Climate Justice?
Working groups meet regularly to discuss actions and activities that work towards these objectives. Community members are invited to get involved!
NHPR’s Climate and Energy reporter Mara Hoplamazian speaks with: Eric Orff, wildlife biologist; Dr. Semra Aytur, Professor of Health Management & Policy at UNH, NH Healthy Climate (NHHC) Advisory Board member, & NHHC Climate Justice Working Group Co-Chair; Kaitlynn Liset, a registered nurse and Clinical Assistant Professor at UNH, & NHHC Board member; and Marina Vaz, Environmental Justice Community Advocate at the Conservation Law Foundation.
Explore more climate justice resources at Climate Justice Resources.
Climate Change, Health Equity & Structural Racism
Gaurab Basu, MD, MPH