Our goals are to strengthen the voice of clinicians in national and state level discussions on climate and health and to advocate for climate resilience especially on behalf of vulnerable communities that are disproportionately impacted. By attending the conference, participants will be able to:

1. Join the launch of the Florida Clinicians for Climate Action.
2. Discuss the impacts of climate change on human health, especially the health of Floridians and the health of vulnerable populations.
3. Earn 6 CME (continuing medical education) credits.

Topics include:

• Climate & Environment as Social Determinants of Health
• Understanding Climate and Health in Florida - A Focus on Vulnerable Communities
• Climate Resilience Strategies and Interventions
• Climate Change and Children: a Human Rights Issue
• Health Co-Benefits of a Clean Energy Future 

 This symposium is being offered at no cost to participants. Non-physician clinicians, specifically nurses and other healthcare providers, as well as students are strongly encouraged to attend and participate alongside our physician participants. 

Accreditation Statement:

This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of the National Medical Association and the W. Montague Cobb NMA Health Institute. The National Medical Association is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians. 

The National Medical Association designates this live activity for a maximum of 6 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits TM. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Lodging and Accomodations: 

Reservations at Hampton Inn & Suites can be made online by clicking here or by calling 1-813-973-2288. The rate is now $149 per night. If you reserve by telephone make sure to mention that you are attending the W. Montague Cobb/NMA Health Institute 2018 Health Disparities Symposium.

Speakers:

Robert C. Like, MD, MS, Professor and Director, Center for Healthy Families and Cultural Diversity, Department of Family Medicine and Community Health (Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School). Jewel L. Crawford, MD, Instructor, Department of Community Health and Preventive Medicine (Morehouse School of Medicine). David Hastings, PhD, Professor of Marine Science & Chemistry, Eckerd College; 2014 “Got Science” Champion, Union of Concerned Scientists. Roderick King, MD, MPH, CEO, Florida Institute for Health Innovation; Director and Assistant Dean for Public Health Education (University of Miami Miller School of Medicine). Todd L. Sack, MD, FACP, Board of Directors and Chair of the Environment and Health Committee, Physicians for Social Responsibility. Cheryl Holder, MD, President of the Florida State Medical Association; Program Director of Panther College of Medicine Communities; Associate Professor (Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine at FIU). Jeff Goldhagen, MD, MPH, Professor in Pediatric Palliative Care, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Community and Societal Pediatrics; Chief, Division of Community and Societal Pediatrics; Program Director, Community and Societal Pediatrics Fellowship (University of Florida College of Medicine - Jacksonville). Margaret L. Kripke, PhD, Professor Emerita (University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center). Molly Jacobs, MPH, Senior Research Associate and Project Manager, Lowell Center for Sustainable Production. 

Moderators:

Mona Sarfaty, MD, MPH, FAAFP, Director – Medical Society Consortium on Climate and Health; Center for Climate Change Communication (George Mason University). 

Mark A. Mitchell, MD, MPH, FACPM, Chair, NMA Council on Medical Legislation; Co-Chair, NMA Commission on Environmental Health.

Walter Faggett, II MD, Speaker of the House of Delegates and Member of the Board of Trustees on Health Policy, NMA.

Event sponsors include the W. Montague Cobb/NMA Health Institute (Cobb Institute), Pasco-Hernando State College, Moffitt Cancer Center, and the Medical Society Consortium on Climate and Health. Physicians for Social Responsibility - Florida and Taylor Insurance and Financial Services are co-sponsors. This event is also endorsed by the Florida Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics.