A Healthy Childhood in a Changing Climate

"How the environment affects early childhood development--and a roadmap for resilience" with Chelsea Clinton."

As the effects of climate change become more visible in settings around the world, researchers, educators, and communities are starting to assess — and respond to — the consequences for children. Join Harvard as we welcome Chelsea Clinton to the Graduate School of Education, moderating a panel conversation with early childhood and health experts to focus attention on the impacts of environmental change on early childhood development. The discussion will outline cross-disciplinary solutions and actions to respond to, mitigate, and lessen the threat of climate change and help ensure all children can get a healthy start.

Panelists:

• Leah Austin, Ed.D., President and CEO, National Black Child Development Institute (NBCDI)
• Gaurab Basu, M.D., Director of Education and Policy, Center for Climate, Health, and the Global Environment, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
• Lindsey Burghardt, M.D., Chief Science Officer, Center for the Developing Child, Harvard University
• Junlei Li, Ph.D., Saul Zaentz Senior Lecturer in Early Childhood Education, Harvard Graduate School of Education

Note: This is an in-person event only. A recording of the event will be posted on the Harvard Education YouTube channel following the event.

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