Environmental Factor Newsletter, November 2021

Hispanic heritage, disability inclusion featured in NIEHS talks

Diversity Speaker Series tackled Hispanic workforce equity and removing social, professional barriers for individuals with disabilities.

tribal symbolism depicting gut microbiome populated by diverse bacteria

Artist uses tribal symbolism, traditions to communicate science

NIEHS Superfund Research Program scientists work with local painter to share findings, public health messages with Native Americans.

Calendar

Nov
02

NIH-wide Climate Change and Health Webinar Series — “Climate Resilience and Health Equity in Black Neighborhoods: The Case for Urban Nature”
Event Details

Location: Online
Time: 3:00-4:00 p.m.
Speaker(s): Eugenia South, M.D., University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine

Nov
03-04

Research Triangle Environmental Health Collaborative 2021 Summit — “Disaster Research Response and Public Health Emergencies: Creating an Environment for Resilience in North Carolina”
Event Details

Location: Online
Event details and registration

Nov
04

Triangle Global Health Consortium 2021 Virtual Annual Conference: “Reframing Global Health in a Changing World”
Event Details

Time: 8:00 a.m.-5:30 p.m.
Conference agenda and registration

Nov
09

NIEHS Distinguished Lecture Series — “Acquired Mitochondrial Dysfunction, Parkinsonism, and Network Determinants of Disability”
Event Details

Location: Online
Time: 11:00 a.m.-noon
Speaker(s): D. James Surmeier, Ph.D., Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
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Nov
18

2021 NIH Rural Health Day Seminar: “Structural-level Determinants of Rural Health Disparities”
Event Details

Location: Online
Time: 11:00 a.m.-5:30 p.m.
Meeting information and registration

Nov
18

NIEHS Women’s Health Awareness Virtual Series, RealTalk With the Experts — “Healthy Air, Healthy Food, Healthy Heart”
Event Details

Location: Online
Time: 6:30-7:45 p.m.
Speaker(s): Rosemary Moody, NIEHS program specialist; Anjum Hajat, Ph.D., University of Washington School of Public Health; Nicole Farmer, M.D., staff scientist, NIH Clinical Center
Event details and registration

Nov
29

National Advisory Environmental Health Sciences Council Meeting, Special Open Session: Climate Change and Health Initiative
Event Details

Location: Online
Time: 3:30-5:00 p.m.
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