Zoom Webinar: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84058180402

The preamble to the Constitution of the World Health Organization (WHO) declares that health is “a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being.” The health of individuals, of communities, and of social systems is increasingly inseparable from the health of our environment. However, from pollution and waste to climate change and zoonotic diseases, the burdens of an unhealthy environment do not fall equally on all persons and peoples. For all those who work to achieve the “state of complete well-being” envisioned over half a century ago by the WHO—clinicians, public and community health workers, lawyers, entrepreneurs, and advocacy organizations (among many others)—understanding environmental health inequities is essential. This event invites a conversation among experts from multiple sectors on realizing environmental health justice in Virginia and beyond.

(Co-presented with UVA Sustainability Civic Engagement and Virginia Clinicians for Climate Action).