Over the past eleven years Goodenough College has established an internationally renowned conference series with a reputation for addressing serious issues of multi-disciplinary and global importance. These conferences draw on the intellectual wealth present here at Goodenough among you, the members, and are often organised in collaboration with other important institutions in London and beyond.

 

Health, Healthcare, and Climate Change

17 Nov / 18 November 2011

A Goodenough conference organised in collaboration with Salzburg Global Seminar and the British Medical Journal  

Issues:
As global warming brings about changes in the Earth's climate, the resulting effect on human health is likely to put significant strain on the world's healthcare systems. This conference will explore the ways that healthcare systems can work to reduce their carbon footprint, adapt to changes and protect health. Also examined will be convergence of healthy and "green" lifestyles, as well as the policies needed and the politics surrounding the key issues.

Speakers:
Fiona Godlee,Editor, the British Medical Journal, London
Anja Leets, Executive Director, Health Care Without Harm, Europe
High Montgoemery, Director, UCL Institute for Human Health and Performance, University College London
David Pencheon, Director, Sustainable Development Unit (SDU), National Health Service
Ian Roberts, Professor, Nutrition and Public Health Intervention Research Unit, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, University of London
Frances Mortimer, Medical Director, The Centre for Sustainable Healthcare
Stacy VenDeveer, Associate Professor of Political Science, University of New Hampshire, Durham
Halina Ward, Director, The Foundation for Democracy and Sustainable Development, London

For further details, please contact Michelle Senyah, Events Manager, michelles@goodenough.ac.uk