8:30 AM – 12:30 PM CST
Climate change has immediate impacts that are felt everyday across both rural and urban America. Examples include increases in forest fires due to drought and rain instead of snow in northern states due to warmer winters. Climate change’s impact is not exclusive to events in nature, community health outcomes are suffering as well. This can be seen through increases in respiratory illnesses, heart illnesses, insect born illnesses, and more.
This event will provide a basic understanding of public health law, how public health law is impacted by climate change, and how the already existing inequities in public health may be exacerbated by negative impacts of climate change. Further the event will discuss the legal routes available for local, state, and Tribal governments to address public health crises and a panel will discuss specific community responses.
The event will be held virtually on Friday, February 2nd, 2024, and begin at 8:30 AM CST. Registration is required. Registration fees for attorneys is $25 and registration for non-attorney community members is $10. Registration will be free for students as well as alumni of Mitchell Hamline, Hamline Law, and William Mitchell.
Symposium Schedule
8:30 – 8:40 AM – Introduction / Land Acknowledgement
8:40 – 9:10 AM SESSION 1 – What is Public Health Law? with speaker Joelle Lester
9:10 – 9:40 AMSESSION 2 – How Can Climate Change Impact Public Health Law? with speaker Jamie Long
9:40 – 9:50 AM –BREAK
9:50 – 10:20 AM SESSION 3 – Public Health Equity & The Law with speaker Andrew Twinamatsiko
10:20 – 11:10 AM SESSION 4 – Legal Pathways for Local and Tribal Governments to Respond to Public Health Crises with speakers Betsey Lawton and Philomena Kebec
11:10 – 11:20 AM BREAK
11:20 AM – 12:20 PM FINAL PANEL – How Can Communities Take Legal Action in Response to Climate Change Implicated Public Health Crises moderated by Hudson Kingston with panelists Elizabeth Royal, Evan Mulholland, Mike Wiggins, and Jill Krueger.
12:20 – 12:30 PMCLOSING REMARKS