New Center at UIC School of Public Health Will Address Climate Equity
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Under a $4 million, four-year grant from the National Institutes of Health to participate in the Climate Change and Health Initiative, UIC’s new Center for Climate and Health Equity will gather experts from public health, medicine, engineering, urban planning and biological sciences to measure health impacts from climate change and test interventions to minimize the consequences of climate change on humans, especially in marginalized and under-resourced communities.
In addition to its interdisciplinary approach, center director Dr. Kristen Malecki says that what makes the center unique is “its emphasis on finding solutions and working with community partners. We have a lot of communities across Chicago that see environmental justice issues as a problem, but they’re looking for the tools and the data and the knowledge to take that information and turn it into action.”