Location: CUNY Graduate Center, Room 9100 (Skylight Room)
This forum, scheduled to coincide with the UN High-Level Meeting on Noncommunicable Diseases (Sept. 21–27) and New York City Climate Week (Sept 21 -28) will bring together experts to examine how corporate structures, systems, and practices contribute to both climate change and the global rise in noncommunicable diseases. Panelists, both in person and via Zoom, will explore opportunities for collective action at local, national, and global levels and share insights to inform strategies that reduce health, environmental, and social harms. The session will take place on Friday, September 26, from 10:00–11:30 AM at the CUNY Graduate Center (with an option for online attendance for those unable to join in person). The format will be a moderated discussion with panelists, followed by group discussion and Q and A. Limited seating for those who register in advance; all others can participate via Zoom.
Opening Remarks:
- Etienne Krug, Director for Health Determinants, Promotion, and Prevention, WHO
Panelists:
- Paula Johns, ACT Brasil, President and founder, a Brazilian health activist coalition of over a thousand members
- Alejandro Calvillo, Director, El Poder del Consumidor, Mexico, an organization of citizens concerned about their rights as consumers who seek to build a socially just and environmentally sustainable world
- Jessica Fanzo, Professor of Climate, Director of the Food for Humanity Initiative, Columbia Climate School
- Nicholas Freudenberg, Professor Emeritus of Public Health, CUNY School of Public Health
- Others to be announced
Moderator:
- Nevin Cohen, Director, CUNY Urban Food Policy Institute, and Associate Professor, CUNY Graduate School of Public Health and Health Policy
