The Impact of Climate Change on Vector-borne Diseases: Navigating the Social & Political Landscape

Sunday, November 5, 2023

11:15 AM – 1:15 PM ET

Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Potomac 1-2

Organizer(s)

Elizabeth Dykstra, BCE (she/her/hers)

Public Health Entomologist
Washington State Department of Health
Olympia, Washington
Charles (Ben) Beard

Deputy Director
Division of Vector-Borne Diseases
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Fort Collins, Colorado
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Kelsey Fisher (she/her/hers)

Assistant Scientist II
Entomology
Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station
Hamden, Connecticut
Anna Briggs (she/her/hers)

Science Policy
Boise, Idaho
Ashley Kennedy, BCE (she/her/hers)

Tick Biologist
Mosquito Control Section
Delaware Fish and Wildlife
Wilmington, Delaware

11:15 AM – 11:20 AM ET

Introductory remarks
Presenting Author: Charles (Ben) Beard – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
11:20 AM – 11:40 AM ET

The impact of climate change on vector-borne disease national burden and trends
Presenting Author: Charles (Ben) Beard – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
11:40 AM – 12:00 PM ET

Climate change, health equity and vector-borne disease: A U.S. Department of Health and Human Services perspective
Presenting Author: Lauren Jensen (she/her/hers) – U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
12:00 PM – 12:20 PM ET

Effectively advocating the impacts of climate change on vector-borne disease and responding to misinformation
Presenting Author: Adriane Casalotti, MPH, MSW (she/her/hers) – NACCHO
12:20 PM – 12:40 PM ET

Targeting health communication and education at the next generation in a productive and engaging way - connecting climate and environmental change, vector-borne disease, and health equity
Presenting Author: Cassandra Durden (she/her/hers) – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
12:40 PM – 12:55 PM ET

Panel discussion
12:55 PM – 1:00 PM ET

Closing remarks
Presenting Author: Charles (Ben) Beard – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention