s3e03 Climate Change and Public Health: DOH's Dr. Neil Muscatiello and DEC's Sean Mahar Discuss New York State's Collaborative Approach to a Global Challenge

New York Public Health Now

In this episode, New York State health and environmental experts discuss the far-reaching impacts of climate change on New Yorkers' health, from heat-related illnesses to the effects of severe weather. The conversation explores the critical partnership between agencies and the innovative tools and programs being implemented to address these evolving threats.

New York is taking innovative and proactive steps to understand and address the resulting health impacts of a changing climate. This episode highlights the collaborative work among state agencies in New York to monitor emerging threats, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and implement adaptation measures to build resilient communities.

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Chapters

1. Introductions & Welcome (00:00:00)

2. What's a Hydrofluorocarbon? (00:00:00)

3. What does DOH's Center of Environmental Health and Bureau of Environmental Epidemiology do? (00:02:13)

4. What does the Sean's Day-to-day look like at DEC? (00:04:13)

5. What are some of the effects of a changing climate we're already seeing here in here New York State? (00:05:39)

6. What is syndromic surveillance? (00:06:55)

7. What is a greenhouse gas? (00:11:57)

8. What type of capital investment is available in New York State for climate mitigation work? (00:14:55)

9. Is New York State investing in wind and solar power? (00:16:42)

10. What are strategies New Yorkers can use to adapt and mitigate climate change? (00:18:00)

11. What about heat risk? What is it important to check the numbers daily? (00:20:09)

12. What does the national picture look like on climate change? (00:25:15)

13. Thanks & Goodbyes (00:26:45)