Join us to hear from SPH’s new Assistant Professor in the Division of Environmental Health Sciences, Kyle X. Hill present his research on climate change and health equity within Indigenous Communities. Racism and climate change have disproportionate effects on the lives of minoritised people both within countries and between the Global North and the Global South. Dr. Hill’s research aims to address this through three main aims: 

• Show the unequal health impacts of climate change due to racism, xenophobia, and discrimination.
• Highlight inequalities in responsibility for climate change and the effects thereof. 
• Highlight the pathways through which climate change, discrimination, and health interact in most affected areas.

About the Justice in Public Health Speaker Series

The SPH Justice in Public Health series is hosted by the SPH Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion and will welcome local and national experts to lead discussion around a wide variety of topics that impact public health and advance health equity.

Who should attend? This series is free and open to the public.

Accessibility. SPH is committed to making its virtual events accessible to everyone, allowing all participants to be fully engaged. To request an accommodation or for inquiries about accessibility, email sphevent@umn.edu. Please make requests with as much advance notice as possible so that the necessary services can be arranged.

Zoom experience. For the best user experience:

• Make sure your Zoom desktop app is updated to the most recent version.
• Log into UMN Zoom to authenticate your Zoom account.

Recording. The Justice in Public Health series will be recorded and shared publicly after the event.