A Conversation with Dr. N. Stuart Harris
of Massachusetts General Hospital
“Health is an ecological phenomenon. Whether in Falmouth, on the sides of Denali, or in a space capsule, we depend on our environment to survive. Failures to recognize this degrades our health and increases needless suffering and healthcare costs. Climate change is a healthcare emergency.”
Dr. Harris is Chief of the MGH SPEAR (SPace, Ecological, Arctic, and Resource limited) MED Division, and the founding director of the MGH Wilderness Medicine and Space Medicine Fellowships. He is a full-time clinician in the MGH Emergency Department, Associate Professor at Harvard Medical School, and affiliated faculty member at the Arctic Initiative at the Belfer Center, Harvard Kennedy School of Government. He works as an emergency physician and faculty with Alaska Native populations in Kotzebue, Alaska. Dr. Harris’ career has focused on health as an ecological phenomenon. His teaching has transformed medicine’s awareness of the interplay between climate change, environmental conditions and human health.
Please register in advance for this in person event.
Woodwell Climate Conversations is a monthly event series designed to engage our community and foster meaningful discussion about climate change and its impacts.
This series provides a platform for both in-person and virtual discussions, workshops, and presentations.
Join us each month as we bring together experts, thought leaders, and community members to explore the latest climate science, the work being done at Woodwell Climate Research Center, and the steps we can all take toward a sustainable future.
Each event is free and open to the public. Doors open at 5:00pm, events start at 6:00pm in the Harbourton Auditorium.
Select lectures will be available both in-person and virtually, with recordings available on the Woodwell Climate website at a later date.
