COVID-19 and Climate: Implications for Public Health
b"What can the spread of coronavirus teach us about the spread of climate change? Both crises have global reach, invisible perpetrators, and require aggressive, early action for containment. But while an infectious disease is acute and deeply personal, the impacts of a changing climate are systemic and vague. Scientists point out that the coronavirus family \\u2014 which includes COVID-19 and SARS \\u2014 originated as an animal disease that can be passed along to humans. With increased human development encroaching into wildlife areas, should communities be preparing for more pandemics?\\n\\nVisit climateone.org/watch-and-listen/podcasts for more information on today's episode.\\n\\nGuests: \\nBrian Allan, Associate Entomology Professor, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign \\nAaron Bernstein, Interim Director, The Center for Climate, Health, and the Global Environment, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health (Harvard C-CHANGE) \\nBarbara Gottlieb, Director of Environment and Health, Physicians for Social Responsibility\\n\\nAdditional interviews:\\nJason Rohr, Professor at the University of Notre Dame\\n\\nThis program was recorded at the Commonwealth Club in San Francisco on April 3, 2020.\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices"