Led by Health Care Without Harm, the Healthy Energy Initiative is making its debut on February 10th-15th at the World Federation of Public Health Association’s 14th Triennial World Congress on Public Health (WCPH) in Kolkata, India. The Healthy Energy Initiative aims to mobilize the health sector to play a central role advocating for a move away from fossil fuel-based power generation—particularly coal—and toward clean, renewable healthy energy options. Learn more at www.healthyenergyinitiative.org, and follow @healthyenergyi on Twitter.
At the World Congress on Public Health, the Healthy Energy Initiative will be exploring the nexus between climate change, energy generation, and public health in India and around the world through a set of scientific sessions, a photography exhibition, and film screenings. With a theme of “Healthy People, Healthy Environment,” this World Congress is an ideal forum for raising awareness about the health threats and health costs of unhealthy energy, and for mobilizing public health professionals around the world to call for clean energy and climate action.
Events at the World Congress on Public Health
Download the schedule of events at the World Congress on Public Health in which the Healthy Energy Initiative will take part, or see the following list:
Climate Change, Air Quality and Health: Impacts of Energy Choices
- When | Tuesday, 10 February 2015, 9:30-13:00
- Where | SN Bose Hall
- About | Public health researchers, policymakers, educators, and students will engage in a critical dialogue on the health impacts of energy choices in India.
- Keynote speaker | EAS Sarma, Former Power Secretary, Government of India
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Health Impacts of Energy Choices: The Scientific and Economic Basis
- When | Saturday, 14 February 2015, 13:30-15:00
- Where | Grand Theatre
- About | Public health leaders from Australia, India, South Africa, and the United States will discuss the public health impacts of energy generation and identify approaches to secure energy from more sustainable, healthier processes.
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Public Health Advocacy on Energy
- When | Saturday, 14 February 2015, 15:30-17:00
- Where | Grand Theatre
- About | Public health advocates from around the world will share experiences of health sector leadership in addressing the health impacts of energy choices and advocating for clean, renewable energy in order to protect and promote public health.
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Photography
- When | Mid-day of 11 February onward
- Where | Lobby of Grand Theatre
- About | A glimpse of the lives and livelihoods of coal fenceline communities in India, by an award-winning documentary photographer.
Film
- When | Friday, 13 Feb, 16:30-17:30; Saturday, 14 Feb, 12:00-13:30; Sunday, 15 Feb, 12:00-13:00
- Where | Exhibition Hall
- About | A series of captivating short films and videos exploring the nexus of climate, energy, and health:
- The Human Cost of Power (Australia)
- Unhealthy Energy: Coal and the Burden of Disease (South Africa)
- Red Carriage Advertisements for Clean Air (Kosovo and United States)