WHAT:    Press conference to launch Oregon Call to Action on Climate, Health, and Equity, a

               critical guide to solutions to the climate-health crisis in Oregon. 

WHEN:   Tuesday, Feb. 4, 10 a.m.

WHERE: Multnomah County Health Department; 619 NW 6th Ave, Portland, OR 97204

WHO:     Speakers include:

• Jessica Nischik-Long, MPH, Executive Director of the Oregon Public Health Association (OPHA) |  [email protected]

• Jennifer Vines, MD, MPH, Health Officer for the Tri-County Portland-Metro region | [email protected]

• David Pollack, MD,Professor Emeritus for Public Policy and Psychiatry at OHSU | [email protected] 

• Izzy Ventura Meda, Executive Director, Familias en Acción | [email protected]

WHY: Over 500 health professionals and Oregon’s leading health organizations say climate change is a public health emergency, releasing a Call to Action on Climate, Health, and Equity.

VISUALS: 

• OPHA banner backdrop

• Health and medical professionals holding signs like: “Time to Take Action”

BACKGROUND:
The Oregon Call to Action on Climate, Health and Equity calls on Governor Brown and State lawmakers to take climate action that will protect the health of Oregonians. It is signed by over 500 doctors, nurses, public health officials, community health workers, health researchers, health care and health systems professionals.