Show Notes

Hosts:  Jeff Cunningham and Ryan Harris

Guest: Dr. Jesse Bell, the Claire M. Hubbard Professor of Health and Environment, UNMC Department of Environmental, Agricultural and Occupational Health, College of Public Health

Description:  Ryan and Jeff sit down with Dr. Jesse Bell, a distinguished scientist who is leading national climate-informed human health research (everything from air and water quality, heat exposure, and vector-borne disease) to improve human health outcomes as climate changes accelerate.

References:

Weather and climate in the news

(0:01:23)

Dr. Jesse Bell odd jobs; federal inmate watch program, hog barns, and wildfire fighting

(0:07:41)

Interdisciplinary climate and health work at NOAA and the CDC

(0:11:08)

Technology gaps between climate and health and what the Water for Food Global Institute is doing to close the gaps

(0:22:38)

(0:33:09)

The need for personalized heat health warnings

(0:37:49)