Session Abstract
Fundamental research to understand how bacteria fight viral infections uncovered the function of Researchers, community members and advocates have called upon policy-makers and regulatory agencies to address the structural causes leading to the double jeopardy of co-occurring exposures to environmental and social "stressogens" that disproportionately affect marginalized populations and shape the origins and persistence of health disparities. This talk will delve into the scientific evidence, as well as research translation strategies for advancing environmental justice in policy and regulatory decision-making.
Speaker Bio
Rachel Morello-Frosch is an environmental health scientist, epidemiologist, and professor in the School of Public Health and Department of Environmental Science, Policy and Management. Through the auspices of the Sustainability and Health Equity (SHE) Lab, her research focuses on structural determinants of environmental health among diverse communities with a focus on social inequality, racism, psychosocial stress, and how these factors interact with environmental hazard exposures to produce health inequities. She also collaborates with environmental justice partners and regulatory agencies to develop science-policy tools that improve decision-making, advance environmental justice, and protect community health. Morello-Frosch is an elected member of the National Academy of Medicine and served on the Biden Administration's White House Environmental Justice Advisory Council.