Climate Health, with Derek Nichols
Description
The winning team for the Office of Global Health Initiatives Climate-Health Innovation Sprint (Dr. Saad Alasil, Tiffany Mai, Kayla Giglia) interviews Derek Nichols about the connection between climate change and health.
Derek Nichols is the Associate Director of Sustainability at the University at Buffalo where he works to change the culture and operations of campus to become better for the people and environment of our region. He is also an adjunct professor in the School of Architecture and Urban Planning where he teaches the Food Systems Planning class for graduate students. Prior to his time at UB, Derek spent four years working at Grassroots Gardens WNY helping communities steward vacant and underutilized spaces into community gardens. He is a Buffalo transplant from Vestal, NY, and loves every block of this city.
Resources:
- UB's Climate Action Plan
- Clean Air Coalition Study
- PPG Redlining Study
- Global Health Initiative's Virtual Innovation Sprint
Credits:
Host/Writer: Saad Alasil, PhD, MS, MPH | Tiffany Mai, MPH | Kayla Giglia
Guest: Derek Nichols, MA
Production Assistant: Sarah Robinson
Video/Audio Editor: Omar Brown
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