The Climate Gap: How Climate Change Increases Health Disparities

John Balmes, MD
Professor of Medicine
University of California, San Francisco
Director, Northern California Center for Occupational and Environmental Health

John R. Balmes is a Professor of Environmental Health Sciences whose research is focused on the respiratory, cardiovascular and metabolic health effects of various air pollutants and occupational agents.

Lecture support provided by the CardioPulmonary Vascular Biology COBRE.

Decoding Disparities Lecture Series

Decoding Disparities is supported by the Paul Levinger Professorship Pro Tem in the Economics of Health Care. It is sponsored by The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University and Brown School of Public Health to examine health inequity and to outline steps toward a more equitable and just health care system. This lecture was established in 1987 to honor the memory of Paul Levinger by a gift from his wife, Ruth N. Levinger, on behalf of the Levinger family. The Levingers’ daughter and son-in-law, Bette Levinger Cohen and John M. Cohen ’59, MD were instrumental in Mrs. Levinger’s decision to make this gift.