Town hall on health care and climate change

About this event:
Talking about the issues that impact your community and our state can be hard. It doesn't have to be.

UW-Madison's La Follette School of Public Affairs, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, and Sustainability Institute have partnered to bring you this interactive town hall. A panel of policy experts will help shed light on major public policy issues related to health care and climate change, and attendees will have a chance to share their thoughts on how the issues affect their community.

Moderator:
Casey Meehan is the Director of Sustainability and Resilience at Western Technical College. His work focuses on engaging community members on issues of climate change and sustainability in creative ways.

Panelists:

Morgan Edwards is an Assistant Professor at the La Follette School of Public Affairs. Her research and teaching focus on human-centered energy responses to the climate crisis.

Laura Olson is the Chief Business Development Officer at Eneration, an organization powered by Gundersen Health System with a mission to reduce the cost of healthcare and improve community health. She is an integral member of the government relations teams and has led several areas within the healthcare sector.

Yang Wang is an Associate Professor at the La Follette School of Public Affairs. Her primary research interests are in applied microeconomics, health economics, and applied econometrics.

Organizers:
La Follette School of Public Affairs
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Sustainability Institute


Category: Community | Local / Community