Sessions
Two Presentations: 1) How Climate Change is Impacting Mississippi River Health: Can We Adapt Quickly Enough to Produce Meaningful Change? 2) At Risk: Climate, Flooding & Public Health
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM Fri
Maggie Thelen is the Climate and Health Program Manager with the Wisconsin Department of Health Services where she oversees and manages the CDC funded program. The Climate and Health Program studies how climate change impacts public health in Wisconsin, and uses that research to create strategies, tools, and trainings to help communities address health outcomes related to climate change.
Maggie graduated with her Masters in Public Health in Environmental Health Science and a certificate in Geographic Information Systems from UW Milwaukee Zilber School of Public Health in 2016 and received her Bachelors in Environmental Studies and Biology from UW Madison in 2012.