Milwaukee's summer of 2025 brought unusual and impactful weather in the forms of extreme heat, severe flooding, and unsafe air quality due to wildfire smoke. These environmental events, made more severe by climate change, can make underlying health conditions worse and have disproportionate impacts on health outcomes across our communities. We'll discuss the forces driving today's extreme weather and projections for Wisconsin's future climate. Then, we'll investigate how health systems and medical schools are taking on their unique opportunity to lead in climate action by reducing their environmental impact while taking steps to enhance education to improve patient and community health.
Dr. Christa Wagner is an Assistant Professor at the Medical College of Wisconsin. She works to advance sustainability in health care delivery, educate about climate impacts on health, and collaborate with communities to learn about and address the impacts of climate and the environment on health. Prior to joining MCW, Dr. Wagner served as manager of government relations at the Association of American Medical Colleges in Washington, DC, where she was responsible for legislative policy and advocacy in support of medical research, public health, and academic medicine's partnership with the Department of Veterans Affairs. Dr. Wagner earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Biochemistry from Oberlin College and her PhD in Cellular and Molecular Medicine from the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.
Event info:
Date: 3/9/26
Time: 7-8:30/9pm CST
Cost: FREE!!!
Location: Back room of The Sugar Maple Bar, 441 E. Lincoln Ave., Bay View, WI
