Dr. Perkins is a resident physician at Seattle Children’s Hospital. She is the founder of Pediatricians for Climate Action, a coalition of Washington state pediatricians working on climate change mitigation through legislative advocacy, medical education and research, and ecosystem restoration. Dr. Perkins is also a AAP Climate Advocate representing Washington state, a leader on the trainee subcommittee for the AAP Council on Environmental Health and Climate Change (COEHCC), and a forest steward for the city of Seattle.

Abby Fleisch, MD, MPH, is a pediatric endocrinologist at Maine Medical Center, environmental health researcher at Maine Medical Center Research Institute, and an Associate Professor of Pediatrics at Tufts University School of Medicine. Dr. Fleisch received her undergraduate and medical degrees from Northwestern University. She completed residency in pediatrics at Boston Children’s Hospital/Boston Medical Center and fellowship in endocrinology at Boston Children’s Hospital.

Carl Cooley, MD, Chair, Children’s Health Working Group, NH HWCA, and Member, Board of Directors, NH HWCA will introduce Dr. Perkins and Dr. Fleisch and moderate the Q & A. This event is co-sponsored by the NH Public Health Association and NH AAP.