“The Climate Crisis and Bad Birth Outcomes in the US: What can we do?”
Bruce Bekkar, MD is an OB/GYN physician and full-time climate advocate.
Affiliations: Chair, Public Health Advisory Council of the Climate Action Campaign; Executive Committee of ecoAmerica’s Climate for Health Leadership Circle
Lead author, Association of Air Pollution and Heat Exposure and Preterm Birth, Low Birth Weight and Stillbirth in the US, A Systematic Review, in JAMA Open June 2020
Dr. Bekkar will be introduced by Derek T. Jurus, DO, Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Geisel School of Medicine, Dartmouth, and Associate Director Residency Program, Obstetrics and Gynecology
This event is co-sponsored by NH ACOG, NH Public Health Association, NH Nurse Practitioner Association, NH Nurses Association, NH Chapter of the National Association of Social Workers, and the NH Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics.