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Nishi Kumar

Cities, Climate Change & Health Equity

Climate change is recognized as one of the most significant public health threats of this century. The coming decades will bring higher temperatures, stronger storms, and new patterns of air pollution. These changes will have a significant impact on peoples’ health and well-being. Drawing from examples in the United States and Canada, the discussion will explore how the social determinants of health including housing, income, and social support influence the way that communities experience climate change. By highlighting the intersections between social and environmental determinants of health, this discussion will raise considerations for future policy action.

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Nishi Kumar

Nishi Kumar

Nishi Kumar is a Wellesley Junior Fellow. She is passionate about building healthier and more equitable neighbourhoods through evidence-based policy and practice. She holds a Masters in Public Health from the University of Toronto with a concentration in Social and Behavioural Health Sciences. Through her work with the Centre for Research on Inner City Health, Access Alliance, and U of T’s Urban Studies program, Nishi has had the opportunity to conduct research and develop programs related to housing and homelessness, newcomer health, and neighbourhood change. NishiKumarTO

Acknowledgement of Traditional Land

We wish to acknowledge this land on which the Wellesley Institute operates. For thousands of years, it has been the traditional land of the Huron-Wendat, the Seneca, and the Mississaugas of the Credit. Today, this meeting place is still the home to many Indigenous people from across Turtle Island and we are grateful to have the opportunity to work on this land.

Revised by the Ceremonial Committee at the University of Toronto Office of Indigenous Initiatives in April 2021.