Webinars on the Environmental Justice Index: National Tool to Measure the Cumulative Impacts of Environmental Burden on Health

Webinars on the Environmental Justice Index: National Tool to Measure the Cumulative Impacts of Environmental Burden on Health

The Office of Environmental Justice (OEJ), in conjunction with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), is pleased to announce a new webinar that will teach attendees how to use the new Environmental Justice Index (EJI). The EJI is the first national, place-based tool designed to measure the cumulative impacts of environmental burden through the lens of human health and health equity.

Speakers:

• Sharunda Buchanan, MS, PhD | Interim Director, Office of Environmental Justice (HHS)
• Benjamin McKenzie, MS | Geospatial Epidemiologist; Coordinator of the Environmental Justice Index, Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (CDC/ATSDR)

Please register here in advance of the webinar. There will be 3 opportunities to attend so please pick the time that works best for you.

• November 2, 2022 at 2:00 PM EST https://cdc.zoomgov.com/webinar/register/WN_Q1OOLgeUSIGfaLT3cZmPwg
• November 9, 2022 at 1:00 PM EST https://cdc.zoomgov.com/webinar/register/WN_gmuJ7TRnTjCekdlMI_2LDA
• December 7, 2022 at 12:00 PM EST  https://cdc.zoomgov.com/webinar/register/WN_S2_iXqHlTpW545fFHgeStQ

For more webinar information visit https://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/placeandhealth/eji/eji-index.html