Data-Smart City Pod
Data-Smart City Pod
Data-Smart City Solutions
The Invisible Impact: Heat and Children's Health
29 minutes Posted Aug 14, 2024 at 11:00 am.
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In this episode, host Stephen Goldsmith speaks with Dr. Lindsey Burghardt, MD, MPH, FAAP, Chief Science Officer at the Center on the Developing Child at Harvard University. Dr. Burghardt discusses the critical intersection of urban heat, health, and equity, particularly focusing on how extreme heat affects prenatal and early childhood development. She emphasizes the importance of place-based decision-making for city officials and how targeted interventions based on developmental stages can mitigate the adverse impacts of heat on vulnerable populations.