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Power and Pandemic: A Conversation on Health Equity and Utility Shutoffs in the Age of COVID-19

Power and Pandemic: A Conversation on Health Equity and Utility Shutoffs in the Age of COVID-19

The Utility Reform Network (TURN) and the Bay Area Regional Health Inequities Initiative (BARHII) invite you to join them for a statewide virtual conversation to examine power shutoffs in the era of COVID-19.

Agenda:

  • Examine new approaches under consideration for addressing power shutoffs this wildfire season.

  • Explore the roles health professionals can play in fostering healthy, equitable outcomes.

  • Identify essential questions, needs, and strategies to prepare for co-occurring public health crises.

Featuring: Dr. Muntu Davis, Public Health Officer, Los Angeles County, Former BARHII Co- Chair; Dr. Karen Relucio, Public Health Officer, Napa County, BARHII Executive Committee Member; Marybel Batjer, President, California Public Utilities Commission; Mark Toney, PhD, Executive Director, TURN.

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