Temperature and Health: Socioeconomic inequality and cardiovascular risk in a warming Europe

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• This webinar brings together two early career researchers presenting cutting-edge work on how rising temperatures affect human health across socio-economic divides in Europe.
• Results from the Formas project, ADATES (National program on climate), and the ERC EARLY-ADAPT project will also be presented.
• This webinar is co-organized by climes and the Karolinska Institute’s Department of Global Public Health.

Key Topics

• Socio-economic inequalities and temperature-related mortality
• Cardiovascular risk and air temperature
• Climate justice and health outcomes

Speakers

• Blanca Paniello Castillo, ISGlobal, Barcelona Institute for Global Health
  Title: “Uneven Burdens: Socio-economic inequalities and temperature-related mortality differences in Europe”
  Blanca Paniello Castillo investigates how socio-economic status influences vulnerability to temperature-related mortality across European contexts, focusing on disparities in climate-related health risks.Isabel Walter, Karolinska Institutet
  Title: “Air temperature and thrombotic cardiovascular disease in England: a case time series using whole-population electronic health records”
  Isabel Walter uses large-scale health data to explore associations between air temperature and thrombotic cardiovascular events, providing critical insights into temperature sensitivity in population health.
• Moderators:
  Elena Raffetti from climes, Karolinska Institutet, Uppsala University and University of Cambridge.
  Edoardo Pavoni, Project Coordinator at Karolinska Institutet

Highlights

• Discussions: Two high-impact studies illustrating how temperature extremes intersect with health and inequality in Europe.
• Interactive Q&A: Ask your questions directly during the live session.
• Early Career Perspectives: Hear from emerging voices in the field of climate and health.

Summary

• As Europe faces more frequent and intense temperature extremes, understanding their health impacts—especially across different social groups—is vital. This climes webinar presents two timely research perspectives: one exploring socio-economic inequalities in temperature-related mortality, and the other analyzing links between air temperature and cardiovascular disease.Together, these talks shed light on the urgent need to address climate justice in public health responses. Join us for a moderated session featuring in-depth discussion, live Q&A, and actionable insights from two researchers working at the forefront of climate-health intersections.

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• Register latest the day before the event using the registration form.