Presentation by James Crooks about how the climate crisis amplifies airborne exposures such as ozone, pollen, dust, and wildfire smoke, with a view to how these exposures affect health. Crooks is an associate professor at National Jewish Health, a respiratory research hospital in Denver, Colorado. In this role, Dr. Crooks co-directs the hospital’s Environmental Epigenetics Research.

Laura Golino de Lovato gives an overview of rental subsidies at both the national and the local level.  She covers how rental vouchers are paid for, how they are allocated, and why they are effective and efficient. Laura Golino de Lovato is Executive Director of Northwest Pilot Project, which provides housing assistance and advocacy to low-income seniors in Multnomah County.