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Environments for Health and Happiness: A Seminar with Dr. Joe Allen

December 4th @ 1:00 pm - 1:50 pm

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Environments for Health and Happiness with Dr. Joe Allen. Details on green background with headshot of Joe Allen.

On Wednesday, December 4th, from 1-1:50 p.m. in FXB G12, please join us for the second installment in our Environments for Health and Happiness Seminar Series. This event will feature Dr. Joe Allen, Associate Professor at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health’s Department of Environmental Health.

Dr. Allen is also director of Harvard’s Healthy Buildings Program, and coauthor of Healthy Buildings: How Indoor Spaces Can Make You Sick—or Keep You Well. He serves on Harvard’s Presidential Committee on Sustainability, he keynoted the White House’s first ever Indoor Air Quality Summit, and during the COVID-19 pandemic, served as Commissioner of The Lancet COVID-19 Commission and Chair of its Safe Work, Safe Schools, and Safe Travel Task Force. In 2023, Dr. Allen was featured on the 60 Minutes episode, The Air We Breathe, spotlighting the value of healthy indoor air quality for virus mitigation.

Lunch will be provided.

Details

Date: December 4th
Time: 1:00 pm - 1:50 pm
Calendars: Public Events, School-wide Events, University-wide Events
Event types: Lectures / Seminars / Forums

Venue

Francois-Xavier Bagnoud (FXB) Building
FXB G12 This event is open to the public. If you are not a Harvard University ID holder, please email the organizer for this event to secure a visitor’s pass for building access.
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