Preventive Health Policy Division

SECOND MEETING MINUTES

2021-2022 Regular Session - Wednesday, January 27, 2021

STATE OF MINNESOTA
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES NINETY-SECOND SESSION

PREVENTIVE HEALTH POLICY DIVISION
SECOND MEETING MINUTES

Representative Freiberg, Chair of the Preventive Health Policy Division, called the remote meeting to order at 10:30 am on Wednesday, January 27th, 2021, pursuant to House rule 10.01.

The Committee Legislative Assistant noted the roll.

Members present:
FREIBERG
BIERMAN
GRUENHAGEN
ACOMB
AGBAJE
AKLAND
CARLSON
FRANSON
HEINTZEMAN
MORRISON
PRYOR

A quorum was present.

Rep. Bierman moved the minutes from the meeting on January 13th, 2021 be approved. MOTION APPROVED.

The Chair welcomed the members of the Climate and Energy Finance & Policy Committee. Members introduced themselves.

Testifiers:
Kristin Raab, MLA, MPH- Climate & Health Program Director, Minnesota Department of Health
Teddie M. Potter, PhD, RN, FAAN- Director of Planetary Health, University of Minnesota School of Nursing
Nyasha Spears, MD- Family Medicine Specialist, Duluth Family Doctors
Zeke J. McKinney, MD, MHI, MPH, FACEOEM- Faculty Physician, HealthPartners
Phillip Peterson, MD- Infectious Disease Specialist, University of Minnesota Medical School
Christie Manning, PhD- Director of Sustainability, Macalester College
Anthony D. Moulton, PhD- University of Minnesota School of Public Health
Vishnu Laalitha Surapaneni, MD, MPH- University of Minnesota, Health Professionals for a Healthy Climate
J. Drake Hamilton- Science Policy Director, Fresh Energy

The committee discussed the presentation.

The meeting was adjourned at 11:57 am.

More Info On This Meeting..

Documents:

1-27-2021 Agenda.pdf - 1/27/2021
Preventive Health COMMITTEE RULES.pdf - 1/27/2021
2020 Lancet-Countdown-Policy-Brief-USA.pdf - 1/27/2021
MN Declaration on Climate and Health 1-22-21.pdf - 1/27/2021
Written public testimony, Moreau.pdf - 1/27/2021
Written testimony, Hamilton.pdf - 1/27/2021
Slides, Manning.pdf - 1/27/2021
Slides, Moulton.pdf - 1/27/2021
Slides, Peterson.pdf - 1/27/2021
Slides, Potter.pdf - 1/27/2021
Slides, Raab.pdf - 1/27/2021
Minutes, January 13, 2021 (corrected).pdf - 1/27/2021

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01:48 - Informational hearing on the impact of climate change on public health.
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This remote meeting will be held in accordance with House Rule 10.01 which can be found here: https://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/cco/rules/permrule/permrule.asp

Informational Hearing on the Impact of Climate Change on Public Health
No formal action will be taken

Members of the Climate and Energy Finance and Policy Committee are invited to this hearing.

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