Moving Toward Equity: Active Transportation for Climate and Health

As we recognize Planetary Health Day of Action, join the Climate Change + Health Hub and the Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment for a Climate Change and Health Action Talk exploring the connections between equity, access, active transportation, climate change and public health.

Hear from Genevieve Montemurro, Fizzy Fan and Becca Denley through a series of short, evidence-informed presentations, followed by an interactive panel discussion where they are joined by Suzanne Perkins and Adriene Konrad.

The event will be hosted in English with live French interpretation.

Presenters and Panelists

Genevieve Montemurro, MSc, PhD Candidate

A senior program lead in the SIRCLE Research Lab at the University of Alberta, Genevieve’s research focuses on urban active transportation and how we can build healthier, more sustainable and climate-resilient cities.

Fizzy Fan, PhD

An assistant professor in Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Alberta, Fizzy researches how climate-related stressors and disruptions to transportation networks can affect public health.

Becca Denley

An architect and active mobility advocate based in the Northwest Territories, Becca co-founded SHIFT NWT, helping make cycling a more practical and accessible transportation option in Yellowknife and beyond.

Suzanne Perkins, MD, CM, FRCPC

An aspiring retired rural and remote psychiatrist and all-weather cyclist, Suzanne brings firsthand experience of how climate-related events, including wildfire smoke, can disrupt transportation and impact communities.

Adriene Konrad

A teacher and mom of two, Adriene channeled her climate anxiety into action by riding over 3,000 km on her cargo bike. Cycling helps her heal, inspire her kids and fight climate change.

Event partners:

The Climate Change + Health Hub's Climate Health Action Talks highlight transdisciplinary climate-health research, working to share cutting-edge research and spark new climate-health actions across Canada. People are already taking climate change action. Sharing climate-health action stories, experiences, and practices of what worked, why, and for whom is critical to help learn from each other. Through these stories and experiences, we can illustrate how the health sector and health-determining sectors can work together to advance climate-health action.

The Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment (CAPE) is a charitable organization that works with partners across Canada and internationally to amplify impact and build collective power. They support physicians in advocating for healthier ecosystems, and take action to advance health for all by engaging governments, leading campaigns, conducting research, and drawing media attention to key issues.