Pastor Neil Bernard of New Wine Christian Fellowship in Laplace will address the World Health Summit 2025 on the growing health risks of extreme heat.
He is scheduled to speak at a plenary session titled “Heat and Health in a Warming World: Stories and Solutions to Save Lives and Livelihoods” on Tuesday, Oct. 14, from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Central European Summer Time.
“My message is that communities can be empowered to protect themselves against the growing health risks of extreme heat,” Bernard said. “I want the world to see that this is not just theory, it’s working right now in St. John Parish, and it can work in communities everywhere.”…