Weathering Climate Change

Webinar Information:

Live Webinar on March 18, 2022 at 10am PST. Recording to follow. 

Climate change is a humanitarian crisis. Every day, the American Red Cross sees the heartbreak of families and communities trying to cope with stronger storms, heavier rainfall, warmer temperatures, larger hurricanes and more devastating wildfires. And for the vulnerable communities who are disproportionately impacted by the near-chronic frequency of these disaster events, help cannot come soon enough. 

Helping people prepare for, respond to, and recover from disasters has been at the heart of the Red Cross mission since our founding. It is through this humanitarian lens that we see climate change as a serious threat to our world. 

The Health Equity Webinar Series is a free online webinar series designed to showcase dynamic work being accomplished to enhance health equity opportunities. This series discusses different innovative implementations, strategies, best practices, success stories, and experiences impacting health equity in communities served with public health professionals around the nation. 

Health Equity Webinars are hosted live on the third Friday of each month at 10am PST.   

To join the live session, please enroll in the course before 10am PST on the day of the webinar. All Health Equity sessions are recorded. If you enroll after the live webinar session has ended, the course will contain a video recording of the live session you can watch instead. Please note, it may take up to one month for the recording to become available.

Learning Objectives:

Upon completing this webinar, participants will be able to:

  1. Analyze progressive climate change disasters and impacts
  2. Discuss efforts to address climate change within disparities
  3. Discover solutions and how American Red Cross addresses the climate change crisis


Target Audience:

  • Public health professionals
  • Community members 
  • Students


Duration: ~ 1 hour 

Continuing Education: N/A

Speakers: Mary Powell, Executive Director

About the Speaker

Mary Powell, Executive Director

Mary Powell is the Executive Director the American Red Cross for Northern Nevada in the Utah/Nevada Region. She is a passionate leader who has engaged her community in record-breaking ways to further the mission of the Red Cross. Last Fall, her community was directly impacted by multiple wildfires. She and her team opened a mega-shelter, recruited over 200 new event-based volunteers, created new community partnerships, and raised nearly $2.5MM in response to the wildfires in 2021. 

Mary also deployed to Louisiana to serve as an Elected Official Liaison following Hurricane Ida. Trained through Partners in Leadership in building accountability in leadership, Mary believes in authentic relationships and collaboration. She is a veteran of the United States Air Force who was recognized for her work through deployments during Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom. Mary has worked in non-profits for over a decade serving in fundraising, operations, and executive roles for local and national non-profits. She, her husband, and daughter have lived in Reno, Nevada since 2013 after living in Alaska for over ten years.

Course curriculum

  1. 01

    • Download Calendar Reminder

    • Health Equity Series Welcome

    • Webinar Description and Presenter Bios

    • Demographic Survey

    • Webinar Replay

    • Course Evaluation

    • Save the Date for Next Month's Health Equity Webinar