Laura Bozzi
About Laura's Work
Dr. Laura Bozzi is the Executive Director of Environmental Health Policy at the NYC Health Department, where she leads work to integrate health equity into climate policy at the city and state levels. She also oversees the department’s Climate Health Task Force, charged with integrating climate change across the agency's health portfolio. Previously, Laura held climate and health positions at the Yale Center on Climate Change and Health and the Rhode Island Department of Health. Laura came to climate and health from a wide-ranging background, including environmental litigation in Appalachia, urban agriculture in New England, and fisheries in the Pacific Northwest. Laura holds a PhD in Forestry and Environmental Studies and a BS in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, both from Yale University.
