Dr. Aparna Bole

Dr. Aparna Bole is a pediatrician and national climate and health leader who has direct expertise in leading sustainability efforts for a multi-hospital academic health system. She is particularly interested in the intersection between environmental stewardship, environmental justice, and pediatric public health. Most recently, she served as a senior consultant in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Climate Change and Health Equity, and she is an adjunct associate professor of pediatrics at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine in Cleveland. Bole has served in numerous environmental health leadership roles, including as chair of the American Academy of Pediatrics’ Council on Environmental Health and Climate Change, a member of the Ohio Environmental Council’s board of directors, and a member of the state of Ohio’s Lead Advisory Council.