Talk to focus on effects of climate change

The Metuchen-Edison Hadassah will sponsor the lecture, “How Climate Change Can Affect New Jerseyans’ Health” at 7 p.m. Oct. 14 at Neve Shalom, 250 Grove Ave., Metuchen.

The program features Marjorie Kaplan, associate director of the Rutgers Climate Institute, and George T. DiFerdinando, Jr., director of the NJ Center for Public Health Preparedness, former NJ Deputy Health Commissioner and member of the advisory committee of the NJ Climate Adaptation Alliance.

The lecture is open, and free parking is available behind the building and on local streets.