Water Talks - From Neighborhood to Nephrons: Hydration Practices, Social Context and Biomarkers in a Racially Diverse Young Adult Cohort

Date: Wednesday, June 3, 2026
Time: 10:00 am – 11:00 am (Arizona and Pacific time)

This event will take place on Zoom.
Attendees will receive the Zoom link in a confirmation email after they have registered.

This presentation examines the challenge of occupational heat stress, focusing on its physiological basis, health consequences and implications for worker safety and productivity. It synthesizes epidemiological and experimental evidence to explain how environmental heat exposure and metabolic workload interact to drive hyperthermia, heat illness, injury risk and kidney strain, including acute kidney injury and progression toward chronic kidney disease. The talk also highlights high-risk occupations, evaluates evidence-based heat-safety interventions (e.g., rest, shade, hydration) and demonstrates that well-implemented heat-mitigation strategies can reduce health risks while delivering measurable economic and productivity benefits.

Speaker: Austin Robinson
Associate Professor
Indiana University Bloomington School of Public Health

Austin Robinson is a cardiovascular researcher focused on integrative strategies to prevent and treat heart disease. His work examines how key health behaviors—including hydration, nutrition, sleep and physical activity—influence cardiovascular physiology in both health and disease. A growing emphasis of his research explores the role of hydration status in vascular function, thermoregulation and overall cardiometabolic health. He is also committed to understanding racial disparities in cardiovascular outcomes by investigating underlying social determinants and physiological mechanisms. Austin has received funding from the NIH, AHA and ACSM, and is actively engaged in professional service across leading scientific organizations.

Contact Stavros Kavouras at stavros.kavouras@asu.edu with any questions.

Board of Certification
Arizona State University College of Health Solutions Hydration Science Lab (BOC AP#: P12229) is approved by the Board of Certification, Inc. to provide continuing education to Athletic Trainers (ATs). This program is eligible for a maximum of (1) Category A hour/CEU. ATs should claim only those hours actually spent in the educational program.

Commission on Dietetic Registration
Water Talks - From Neighborhood to Nephrons: Hydration Practices, Social Context and Biomarkers in a Racially Diverse Young Adult Cohort awards 1 CPEU in accordance with the Commission on Dietetic Registration’s CPEU Prior Approval Program.

American College of Sports Medicine
The American College of Sports Medicine’s Continuing Professional Education Committee certifies that the Arizona State University College of Health Solutions Hydration Science Lab’s From Neighborhood to Nephrons: Hydration Practices, Social Context, and Biomarkers in a Racially Diverse Young Adult Cohort course (100041) meets the criteria for 1.0 official ACSM CECs from 5/18/2026 to 5/17/2027. The ACSM Education Provider approved course reflects the concepts of their respective organizations and does not necessarily represent the positions or policies of ACSM.

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Contact Stavros Kavouras at stavros.kavouras@asu.edu with any questions.