Global Consortium on Climate and Health Education

Protecting Patients and Hospital Systems from the Devastation of Climate Change

Clinicians are in a key position to respond to climate change because they're on the frontlines with institutional knowledge & public trust. More from Hannah N.W. Weinstein, Cassandra Thiel & Cecilia Sorensen in Spring ‘25 #AFTHealthCare.

New paper from the GCCHE medical working group! Read "Practical tools to align planetary health objectives within the current Liaison Committee on Medical Education accreditation Process" in The Journal of Climate Change and Health [open access]
🔗https://bit.ly/44LNBaB

Improving health professionals’ capacity to respond to the climate crisis: Outcomes of the Caribbean climate and health responder course Despite broad recognition of climate change as a critical health threat, a significant global knowledge gap persists among health professionals. To address this issue, the second iteration of the Cari...

New publication by Cecilia Sorensen and colleagues:

"Improving health professionals’ capacity to respond to the climate crisis: Outcomes of the Caribbean climate and health responder course"

journals.plos.org/climate/arti...

Happening today!

Join us at 5:00pm EST for our session "How to Write A Climate and Health Paper for Publication"

This is our final installment of the Practical Climate Action for Caribbean Health Professionals How-To Series--don't miss out!

Register: columbiauniversity.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

New paper out!

Planetary health leadership requires resilience, creativity, emotional intelligence, and a deep commitment to equity. 🌍💡

Explore the 7 essential traits for leading change amidst the climate crisis in BMJ Leader!

bmjleader.bmj.com/content/earl...

Tomorrow!

Join our Aging, Climate, and Health webinar—part of our State of the Science series, where experts from across disciplines share insights into environmental impacts on health.

📅 June 4 | 🕚 12:00 PM ET
🔗 Register: loom.ly/Kzrd8zg

Missed last month's Office Hours? Want to use the summer to explore new ways to integrate climate change into your existing health curricula?
Health faculty are invited to join our final Office Hours of the semester Tues, June 10 @ 2:00 PM EST!

Register here: bit.ly/JuneCHOffice...

The NAM Climate Collaborative and GCCHE are co-hosting the next session in our ongoing regional climate and health learning collaborative series. The Southwest focused webinar will be held on Wednesday, June 25, 1 pm-2 pm ET / 11 am-12 pm MT. Register: nasem.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Join us Tuesday May 27 @ 2:00-3:00 PM EST for another session of Office Hours to Develop Climate Health Curricula

Faculty from across all health professions are encouraged to join!

Learn more register here: columbiauniversity.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

Happening today!

New Paper! 🌱📘 Read our article in Nurse Education Today exploring the ways N-CRHE is filling a critical gap in climate and health educational materials for nursing 🔗 doi.org/10.1016/j.ne...

Health professionals in the Caribbean: Registration is open for our next webinar "How to Conduct a Climate and Health Survey"

Join us on May 21 @ 5:00–6:30 PM EST for an insightful webinar and enhance your survey skills!

Register now: columbiauniversity.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

Protecting Patients and Hospital Systems from the Devastation of Climate Change

As extreme weather intensifies, hospital systems—and the patients they serve—are increasingly vulnerable. Read our piece in #AFTHealthCare to learn how healthcare workers can protect patients aft.org//hc/spring20...
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Tomorrow: Join our Public Health Working Group for their new Webinar series!
🗓️Date: Thursday, April 24th, 2025
⏰Time: 10:00am – 11:30am EDT (New York Time)
🔗Zoom Registration: columbiacuimc.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

🚨 New paper alert!
📑🌎 Read about our community capacity-building work on climate & health in the Dominican Republic.
Published in @MDPIOpenAccess 👉 www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/22...

Happening tomorrow! Join us to learn strategies, challenges, and success stories for integrating climate and health education into health professions curricula. Register: bit.ly/42ob6FF

Happening today! We hope you will join us 🌍

The Sustainable Healthcare Leadership Institute applications are open! GCCHE is recruiting mid- career pros to become sustainability leaders—combining tech skills, leadership training & a peer network to drive climate action aligned with quality, cost savings & mission. bit.ly/SHLI2025

Early bird registration rates end April 15! Join us in June to strengthen your climate and health professional skills 🌍 🩺 ⚙️

Mark your calendars! April 16 is the next installment of our Caribbean How To Series: How to Win a Grant for Climate and Health, produced in partnership with EarthMedic, EarthNurse Foundation for Planetary Health. 🔗https://bit.ly/3XsT0zn

YouTube video by KeystoneSymposia Climate Change Meeting Promo

There's still time to register for the Keystone Symposium June 23-26, 2025, in Hanover, Germany!
🔗http://keysym.us/KSClimateID25
📽️ youtu.be/_fyBvC9IF78

🌍🏥NEW COURSE! Climate change is intensifying and expanding challenges to health and wellbeing across South & Southeast Asia.

Health professionals, join our free, certificate-based, 11 session course to learn how to prepare, adapt & respond.🔗Register: bit.ly/SAresponders

Join us April 14 for our next office hours for climate and health curricula! Bring your questions and learn from field leaders about key resources and strategies you can use to integrate climate into your institution’s curricula
Register today: bit.ly/April14Offic...

#WesternPacific Network on Climate and Health Education was officially launched on March 7th!

The Network aims to serve as a regional hub, providing equitable and accessible educational and capacity-building opportunities for health professionals www.publichealth.columbia.edu/research/pro...

The Northwest & Alaska Climate and Health Learning Collaborative is tomorrow! Participants from all regions are welcome to join.

Office hours will be this upcoming Monday! Join us here: bit.ly/officehoursg...

We’re back with another round of #officehours this March to help you develop climate and health curricula at your institution! Hope to see you there columbiauniversity.zoom.us/meeting/regi... #climatehealtheducation #gcche

It’s not too late to register! Join the #WesternPacific Climate & Health Responder Course to tackle climate-related #health risks in the region.

📅 March 11 – April 15 (Tues & Thurs)
⏰ 12:00 – 1:30PM AEST
🎓 Earn a certificate from the GCCHE www.publichealth.columbia.edu/research/pro...

We’re back with another round of #officehours this March to help you develop climate and health curricula at your institution! Hope to see you there columbiauniversity.zoom.us/meeting/regi... #climatehealtheducation #gcche