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Join for our #ClimateChangeandHealth Seminar series on Feb. 9 at 12pm ET. Dr. Heather Burris, Attending Neonatologist and Associate Professor of Pediatrics will be our featured speaker.

Register: bit.ly/2026BurrisSeminar

@hhburris.bsky.social @childrensphila.bsky.social @pennmedicine.bsky.social

Join YCCCH for our first #ClimateChangeandHealth Seminar of the year on Jan. 26 at 12pm ET! Dr. Ana Isabel Baptista, Associate Professor in the Environmental Policy and Sustainability Management at The New School University, will be our featured speaker.

Register here 👉 bit.ly/2026BaptistaSeminar

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It’s been a long year. We’re ending 2025 on a high note, here is a round up of some good news in climate change and health. 💚 See you in 2026!

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Tell us what you think about electric and induction stoves in the comments.👇

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As the weather gets colder, safety around gas appliances and indoor air pollution become even more important. Here is some information on gas stoves to help us all stay safe while we cook.

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YouTube video by Yale School of Public Health We are the Yale Center on Climate Change and Health

Dear friends, thank you for your support. Amid political uncertainty, your generosity keeps us moving forward. This #GivingTuesday, please consider a tax-deductible gift of any size. Together, we can protect health in a changing climate. 🌎💙

bit.ly/DonatetoYCCCH

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But progress doesn’t happen on policy papers alone-it needs people.
Evidence-based decision-making, and accountable leadership are central to turning these goals into actual climate resilience on the ground.
As citizens our role is to help shape the systems that protect our planet.

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COP30 reinforces that effective climate action hinges on resilient systems, transparent governance, and stronger global cooperation.
From scaling adaptation finance to safeguarding vulnerable communities, the goals set in Belém highlight how urgently nations must accelerate implementation.

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From turkey to cranberry sauce, climate change is reshaping the foods that define our Thanksgiving table. This season, let’s savor our plates while recognizing what it takes to protect them.

What are your favorite Thanksgiving foods?

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Join YCCCH for our final #ClimateChangeandHealth Seminar of the year on Dec. 1 at 12pm ET! Dr. Katherine Dickinson, Associate Professor of Environmental and Occupational Health at the Colorado School of Public Health, will be our featured speaker.

Register here 👉 bit.ly/2025DickinsonSeminar

As climate change fuels heavier storms, protecting health means preparing our infrastructure and our public health systems for a wetter future. We can’t stop the rain, but we can change what it means. Act local. Work for climate. Live lighter — while there’s still time.

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This year, the Northeast has faced record-breaking rain and repeated flash floods, disrupting communities, damaging homes, and threatening drinking water. Flooding increases risks of mold exposure, waterborne illness, and mental health strain long after the waters recede.

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Have a happy and sustainable Halloween. Tell us what you're dressing up as this year!

On International Climate Change Day, we reaffirm our shared responsibility to protect people and the planet.

At the Yale Center on Climate Change and Health (YCCCH), we bridge research, education, and action to advance health equity and resilience.

A very good qualitative study examining local strategies to cope with heat.

🫠 Sleep and environnemental justice issues with one quote

Beating the heat in a low-income urban community of color: a qualitative study of coping strategies, barriers, and solutions (US)

doi.org/10.1088/2752...

Join the Kimball Smith Series on Monday, October 27, featuring YCCCH Faculty Director Dr. Kai Chen. This discussion will explore how research, governance, and community action can together bolster public health resilience in the face of climate change.

Register: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Don't miss today's #YaleGreatTalks!
WEEKLY RESEARCH CONFERENCE
🕛12pm
🥼Kai Chen, PhD @cchyale.bsky.social @yalesph.bsky.social
💭Climate Change, Air Pollution, and Public Health
📍TAC S447 / 💻zoom

The Health Attribution Library

At @cchyale.bsky.social, we'll keep collecting evidence as it's published: you can follow along at healthattribution.org. We've also launched a working group for a new Global Burden of Climate Change Study, which you can follow at gbcc.study. Time to get to work. #CountEveryClimateDeath

🌍 On Thursday, September 25, 2025, join @cchyale.bsky.social & The New York Academy of Medicine for our flagship event on sustainable health systems during Climate Week NYC! 🌿

Learn more & register today: HealthSystemsClimateAction.com

#ClimateHealth #SustainableHealthcare #YCCCH #NYAM

Join YCCCH for our first #ClimateChangeandHealth Seminar of the year on Sept. 15 at 12pm ET! Dr. Gary Adamkiewicz, Associate Professor of Environmental Health and Exposure Disparities at @hsph.harvard.edu, will be our featured speaker.

Register here 👉 bit.ly/2025Adamkiew...

YCCCH is now accepting applications for the second offering of its online short course titled “Climate Change and Mental Health – Essential Skills for Mental Health and Primary Care Providers.”

Visit the course website for more information and register by Sept. 22: ysph.yale.edu/school-of-pu...

Join us Sept. 10 at the 2025 Connecticut Symposium on Climate Change and Health to learn about how climate change affects our health in CT, and how we can work together for a healthy, climate-resilient future.

Register to attend in person in New Haven: bit.ly/2025ct or virtual: bit.ly/2025ctvirtual

There's still time to apply!

For more information, register for the informational webinar on August 19 at 12:00 p.m. ET: yale.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

Disparities in NO2-related health burden prevalent across race-ethnicity and income groups in the United States Increasing evidence has linked long-term NO2 exposures to adverse health, while current research on the NO2-related health burden rarely assesses exposure and susceptibility disparities jointly. In th...

🎆NEW RESEARCH OUT
In our new study published in One Earth, we uncovered hard truths about NO2-related health disparities in the U.S. Racial-ethnic minorities were generally more exposed and susceptible. The most affected race-ethnicity group was location-specific.

Texas floodwaters can increase health risks that could last for months: Experts Floodwaters be contaminated with debris as well as high levels of bacteria, chemicals, waste and other pollutants, which can cause prolonged health risks, experts say.

Beyond just physical damage and lives lost, floodwaters can cause increased health risks including:
➡️ Diarrhea
➡️ Mold
➡️ Chronic conditions
➡️ Stress and mental health disorders
➡️ Disruption to health care services

Read more ⬇️
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