5 years ago, the National Health Service became the world’s first health system to commit to net zero emissions. We’re excited to share our new guide outlining how all NHS staff can contribute to these targets.
UK residents can access the report here: lnkd.in/eEqBDy9x
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The GCCHE’s Impact Report is live!
From the participants who take time out of busy clinical schedules to join our webinars to the students who tirelessly advocate for more climate in their curriculum, we see that a healthier + more sustainable future is possible.
Full report: bit.ly/GCCHE2025
Join us for Climate and Health Medicine: A Clinical Training Program for Healthcare Educators—a new, free, 16 session online course starting March 3rd!
Register & Learn More: bit.ly/ClimateandHealthMedicine2026
The GCCHE'S Climate Resources For Health Education (CRHE) initiative is recruiting new student leaders for 2026-2027. Explore the open positions and review the application at bit.ly/CRHE2026
Fresh off the press! Read our Medical Working Group's piece "The Climate Health Curriculum Tool: an assessment framework for integrating climate health education in U.S. undergraduate medical curricula" in BMC Medical Education and try the tool today! 🔗http://bit.ly/CHCT26
GCCHE Director Dr. Cecilia Sorensen spoke with Climate One about the need to strengthen medical education to prepare professionals to meet the health impacts of climate change. Listen to the episode here: www.climateone.org/audio/under-...
Register for our next Office Hours to Develop Climate and Health Curriculum on Tuesday November 18th from 1:00-2:00pm EST (NYC) 🔗columbiauniversity.zoom.us/meeting/register/T_SViK1...
New paper from the GCCHE! Read "Improving health professionals’ capacity to respond to the climate crisis in Africa: outcomes of the Africa climate and health responder course" in Frontiers in Public Health here: www.frontiersin.org/journals/pub...
Happening tomorrow, we hope you will join us!
Want help integrating climate change into your health professional curriculum? Join GCCHE’s Office Hours to Develop Climate & Health Curricula to share challenges, get personalized support, and grow your network.
Register: columbiauniversity.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Join the NAM Climate & Health Learning Collaborative webinar on 9/19! This event will connect health professionals, communities & others with resources targeted at climate & health concerns in the Southern Great Plains US region: nam.edu/event/southe... #ClimateActionforHealth
This September there are three new courses from the GCCHE aimed at building capacity across diverse health professions, geographies, and climate health topics.
Register today! 🔗https://bit.ly/GCCHEcourses
Are you a public health educator looking to integrate climate change into your curriculum? Register for "Climate Ready Classrooms: A Public Health Faculty Development Course on Climate Change"
Live and asynchronous options available.
Register: bit.ly/4np4UW8
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
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...
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