About CAFE
The BUSPH-HSPH CAFE Research Coordinating Center (RCC) was established with unprecedented support from the National Institutes of Health (NIH). This collaboration between the Boston University School of Public Health and the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health aims to build a Community of Practice by managing and supporting research and capacity-building efforts at the intersection of the natural, physical, and health sciences.
By convening stakeholders across government, NGOs, industry, researchers, and funders—we foster collaboration, accelerate research, and expand capacity for impactful solutions to protect communities across the globe.
Our work is organized into four key areas:
collaboration & impact
data & analysis
learning & advancement
engagement & outreach
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the CAFE RCC?
The CAFE Research Coordinating Center (CAFE RCC) is a three-year cooperative agreement between the Boston University School of Public Health, the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, and the National Institutes of Health. The CAFE RCC aims to Convene, Accelerate, Foster, and Expand the health and extreme weather community of practice, both in the US and globally.
Who is the Health and Extreme Weather community of practice (COP)?
The Health and Extreme Weather community of practice is anyone interested in the intersection of extreme weather and health, including researchers, government agencies, NGOs, community-based organizations, industry, or foundations.
How can I join the community of practice (COP)?
Anyone interested in joining our community can become a member of our COP by completing our intake form here.
What can I do for/with the CAFE RCC?
Join our Community of Practice through the intake form and participate in surveys. Sign up for the annual meeting, suggest topics, lead sessions, provide training materials, contribute data to the Harvard Dataverse, mentor ESIs, and engage on social media.
What can the CAFE RCC provide for me?
- Data management resources to aid your own data analysis, including code and analysis examples, a data management template plan, as well as community-provided data sets
- Free/low-cost educational resources (including available online courses, texts, and podcasts), with new content coming soon
- Networking events for meeting and collaborating with experts in the field
- Mentorship opportunities and mentoring for pilot awardees
- Opportunities to participate in / present your work at annual meetings
- Professional matchmaking to connect with others in the extreme weather and health field
- Pilot funding
What data management help will and will not be provided by the CAFE RCC?
Will provide:
- A CAFE Collection of health and extreme weather data on Harvard Dataverse, allowing researchers to contribute, deposit, share, and reuse data. Commonly used GitHub datasets will be curated and deposited into the collection by the CAFE RCC team.
- A CAFE Collection of health and extreme weather code, software, and tutorials on GitHub allowing researchers to contribute, share, and reuse existing code and software for data processing and analysis to facilitate reproducibility. The CAFE RCC team will share code/software/tutorials for commonly used data processing and analysis tasks such as spatial aggregations, data harmonization, and analysis.
- Data management and dissemination guidelines for the community.
- For pilot awardees, additional services and guidance on utilizing cloud computing infrastructure will be provided.
Will not provide:
- Researcher-specific data curation or data analysis services.
What funding is available from the CAFE RCC?
The application for the 2025 Pilot Program has now closed. Thank you to our applicants.
Who do I contact for a Letter of Support from the CAFE RCC?
Please utilize the Contact Us button at the bottom of this page.
Who do I contact with additional questions not covered here?
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