Academic and Training Program Hub
This database includes academic offerings for people interested in furthering their formal education at the intersection of health and extreme weather. This includes degree programs, coursework, fellowships, and other resources that require more time and financial commitment than the offerings in CAFE’s Educational Resource Hub.
This is a crowd-sourced database, and CAFE does not verify the quality nor endorse the use of any materials included in this database. Please follow the terms of use and attribution requirements specific to each resource. If you would like to share an academic offering, please use the submission form below. We invite the addition of health and extreme weather academic offerings from around the world.
The mission of the Center for Health and the Environment (CHE) is to understand the effect of environmental agents on the health of humans, animals and other organisms.
public health; environmental exposure; environmental health
The UC Davis Institute of the Environment (IE) operates at the intersection of science, policy and community —bringing together researchers and students with community, industry and government partners to address the most urgent environmental and climate challenges of our time.
policy; climate; decision-making; sustainability; resilience
We are an interdisciplinary community of scholars dedicated to advancing the science and practice of catastrophic risk management
emergency management; risk assessment; hazards
Berkeley Forests operates six research forests throughout the state to develop and test appropriate management strategies for forested watersheds that will flourish under different climate change scenarios.
forests; watersheds; climate
SURI is a network of researchers and students, disaster managers and community planners, and other community members and practitioners working together to develop the latest tools and technologies to build resilient communities.
resilience; engineering; urban
The Emergency Management Certificate is a comprehensive course of study designed to give students foundation in the knowledge, skills and abilities to perform emergency management duties in the public or private sector. This 21 unit certificate will be offered in an online format.
emergency management; public health; practice
Community Health Workers (CHWs) -- also known as community health advisors, lay health advocates, promotoras, outreach educators, community health representatives, peer health promoters, and peer health educators -- serve as advocates for the health needs of individuals by assisting community residents in effectively communicating with healthcare providers or social service agencies and also act as liaison or advocate and implement programs that promote, maintain, and improve individual and overall community health.The Certificate in Health & Social Justice, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Principles, Health Behavior and Education Certificate provides CHWs with theoretical and practical knowledge that could enable them to perform the duties of health promotion, disease prevention, and community health needed from them.
public health; community health work; social justice; equity
The Wildland-Urban Interface (WUI) Fire Institute is a mission driven organization that seeks solutions to the Wildland Urban Interface fire problem through innovative research, training, and education to create safer and more fire resilient communities in California and the West.
wildfires; urban; resilience
Training Program Submission Form
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