Community Events
Virginia Crossroads: Flood Resilience across the Commonwealth
March 27, 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. ET | Charlottesville, VA and Online
Hosted by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and MedicineJoin a day-long program that will bring together scientists, decision-makers, and community partners to discuss challenges and opportunities for advancing flood resilience.
Climate and Health Boot Camp
June 10 - 12 | Online
Hosted by Columbia Mailman School of Public Health
A three-day intensive course to equip clinicians, scientists, and professionals in research, healthcare, and public health with the knowledge and skills needed to address climate in their work. Scholarships available, apply by March 20.
The Environmental Mixtures Workshop
July 23-24, 2026; 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. | In person in New York City
Hosted by Columbia Mailman School of Public Health
Extreme weather exposes populations to complex environmental mixtures. A two-day intensive training will provide an overview of environmental mixtures concepts, techniques, and data analysis methods used in health studies. Scholarships available, apply by March 20.
Assessing Climate and Health Adaptation in Pacific Island Countries and Territories
March 27, 2:00 - 3:00 p.m. ET | Online
Hosted by the University of Washington REACH Center
Part of the Implementation Science in Climate and Health Webinar Series, Chris Boyer of the University of Washington will present his work applying implementation science research to climate and health adaptation in Pacific Island Countries and Territories.
Long-Term Impacts on Older Adults' Cognitive Performance from Exposure to a Large-Scale Natural Disaster: Evidence from the 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami
March 30, 12:30 - 1:30 p.m. ET | Online
Hosted by NIH
NIH investigators will present a research project that provides rigorous scientific evidence on the effects, over the long-term, of exposure to stressors on cognitive performance, physical and psychosocial health, and wellbeing of older adults after the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami.
Speakers: Elizabeth Frankenberg, University of North Carolina Chapel Hill and Duncan Thomas, Duke University
NAM Climate and Health Summit 2026
April 8, 9:00 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. ET | Washington, D.C. and Online
This full-day hybrid event will bring together leaders across the health sector to explore the latest insights, innovations, and opportunities at the intersection of climate and health.
3rd Annual Extreme Heat, Health & Resiliency Summit
April 22-23, 2026 11:00 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. | Online
Hosted by Healthy Climate New Mexico
Hear from leading experts on extreme heat, who will present critical information for health professionals over two half-day webinars.
2026 ECHO Symposium: Translating Science to Action
May 6, 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. ET | NIH Main Campus, MD or Online
Hosted by NIH
This conference will examine how chemical exposures influence child health and development, with a focus on two key areas: plastics and plasticizers and air quality.
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Past Events
Climate Change and Flood Risks: Implications for Older Americans
March 4, 2:00 p.m. MT | Online
Hosted by The Center for Aging, Health, and Environment (CACHE)
Hear from Dr. Bernice Rosenzweig, Environmental Science faculty at Sarah Lawrence College.
Our Planet, Our Health
February 28 - March 3, 2026 | Arlington, VA and Online
Hosted by the Medical Consortium on Climate & Health
The 2026 Our Planet, Our Health Convention will convene health professionals, researchers, community leaders, and policy experts to tackle one of the most urgent issues of our time: the growing impact of climate change on health.
Streamlining Data Sharing: Strengthening Your DMS Plans with GREI’s Practical Guide
February 25, 1:00 p.m. ET | Online
Hosted by NIH Generalist Repository Ecosystem Initiative (GREI)
The last session in this 3-part webinar series will help you confidently navigate the NIH Data Management and Sharing requirements. Each session combines an overview of GREI’s practical tools with success stories from NIH-funded researchers who are leveraging generalist repositories to facilitate data reuse and increase the visibility of their work.
NAM Climate and Health Northeast Region Webinar
February 19, 10:00 - 11:00 a.m. ET | Online
Hosted by the National Academy of Medicine and The Global Consortium on Climate and Health Education
The fifth in a regionally-focused webinar series will showcase resources and programs that target regional climate and health concerns to build capacity among health professionals, community leaders, and others within the U.S.
Impacts of Flooding on Opioid Use Disorder in Western Pennsylvania
February 17, 1:30 - 2:30 p.m. ET | Online
Hosted by the NIH Health and Extreme Weather Program
Speakers: Virginia Silvis and Halie Kampman from The Pennsylvania State University
With funding from the National Institutes of Health and the National Science Foundation, the University of Colorado Boulder Natural Hazards Center launched the Health and Extreme Weather Research Award Program, which is designed to address gaps in knowledge about the health risks and consequences associated with wildfires, hurricanes, droughts, floods, extreme heat, and other extreme weather events.
This webinar will highlight one of the research projects funded through this program, focused on the “Impacts of Flooding on Opioid Use Disorder in Western Pennsylvania.” The study explores how and why people in recovery from opioid use disorder can be uniquely impacted by flooding events. The researchers use a case study approach, studying the impacts of the flooding event on April 11-12, 2024 in Allegheny and Washington counties.
CACHE Resources and Opportunities for Early Career Scholars
February 13, 2026 - 9:00 - 10:00 a.m. MT | Online
Hosted by the Center for Aging, Health, and Environment (CACHE)
This session will cover data and coding resources that help integrate environmental, social, and health data. Additionally, it will explore CACHE’s initiatives for cross-collaboration, data/code sharing, and public-facing publication opportunities. Email alex.mikulas@colorado.edu for an event link.
Streamlining Data Sharing: Improving Data Sharing with GREI’s Submission Checklist
February 11, 1:00 p.m. ET | Online
Hosted by NIH Generalist Repository Ecosystem Initiative (GREI)
This 3-part webinar series will help you confidently navigate the NIH Data Management and Sharing requirements. Each session combines an overview of GREI’s practical tools with success stories from NIH-funded researchers who are leveraging generalist repositories to facilitate data reuse and increase the visibility of their work. Next up:
- February 11: How to improve data sharing using the GREI data submission checklist
- February 25: How to strengthen your DMS Plans with recommended language and examples
Implementation Science in Climate and Health Webinar Series
January 30, 12:00 - 1:00 p.m. ET | Online
Hosted by The University of Washington REACH CenterBenjamin Springgate of Louisiana State University and Lawrence Palinkas of the University of California San Diego will present on the PROUD-LA study, which used implementation science to study medication for opioid use disorder treatment during climate-related disasters.
Streamlining Data Sharing: How to select the right repository using GREI’s repository comparison chart and flowchart
January 28, 1:00 p.m. ET | Online
Hosted by NIH Generalist Repository Ecosystem Initiative (GREI)
This 3-part webinar series will help you confidently navigate the NIH Data Management and Sharing requirements. Each session combines an overview of GREI’s practical tools with success stories from NIH-funded researchers who are leveraging generalist repositories to facilitate data reuse and increase the visibility of their work.
- January 28: How to select the right repository using GREI’s repository comparison chart and flowchart
- February 11: How to improve data sharing using the GREI data submission checklist
- February 25: How to strengthen your DMS Plans with recommended language and examples
Disease Ecology on a Changing Planet
January 21, 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. | Online and in St. Louis, MO
Hosted by Washington University School of Public Health
Join experts as they discuss the research, policy frameworks, and community-based approaches needed to advance innovative strategies that prevent pandemics, protect biodiversity, and build healthier, more resilient communities and ecosystems.
How to do a Journal Review
January 20, 1:00 p.m. ET | Online
Hosted by Interdisciplinary Association for Population Health Sciences (IAPHS)
Speaker: David F. Warner, University of Alabama
This 45-minute webinar series is designed to help sharpen time management, navigate journal reviews, set research agendas, and more.
How to Approach a Prospective Mentor
January 6, 12:00 p.m. ET | Online
Hosted by Interdisciplinary Association for Population Health Sciences (IAPHS)
Speaker: Roland J. Thorpe Jr., Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
This 45-minute webinar series is designed to help sharpen time management, navigate journal reviews, set research agendas, and more.
Advancing Exposomics in Population Health Research: Recent Insights and Development
December 18, 4:00 p.m. HKT / 3:00 a.m. ET | Online
Hosted by The Institute of Environment, Energy and Sustainability (IEES)This webinar will explore exposome science: novel analytics, multi-omics integration, precision exposure-health mapping, and knowledge graphs for understanding environmental drivers of disease.
HHEAR Exposomics Webinar Series
December 16, 2:00 p.m. ET | Online
Hosted by Human Health Exposure Analysis Resource (HHEAR)
Dr. Elena Colicino from Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai will discuss mixture analysis, windows of exposure, and children’s health.
Join CAFE and GeoCAFE at AGU25 in New Orleans!
CAFE and GeoCAFE will be hosting a breakfast networking event. We’d love for you to join us!
December 16, 7:00 - 8:00 a.m. ET
Where: Marriott Warehouse Arts District, 859 Convention Center Blvd, New Orleans
GeoCAFE is an NSF-funded Research Coordination Network that brings together researchers from geoscience departments and medical and public health professionals to accelerate climate and health science.
Narrative Leadership for Climate Health: Moving People from Awareness to Action
December 11, 1:00 - 2:00 p.m. ET | Online
Hosted by Drexel Center on Extreme Weather and Urban Health
Drawing on lessons from community organizing and public health practice across the Americas, Dr. Pedja Stojicic will explore how to transform data into human-centered narratives that build trust, activate agency, and expand the coalition for climate solutions.
Cities Hold the Key for Human Health and Climate Stability
November 20, 2025 1:00 - 2:00 p.m. ET | Online
Hosted by Drexel Urban Health Collaborative
Speaker: Dr. Jonathan Patz, Vilas Distinguished Achievement Professor and the John P. Holton Endowed Chair of Health and the Environment at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Planet Action
November 15 – 16 | MIT and Boston Aquarium
Hosted by TEDx Boston Planet Action is a global gathering spotlighting actionable ideas for a liveable planet.
Across three days, visionary leaders from every corner of the planet will share breakthrough solutions.
Climate and Health Learning Collaborative: Midwest Regional Webinar
November 10, 3:00 - 4:30 p.m. ET | Online
Hosted by the National Academy of Medicine and Global Consortium on Climate and Health EducationThis webinar will share climate and health resources from the Midwest U.S. region related to prevention, resilience, and recovery.
While this webinar will focus on initiatives within the Midwest US region, all are welcome to join.
NASA Health and Air Quality Applied Sciences Team (HAQAST) Meeting
November 6 - 7 | St. Louis, Missouri and Online
Hosted by HAQAST and Washington University in St. Louis
Learn about how NASA data and tools are being applied to air quality and public health challenges, and connect with researchers and practitioners. Learn more
How is Climate Change Affecting Mental Health?
November 6, 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. ET | Online
Hosted by the International Society for Environmental Epidemiology
This webinar will review the impacts of climate change on mental health, across various populations, and discuss pathways for building resilience and emotional well-being in a changing climate.
How Climate Change is Affecting Mental Health?
November 6, 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. ET | Online
Hosted by the International Society for Environmental Epidemiology
This webinar will review the impacts of climate change on mental health, across various populations, and discuss pathways for building resilience and emotional well-being in a changing climate.
Connecting Early Childhood Development to Climate Change
October 30, 2:00 - 3:00 p.m. | Online
Hosted by the FrameWorks Institute and the Center on the Developing Child at Harvard UniversityA deep-dive conversation into new research on how the American public thinks about this intersection, along with an emerging set of recommendations to build awareness and solutions.
John and Kay Hardgrave Water Sustainability Conference
October 21-22 | Ada, Oklahoma
Hosted by: East Central University
Oka Con’25 brings together the people and projects driving meaningful change in water, land, and infrastructure.
Community Engaged Research: From Partnership to Practice
October 22, 3:00 - 4:00 p.m. ET | Online
Hosted by Center on Heat, Health, and Aging Innovation and Research Solutions for Communities (CHAIRS-C)
Participants will learn how to turn community priorities into research questions that can drive meaningful change in policy and practice.
3rd International Virtual Climate Education Summit
October 16, 1:00 - 8:00 p.m. ET | Online
Hosted by The Benjy Poetry And Music Global Concepts, Rutgers University, and the University of Nigeria
Theme: Enhancing smart cities for climate resilience, health, and wellbeing.
Environmental Data Available for Intergrating with the Health and Retirement Study
October 25, 12:45 - 2:15 p.m. ET | Online
Hosted by CACHE
This panel is part of the 2-day CACHE workshop “Using Health and Retirement Study for Aging, Climate, and Health Research.”
Lung as the Gateway for Environmental Exposures in Pulmonary and Cardiovascular Disease
October 14 - 15, 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. ET | Online
Hosted by The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute’s Division of Lung Diseases
This workshop will discuss the unique role of the lung as the interface with the environment, and the pulmonary and cardiovascular consequences of inhalational exposures.
P20 Speaker Series: Nature-Based Solutions to Address Climate-Related Health Impacts
October 9, 3:00 - 4:00 p.m. ET | Online
Hosted by the Center for Climate Health Excellence, University of Illinois Chicago (UIC)
Join a biweekly speaker series featuring UIC researchers and community partners. Upcoming dates: October 23, November 6, November 20, December 4.
Catalyzing Climate and Health Research Impact and Application
September 24, 1:00 – 6:00 p.m. | In-person and OnlineHosted by
Hosted by The National Academy of Medicine
Gain insights from leading experts who will underscore protecting and improving the health of patient communities.
Climate, Health, and Aging Frameworks and Collaborations
September 24, 3:00 - 4:00 p.m. ET | Online and In-person
Hosted by The Center on Heat, Health, and Aging Innovation and Research Solutions for Communities (CHAIRS-C)
Join for a review of several frameworks relevant to research on environmental exposures and older adult health, and how to navigate challenges.
Introduction to Github
September 17, 11:00 a.m - 12:00 p.m. ET | Online
In collaboration with our partners at the virtual Center on Aging, Climate, and Health (CACHE)
If you're curious about how GitHub could boost your climate and health research, you're invited to learn the basics so you can get up and running.
A Public Health Model for Environmental Impacts
September 17, 2:00 p.m. ET | Online
Hosted by APHA and ecoAmerica
A live training featuring a framework and implementation guide that aims to empower health professionals in advancing climate resilience.
A Public Health Model for Environmental Impacts
September 17, 2:00 p.m. ET | Online
Hosted by APHA and ecoAmerica
A live training featuring a framework and implementation guide that aims to empower health professionals in advancing climate resilience.
A Path Forward: Building Climate-Resilient Health Care at Every Level
September 12, 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m ET | Online
Hosted by The National Academy of Medicine
Explore how health care leadership and workforce can drive climate resilience forward.
Introduction to Implementation Science for Climate and Health
September 5, 12:00– 1:00 p.m. ET | Online and in-person in Providence, RI
Hosted by Brown University School of Public Health
Presenters will overview key theories, models, and frameworks, focusing on applications to environmental challenges and health.
Leveraging Data to Drive Effective Heat Protection Policies
September 4, 2025, 12:00 – 4:00 p.m. ET | Online
Hosted by the NAM Climate Communities Network
Learn how data shapes policies to reduce heat-related health risks. Hear real-world lessons and find practical tools for your community.
Climate and Urban Health Pre-Symposium: A Focus on the Future
September 3, 2025
Hosted by Drexel University
Join the Drexel Climate and Urban Health Research Center for a free Pre-Symposium Event before the 2025 Urban Health Symposium noted above.
Find us at ISEE-ISES 2025
CAFE researchers and GeoCAFE scholars will be at the ISEE-ISES 2025 meeting in Atlanta, Georgia, August 17-20! We invite you to come say hello and connect with our team and other climate and health community members.
Pre-conference Gathering
August 17, 2:30 p.m., near the Flora Raris sculpture in the atrium of the Regency Building.
Meet the Experts Breakfast
August 19, 7:30-8:30 a.m., at the Dunwoody Room.
Hurricanes & Health: Understanding Risks and Fostering Resilience
August 4, 11:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. ET | Online
This half-day virtual event will feature speakers, lightning talks, networking, and more. Talks will progress from hurricane tracking, through preparedness and response, and to health impacts and future projections. Also included will be an optional workshop with Dr. Brooke Anderson on her open source hurricaneexposure R package.
Announcing speakers:
Dr. Edwin Sumargo, Climate Scientist, Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs
Dr. Shuai Wang, Assistant Professor & Meteorology and Climate Science Undergraduate Program Director, University of Delaware
Dr. Brooke Anderson, Associate Professor of Epidemiology, Colorado State University
Dr. Arbor Quist, Assistant Professor of Epidemiology, Ohio State University
John Toohey-Morales, Chief Meteorologist NBC-6, South Florida
Michael Souza, Agency Meteorologist, MEMA
Extreme Heat & Health: Clinical and Public Health Strategies for Prevention and Action
July 24, 1:00p.m. ET | Online
Hosted by American Public Health Association and Climate for Health
This free course will equip you with tools to engage clinicians, public health professionals, policymakers, and community members in taking action around extreme heat.
Mortality from Natural Disasters
July 22, 1:00 – 3:00 p.m. ET | Online
Hosted by The Environmental Defense Fund
This seminar will explore how the growing threat of various natural disasters will affect mortality.
Application for NIEHS Environment Section Scholarship, 2025
The American Public Health Association announced its 2025 student scholarship for the upcoming annual meeting in Washington, D.C. This NIEHS-funded scholarship will help cover up to $1,000 dollars for students enrolled in an undergraduate, graduate, or professional program to take part in this year's annual meeting.
Applications due July 10.
How Environmental Pressures Alter Fungal Disease Epidemiology
July 9, 1:00 p.m. ET | Online
Facilitated by: Dr. Alexandra Heaney, Assistant Professor, University of California San Diego and Dr. Jennifer Head, Assistant Professor, University of Michigan
The panel will discuss how environmental impacts alter fungal pathogen biology and epidemiology, including impacts on food security, antifungal resistance, and expansion of disease. They will also identify current research gaps and propose collaborative apporaches to advance our knowledge.
Panelists:
Malia Ireland, DVM, MPH - Epidemiologist, Minnesota Department of Health
Martin Hönigl, MD - Associate Professor, Medical University of Graz
Asiya Gusa, PhD - Assistant Professor, Duke University School of Medicine
Amanda Weaver, PhD, MPH - University of California, Berkeley
Jennifer Head, PhD, MPH - Assistant Professor, University of Michigan School of Public Health
Jane Sykes, PhD, MBA, MPH - Professor, University of California, Davis
How Sustainability Enhances Community Benefit and Resilience
July 2, 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. ET | Online
Hosted by the National Academy of Medicine
This webinar explores how environmental stewardship promotes health for communities.
