Educational Resource Hub
This crowd-sourced database of educational resources is meant to encompass any tools relevant to people working in the climate and health space. This might include submissions by the content authors themselves, or simply recommendations from community members for resources they have found helpful. This collection includes only links directing users to existing resources - it is not meant to house or archive content.
Keep in mind, this is a crowd-sourced database. CAFE does not verify the quality nor endorse the use of any materials included in this database. Make sure to follow the terms of use and attribution requirements specific to each resource. If you have created or used sources that would be relevant to the community of practice, please add it to the database by entering it in the submission form below.
A video lecture discussing how public health professions can prepare for the health effects of droughts: a resource guide.
World leaders have agreed on the goal of limiting global mean temperature rise to no more than 2° Celsius above pre‐industrial levels. At the COP21 Paris climate change conference in December, 2015, the food system was nearly absent from conversations about reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Shifting to renewable energy and changing the way we travel are critical – but will these changes be enough to avoid catastrophic climate change if current dietary trends continue? This video summarizes a report by the CLF on the roles of changing diets and reducing food waste in climate change mitigation. Brent Kim, co-author of the report, explains why we can’t keep ignoring the elephant – or the cow – in the room.
A video lecture discussing causes and effects of rising temperatures on heat related mortality in the United States with a case study in Maricopa Country, AZ.
A video lecture discussing the impact of extreme heat events on individuals over age 65 and the mitigation of lives lost and affected.
This free, self-paced, online training equips health professionals with the knowledge, hands-on experience, and resources to speak and take action on climate change in their homes, neighborhoods, workplaces, communities, and beyond. Three continuing education credits are available upon completion of this 4-hour training.
A video lecture discussing a daily homogenized temperature product to assess long-term trends in extreme heat events and associated health impacts in the United States. This tool can be used to identify heat event length and severity for the entire United States going back to 1895.
In part three of our series on climate change and health we examine how environmental changes will affect not only the food we can grow, but how they will make what we're already growing less nutritious.
In the context of ecosystem approaches to health, stepping back and thinking critically about health is a part of the process. Health can be defined in various and contrasting ways depending on one’s standpoint, perspective or values. For example, public health authorities might define health differently than ecologists working in aquatic ecosystems or Indigenous communities in Northern Canada or representatives of petroleum companies. When differing worldviews come together, the process of negotiating health is complex. Nonetheless, it is also essential for understanding the issues and proposing actions and policies that are equitable, inclusive and sustainable.The process of negotiating and defining health helps frame health issues within current cultural, economic and political contexts, and within our own research or practice. It also enables us to choose the methodology and tools best suited to measure and/or define health in that context. It is also necessary to understand the structures that exist and look at them from a critical perspective to see how they hinder or promote health.
Crowd-Sourced Climate Change and Health Educational Resources Collection Submission Form
Do you have a resource you’d like to share with the community in this educational resource collection? Please fill out the submission form below.
Your entry will be checked to ensure the content is appropriate, but will not be assessed for accuracy or completeness, and no other quality checks will be done.
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Please fill out the form to add a resource you think might be helpful for the climate change and health community of practice.
The type of resources that should be shared here are one of the following:
- Book or reference text (e.g. textbook or guidebook on best practices or other essential knowledge)
- Code repository (e.g. a GitHub code bank of an existing analysis)
- Online code tutorial or vignette (e.g. a walkthrough of specific code or methods with examples and explanations)
- Online course (e.g. a series of learning objectives with content and assessment)
- Video or recorded webinar (e.g. educational resources presented in video format)
