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.
Climate change is an important topic for public health practice. As the frequency and severity of climate-related disasters increase, in order to protect health and well-being, the need to understand and prepare for unforeseeable events is rapidly growing. This course will provide participants with an overview of issues in relation to climate change and health in the context of public health practice. Furthermore, it introduces important concepts of how to tackle climate change related health impacts and how to support community preparedness, response, policy formulation and implementation.
Local public health departments (LHDs) across the United States are working proactively to address health inequities, an endeavor that requires intentional change in public health practice. While the services that public health provides to individuals in communities remain vitally important, local health departments are broadening their scope to support systems change across the many sectors that shape community environments (such as transportation and land use, agriculture and food, and criminal justice systems) and the economic, physical, and social conditions in which we live, work, learn, and play. LHDs are also beginning to address the historical and structural determinants of health (such as racism, power, and disenfranchisement) that have led to and reinforce persistent inequities. Now, public health needs to apply this expanded scope to climate change. Our actions now will determine the magnitude of future impacts, how quickly they occur, and the extent to which our communities can thrive in the face of climate change.
Panel Connecting Climate Change and Public Health State of the Science
Moderator
Jonathan Patz, University of Wisconsin
Heat
Kim Knowlton, Natural Resources Defense Council and Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University
Extreme Weather Events and Disasters
Mark Keim, DisasterDoc
The Food Supply
Sam Myers, Harvard University
Infectious Diseases
Glenn Morris, University of Florida
Air Quality and Allergens
Patrick Kinney, Boston University
Mental Health
Lise Van Susteren, Advisory Board member, Center for Health and the Global Environment, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
A video lecture discussing a framework for forecasting indoor temperatures for populations at risk from heat waves.
A keynote video lecture on using physiological evidence to inform extreme heat public health guidance.
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.
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)
