What can CAFE do for you?

No matter your experience level, research interest, or sector, the Research Coordinating Center for Climate and Health (CAFE RCC), has something for you. 

From tools and tutorials to webinars, conferences, and specialized programs, CAFE offers resources designed to advance your research. We’ve created this guide to help you discover the support and opportunities that best support your needs. 

Join CAFE’s Community of Practice

• CAFE is a community of people committed to collaboration and peer support. Join CAFE’s Community of Practice to connect with others working in the field of extreme weather and health. All members recieve CAFE’s twice-monthly newsletter to stay informed about events, tools, and matchmaking opportunities.
  
  
• Connect with us on LinkedIn, Slack, and BlueSky.
  
  
• Stay up to date on upcoming CAFE events, as well as events within our community, on the CAFE Website.

Find the data you need (and share data you’ve collected)

• Explore the CAFE Collection on the Harvard Dataverse, an open-source repository where you can find or share data key to environmental health research, now with over 1000 datasets and counting.
  
  
• Help us expand our collection by contributing data for sharing, and help us increase discoverability by following our updated guidelines on the metadata we collect.

• Explore SEDAC Datasets: Access essential population, environmental, and socioeconomic data from the NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). In September 2025, all 300 existing SEDAC datasets began a migration to CAFE’s Data Collection on Harvard Dataverse, with plans to expand the collection with new datasets on a rolling basis.

• Submit a request to our Research Matchmaking Tool if you need help finding a dataset for your research.

Translate your data into insight with CAFE’s coding resources

• Access our GitHub Repository for reproducible code, models, and training materials shared by the CAFE team.
  
  
• Find coding tools on CAFE’s Educational Resource Hub. Select the resource type “Code Repository” and add your own via the form at the bottom of the page.
  
  
• Search for webinars and tutorials on spatial analysis and coding tips on our Educational Resource Hub and our YouTube Channel.

Sharpen your skill set with CAFE’s education offerings 

Webinars

• CAFE’s State of the Science Webinar Series features speakers from across disciplines who provide a primer on what's known about the health impacts of disasters. Past topics include greenspace, droughts, aging, and more.
  
  
• The CAFE University Webinar Series offers training opportunities ranging from processing weather data to incorporating implementation science into extreme weather and health research. Find the archive in the Educational Resource Hub or on YouTube.
  
  

Virtual Conferences

• Take a deep dive into extreme weather and health research with CAFE’s virtual conferences. Each half-day event includes expert panels with leading professionals, lighting talks exploring emerging research, networking, and workshops. The inaguaral conference explored Hurricanes and Health, the next will explore Wildfires and Heatlh, with more topics coming soon.
  
  

Educational Resources and Mentorship

• Our CAFE Educational Resource Hub is a community-driven directory linking you to education materials. You can browse and add resources spanning data analysis, geospatial tools, science communication, grant writing, and more.
  
  
• Find a mentor by submitting a request to our Research Matchmaking Tool to be connected with a mentor based on your research interests.

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