The Global Consortium on Climate and Health Education

The Global Consortium on Climate and Health Education (GCCHE) Brittany Shea, MA GCCHE Project Director Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health The Medical Society Consortium on Climate & Health Solutions Conference, Education Workshop Arlington, VA, April 9, 2018

Purpose Mission: Our goal is to secure commitments from all health professions schools around the world to educate their students on the health impacts of climate change and other planetary changes that impact human health and well-being, and to provide the curricular resources and guidance needed to implement those commitments. Vision: All health professionals will be trained to prevent, mitigate, and respond to the health impacts of climate change.

Origins Source: https: //obamawhitehouse. archives. gov/the-press-office/2015/12/04/fact-sheet-health-educatorsclimate-commitment

Origins Climate and Health Program at the Mailman School

Startup support from Rockefeller Foundation

Aims • Obtain commitments from health professions schools throughout the world to educate their students on the health impacts of climate change and bring together member institutions to share best scientific and educational practices for doing so; • Develop a core global knowledge set on the health impacts of climate change that all graduates of health professions schools should possess, as well as model curricula that member institutions can utilize for this purpose; • Build a pipeline of health professionals who focus their work on the health impacts of climate change; and, • Support the development of global academic partnerships to foster mutual learning, particularly in under-resourced countries.

Structure • Advisory Council: high-level global ambassadors and thought leaders. • Coordinating Committee: experts in climate resilience and climate-health training. • Mailman School Team: leadership at the Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health.

Members 6 continen ts 164 member s 28 countries

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Educational Content

Goals • Educate all future health professionals on climate and health • Create a core set of knowledge • Provide curricular resources • Fill the knowledge gap

Strategy • • • Survey Resources Core competencies Provide content Develop content

Survey Session as part of non-required course Session as part of required core course Standalone elective course Standalone required course Masters or certificate program Doctoral program Post-doctoral positions Does your school offer climate-health education? What climate-health education does your school

Reports & Articles Upcoming Events Courses & Educational Resources Funding & Award Opportuniti es Internship & Job Opportunities

Core Competencies • 16 competencies • For all health professional students • Adapted and implemented by institutions

Deliver Content • Link to & provide content • • • Resources Slides Sample curricula Syllabi Modules • Develop content • • • MOOCs Videos Short courses (Exec Ed, Continuing Ed) CME credits Board exam questions

Thanks & Acknowledgements Rockefeller Foundation; GCCHE Advisory Council, Coordinating Committee, & members; Dr. Jeffrey Shaman, Dr. Kim Knowlton, Dean Linda Fried, Bethany Jankunis & Mailman School colleagues; & The Medical Society Consortium on Climate & Health gcche. mailman. columbia. edu