General

GCCHE Core Competencies

Global Consortium on Climate and Health Education: 

Climate & Health Key Competencies for Health Professions Students

This set of competencies reflects foundational climate and health knowledge, skills, abilities, and attitudes for health professions students to mitigate the health impacts of climate change. Intended as a guide for developing climate and health education in health professions schools’ curricula, the set can be applied as needed and included in a variety of formats and over different timescales, such as in slides over several years of teaching, a series of lectures, or an entire course. The set of competencies offers an overview 2 of the different domains, units, and elements of competency recommended for all health professions students, as well as specific competencies for public health and clinical practices.

The original GCCHE competencies set was developed and adopted in February 2018 by the GCCHE Advisory Council and Coordinating Committee. Amendments were developed by the GCCHE Coordinating Committee in November 2020.

General Knowledge

Resource Portals

Fact Sheets

Videos

Slides

Books

Podcasts

Online Courses

  • UN CC: e-learn - Climate Change Negotiations and Health: Free enrollment, three-hour, self-paced online course, with certification, in English
  • United Nations (UNITAR) - HUMAN HEALTH AND CLIMATE CHANGE: Free enrollment, Web-based, Self-paced 
  • University of Michigan, “Act on Climate: Steps to Individual, Community, and Political Action”, Coursera: Free enrollment, Course starts 3 December 2022
  • University Hospital Heidelberg – Institute of Global Health, Kenya Medical Research Centre – Centre for Global Health Research, Humboldt Universität Berlin, and others, “Research Methods for the Study of Climate Change and Health”, MOOC: Free enrollment, Course starts 1 March 2022-30 December 2022
  • WHO Academy Climate Change and Health course - This free, self-paced online course features interactive tasks, incorporating pre-recorded videos, audio narration, readings, and guides. The course aims to enhance awareness of WHO tools and resources, foster an in-depth comprehension of the intricate linkages between climate change and health, and build technical capacity to assess context-specific health risks and vulnerabilities. Participants will also gain expertise in developing mitigation and adaptation policies and interventions in health (and health-determining) sectors, ultimately safeguarding populations from the health risks associated with climate change. 

Miscellaneous Tools for Climate Health

  • CLIMAQ-H is a software tool for Member States of the WHO European Region to assess the outcomes of climate-driven policies and support decision-making or for screening “what-if” scenarios, such as different carbon-reduction options, by comparing the potential health co-benefits achieved by implementing their NDC targets. 

  • Climate and Health Data Library - from International Research Institute for Climate and Society (IRI) - Interactive maps demonstrating the relationship between climate change and health outcomes

  • Climate and Health Youth Education Toolkit from APHA provides an easy-to-use lesson plan and supporting materials for public health professionals to give guest lectures on climate, health, and equity to students in grades 9-12.

  • Climate Change map - from Wellcome, an interactive website for exploration of how climate change affects different parts of the world
  • Climate Data Guide, 2015 - from the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR), provides concise and reliable information on the strengths and limitations of the key observational data sets, tools, and methods used to evaluate Earth system models and to understand the climate system, Publishes data summaries with access links, intercomparisons, and expert commentaries on the utility of climate data for addressing a wide variety of questions in climate science
  • Earth Engine Data Catalog - from Google, open access, includes over forty years of historical imagery and earth science datasets, including on climate and weather; datasets can be imported from the website into your script environment
  • GlobalChange.gov - Repository of federal climate and health data
  • Global Health Observatory Data Repository - Various public health and climate and health topics from the Fourth National Climate Assessment, Prepared by the U.S. Global Change Research Program staff
  • Heatwave Guide for Cities - Prepared by Red Cross Red Crescent Climate Center, Includes basic preparation steps urban citizens and governments to take to protect citizens in the occurrences of heat waves
  • Monitoring & Data Index, 2012 - from National Weather Service, Climate Prediction Center. A Meteorological data repository
  • My NASA Data - Interactive website for exploration of phenomena related to the Atmosphere, Biosphere, Geosphere, and Hydrosphere
  • One Health Tools & Toolkits - Many governmental and non-governmental organizations, academics, and other individuals have created a diverse array of tools to assist One Health practitioners and lifelong learners. These documents aid in health systems management, disease surveillance, research, learning, and much more. 

  • Smart Hospitals Toolkit - from Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization, Health Emergencies. This toolkit comprised of previously developed instruments such as the Hospital Safety Index, which many countries are using to help ensure that new or existing health facilities are disaster-resilient
  • The Proclamation Request Toolkit - from Children's Environmental Health Network. An advocacy tool offering customizable templates for proclamations for your mayor and/or governor, showcasing their commitment to protecting the climate and environmental health of children in their jurisdiction
  • Smoke Sense Data Visualization Tool - from EPA. A mobile phone application to explore current and forecast maps of air quality, and learn how to protect health from wildfire smoke, record smoke experiences, health symptoms, and behaviors taken to reduce exposure

Topic-Specific Resources

Air Pollution and Allergens

Videos

Slides

Communications and Collaboration

Videos

Slides

Children’s Health

Videos

Ethical, Professional, and Legal Obligations

Articles

Health Co-Benefits of Climate Mitigation and Adaptation

Videos

Heat

Videos

Articles

Infectious Diseases

Videos

Food and Water Security

Videos

Mental Health

Videos

Knowledge and Analytical Skills

Videos

Health Impacts

Videos

Planetary Health

Articles

Policy

Videos

Extreme Weather

Videos

Slides

Resource Portal

Region-Specific Resources

USA

Australia

The Caribbean

Latin America and The Caribbean

  • Health, Climate and the Environment (in English), published in collaboration with Latin America 21 and with the support of the World Meteorological Organization, explores the complexities of the climate and environmental crises in the region.
  • Salud, Clima Y Ambiente (in Spanish), publicado en colaboración con Latinoamérica21 y con el apoyo de la Organización Meteorológica Mundial, explora el impacto de las crisis climática y ambiental en la salud.
  • Saúde, Clima E Meio Ambiente (in Portuguese), publicado em colaboração com Latinoamérica21 e com o apoio da Organização Meteorológica Mundial, explora o impacto da crise climática e ambiental na saúde.

Broadly-Scoping Resources

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