NIH CCHI Past Events

Katherine Dickinson, Ph.D. and Kathy James, Ph.D. from Colorado School of Public Health will discuss climate resilience in Colorado communities.

Seminar on climate change and health in a melting North, presented by Karsten Hueffer PhD, principal investigator at the Alaska Fairbanks Alliance for Community Engagement hub.

Seminar on the impacts of climate change on enteric diarrheal diseases, presented by Samendra Sherchan, Ph.D., Associate Professor and Director of the Center for Climate Change and Health, Morgan State University & NIH Climate and Health Scholar. Hosted by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases.

The White House Office of Science and Technology (OSTP) convened a White House Climate and Health Forum bringing together key federal department and agencies and private sector leaders to showcase the successes of the Biden-Harris Administration in advancing improvements at the intersection of climate and health, gather input on efforts, and plan for ambitious agendas ahead.

The workshop is co-chaired by NIMHD’s Climate and Health Scholar, Dr. Julie Postma, and seeks to stimulate community-engaged, multi-level intervention research to decrease health disparities associated with climate change. It is open to the public.

Seminar on action-oriented research to protect older adults and others against climate threats presented by Arnab Ghosh, M.D., Associate Professor of Medicine at Cornell University.

This informational webinar provided details on the application requirements and process for the 2024-2025 NIH Climate and Health Scholars Program.

Seminar on agricultural worker health and climate change presented by Julie Postma, Ph.D., R.N., Professor of Nursing and Systems Science and Associate Dean at the Washington State University College of Nursing. Postma is a 2023-2024 Climate and Health Scholar hosted by the National Institute of Minority Health and Health Disparities.

Seminar on global case studies for climate change and human health presented by Caradee Wright, Ph.D., Chief Specialist Scientist in the Environment and Health Research Unit at the South African Medical Research Council. Wright is a 2023-2024 Climate and Health Scholar hosted by Fogarty International Center.

Seminar on evidence-based climate adaptation strategies presented by Laura Geer, Ph.D., M.H.S., Associate Professor and Department Chair of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences at SUNY Downstate School of Public Health. Geer is a 2023-2024 Climate and Health Scholar hosted by All of Us Research Program.