Climate & Health Foundation
Why do we need Climate Medicine?
According to the CDC
'Climate change, together with other natural and human-made health stressors, influences human health and disease in numerous ways. Some existing health threats will intensify and new health threats will emerge. Not everyone is equally at risk. Important considerations include age, economic resources, and location.' Link to CDC
According to the WHO,
'Climate change is the biggest health threat facing humanity'. Link to WHO
The Climate and Health Foundation facilitates a Fellowship program. (link to cu)
The Fellows focus on 4 distinct areas:
Patient
Asthma, allergies, cardiovascular & respiratory diseases
Education & Advocacy
Climate & Health experts testify to help shape policy
Fellowship Preceptorships - NOAA, NIH, EPA, Healthcare without Harm
Hospital
How to Green their processes! Focus on Decarbonization of hospitals - reduce footprint
Global
Dominican
Conference in Nigeria
Climate and Health Foundation
The Climate and Health Foundation (CHF) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to training clinicians and health professionals as leaders in Climate Medicine to become formidable innovators that will force multiply our global risk assessment and influence climate policy.
The first Climate & Health Science Policy Fellowship and the first academic endowed chair in Climate Medicine in the United States were created through a partnership between the Climate and Health Foundation and the University of Colorado School of Medicine.