1. 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
Climate & Health Solutions Conference, Education Workshop
Arlington, VA, April 9, 2018

2. 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.

3. Origins
Source:

4. Climate and Health Program at the Mailman School
Origins
Climate and Health Program at the Mailman School

5. Startup support from Rockefeller Foundation

6. 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.

7. 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.

8. Members
164
members
6 continents
28 countries

9. Homepage

10. Educational Content

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

12. Strategy Survey Resources Core competencies Provide content
Develop content

13. Survey Does your school offer climate-health education?
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 offer?

14. Resources Reports & Articles Funding & Award Opportunities
Upcoming Events
Internship & Job Opportunities
Courses & Educational Resources

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

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

17. 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