Yale Center on Climate Change and Health
@cchyale.bsky.social
Utilizing Yale University's multidisciplinary expertise and global reach to address one of the greatest public health challenges of the 21st century. 🌎🌱
🏡 Housed at the Yale School of Public Health
Connect with us! 👉 linktr.ee/yccch
🏡 Housed at the Yale School of Public Health
Connect with us! 👉 linktr.ee/yccch
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At a time of daunting public health and climate challenges, we reaffirm our commitment to healthy people, communities, and planet. As a university center, we remain dedicated to research, educating future climate and health leaders, and informing policy and practice-based solutions.
This year, the Northeast has faced record-breaking rain and repeated flash floods, disrupting communities, damaging homes, and threatening drinking water. Flooding increases risks of mold exposure, waterborne illness, and mental health strain long after the waters recede.
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November 11, 2025 at 3:07 PM
This year, the Northeast has faced record-breaking rain and repeated flash floods, disrupting communities, damaging homes, and threatening drinking water. Flooding increases risks of mold exposure, waterborne illness, and mental health strain long after the waters recede.
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Have a happy and sustainable Halloween. Tell us what you're dressing up as this year!
October 30, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Have a happy and sustainable Halloween. Tell us what you're dressing up as this year!
On International Climate Change Day, we reaffirm our shared responsibility to protect people and the planet.
At the Yale Center on Climate Change and Health (YCCCH), we bridge research, education, and action to advance health equity and resilience.
At the Yale Center on Climate Change and Health (YCCCH), we bridge research, education, and action to advance health equity and resilience.
October 27, 2025 at 5:03 PM
On International Climate Change Day, we reaffirm our shared responsibility to protect people and the planet.
At the Yale Center on Climate Change and Health (YCCCH), we bridge research, education, and action to advance health equity and resilience.
At the Yale Center on Climate Change and Health (YCCCH), we bridge research, education, and action to advance health equity and resilience.
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A very good qualitative study examining local strategies to cope with heat.
🫠 Sleep and environnemental justice issues with one quote
Beating the heat in a low-income urban community of color: a qualitative study of coping strategies, barriers, and solutions (US)
doi.org/10.1088/2752...
🫠 Sleep and environnemental justice issues with one quote
Beating the heat in a low-income urban community of color: a qualitative study of coping strategies, barriers, and solutions (US)
doi.org/10.1088/2752...
October 6, 2025 at 3:23 PM
A very good qualitative study examining local strategies to cope with heat.
🫠 Sleep and environnemental justice issues with one quote
Beating the heat in a low-income urban community of color: a qualitative study of coping strategies, barriers, and solutions (US)
doi.org/10.1088/2752...
🫠 Sleep and environnemental justice issues with one quote
Beating the heat in a low-income urban community of color: a qualitative study of coping strategies, barriers, and solutions (US)
doi.org/10.1088/2752...
Join the Kimball Smith Series on Monday, October 27, featuring YCCCH Faculty Director Dr. Kai Chen. This discussion will explore how research, governance, and community action can together bolster public health resilience in the face of climate change.
Register: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Register: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
October 22, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Join the Kimball Smith Series on Monday, October 27, featuring YCCCH Faculty Director Dr. Kai Chen. This discussion will explore how research, governance, and community action can together bolster public health resilience in the face of climate change.
Register: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Register: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
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Don't miss today's #YaleGreatTalks!
WEEKLY RESEARCH CONFERENCE
🕛12pm
🥼Kai Chen, PhD @cchyale.bsky.social @yalesph.bsky.social
💭Climate Change, Air Pollution, and Public Health
📍TAC S447 / 💻zoom
WEEKLY RESEARCH CONFERENCE
🕛12pm
🥼Kai Chen, PhD @cchyale.bsky.social @yalesph.bsky.social
💭Climate Change, Air Pollution, and Public Health
📍TAC S447 / 💻zoom
October 9, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Don't miss today's #YaleGreatTalks!
WEEKLY RESEARCH CONFERENCE
🕛12pm
🥼Kai Chen, PhD @cchyale.bsky.social @yalesph.bsky.social
💭Climate Change, Air Pollution, and Public Health
📍TAC S447 / 💻zoom
WEEKLY RESEARCH CONFERENCE
🕛12pm
🥼Kai Chen, PhD @cchyale.bsky.social @yalesph.bsky.social
💭Climate Change, Air Pollution, and Public Health
📍TAC S447 / 💻zoom
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At @cchyale.bsky.social, we'll keep collecting evidence as it's published: you can follow along at healthattribution.org. We've also launched a working group for a new Global Burden of Climate Change Study, which you can follow at gbcc.study. Time to get to work. #CountEveryClimateDeath
The Health Attribution Library
healthattribution.org
September 17, 2025 at 12:32 PM
At @cchyale.bsky.social, we'll keep collecting evidence as it's published: you can follow along at healthattribution.org. We've also launched a working group for a new Global Burden of Climate Change Study, which you can follow at gbcc.study. Time to get to work. #CountEveryClimateDeath
🌍 On Thursday, September 25, 2025, join @cchyale.bsky.social & The New York Academy of Medicine for our flagship event on sustainable health systems during Climate Week NYC! 🌿
Learn more & register today: HealthSystemsClimateAction.com
#ClimateHealth #SustainableHealthcare #YCCCH #NYAM
Learn more & register today: HealthSystemsClimateAction.com
#ClimateHealth #SustainableHealthcare #YCCCH #NYAM
September 15, 2025 at 3:04 PM
🌍 On Thursday, September 25, 2025, join @cchyale.bsky.social & The New York Academy of Medicine for our flagship event on sustainable health systems during Climate Week NYC! 🌿
Learn more & register today: HealthSystemsClimateAction.com
#ClimateHealth #SustainableHealthcare #YCCCH #NYAM
Learn more & register today: HealthSystemsClimateAction.com
#ClimateHealth #SustainableHealthcare #YCCCH #NYAM
Join YCCCH for our first #ClimateChangeandHealth Seminar of the year on Sept. 15 at 12pm ET! Dr. Gary Adamkiewicz, Associate Professor of Environmental Health and Exposure Disparities at @hsph.harvard.edu, will be our featured speaker.
Register here 👉 bit.ly/2025Adamkiew...
Register here 👉 bit.ly/2025Adamkiew...
September 10, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Join YCCCH for our first #ClimateChangeandHealth Seminar of the year on Sept. 15 at 12pm ET! Dr. Gary Adamkiewicz, Associate Professor of Environmental Health and Exposure Disparities at @hsph.harvard.edu, will be our featured speaker.
Register here 👉 bit.ly/2025Adamkiew...
Register here 👉 bit.ly/2025Adamkiew...
YCCCH is now accepting applications for the second offering of its online short course titled “Climate Change and Mental Health – Essential Skills for Mental Health and Primary Care Providers.”
Visit the course website for more information and register by Sept. 22: ysph.yale.edu/school-of-pu...
Visit the course website for more information and register by Sept. 22: ysph.yale.edu/school-of-pu...
August 26, 2025 at 3:37 PM
YCCCH is now accepting applications for the second offering of its online short course titled “Climate Change and Mental Health – Essential Skills for Mental Health and Primary Care Providers.”
Visit the course website for more information and register by Sept. 22: ysph.yale.edu/school-of-pu...
Visit the course website for more information and register by Sept. 22: ysph.yale.edu/school-of-pu...
Join us Sept. 10 at the 2025 Connecticut Symposium on Climate Change and Health to learn about how climate change affects our health in CT, and how we can work together for a healthy, climate-resilient future.
Register to attend in person in New Haven: bit.ly/2025ct or virtual: bit.ly/2025ctvirtual
Register to attend in person in New Haven: bit.ly/2025ct or virtual: bit.ly/2025ctvirtual
August 25, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Join us Sept. 10 at the 2025 Connecticut Symposium on Climate Change and Health to learn about how climate change affects our health in CT, and how we can work together for a healthy, climate-resilient future.
Register to attend in person in New Haven: bit.ly/2025ct or virtual: bit.ly/2025ctvirtual
Register to attend in person in New Haven: bit.ly/2025ct or virtual: bit.ly/2025ctvirtual
There's still time to apply!
For more information, register for the informational webinar on August 19 at 12:00 p.m. ET: yale.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
For more information, register for the informational webinar on August 19 at 12:00 p.m. ET: yale.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
August 11, 2025 at 5:25 PM
There's still time to apply!
For more information, register for the informational webinar on August 19 at 12:00 p.m. ET: yale.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
For more information, register for the informational webinar on August 19 at 12:00 p.m. ET: yale.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
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🎆NEW RESEARCH OUT
In our new study published in One Earth, we uncovered hard truths about NO2-related health disparities in the U.S. Racial-ethnic minorities were generally more exposed and susceptible. The most affected race-ethnicity group was location-specific.
In our new study published in One Earth, we uncovered hard truths about NO2-related health disparities in the U.S. Racial-ethnic minorities were generally more exposed and susceptible. The most affected race-ethnicity group was location-specific.
Disparities in NO2-related health burden prevalent across race-ethnicity and income groups in the United States
Increasing evidence has linked long-term NO2 exposures to adverse health, while current
research on the NO2-related health burden rarely assesses exposure and susceptibility
disparities jointly. In th...
www.cell.com
July 24, 2025 at 3:13 PM
🎆NEW RESEARCH OUT
In our new study published in One Earth, we uncovered hard truths about NO2-related health disparities in the U.S. Racial-ethnic minorities were generally more exposed and susceptible. The most affected race-ethnicity group was location-specific.
In our new study published in One Earth, we uncovered hard truths about NO2-related health disparities in the U.S. Racial-ethnic minorities were generally more exposed and susceptible. The most affected race-ethnicity group was location-specific.
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Beyond just physical damage and lives lost, floodwaters can cause increased health risks including:
➡️ Diarrhea
➡️ Mold
➡️ Chronic conditions
➡️ Stress and mental health disorders
➡️ Disruption to health care services
Read more ⬇️
abcnews.go.com/Health/texas...
➡️ Diarrhea
➡️ Mold
➡️ Chronic conditions
➡️ Stress and mental health disorders
➡️ Disruption to health care services
Read more ⬇️
abcnews.go.com/Health/texas...
Texas floodwaters can increase health risks that could last for months: Experts
Floodwaters be contaminated with debris as well as high levels of bacteria, chemicals, waste and other pollutants, which can cause prolonged health risks, experts say.
abcnews.go.com
July 15, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Beyond just physical damage and lives lost, floodwaters can cause increased health risks including:
➡️ Diarrhea
➡️ Mold
➡️ Chronic conditions
➡️ Stress and mental health disorders
➡️ Disruption to health care services
Read more ⬇️
abcnews.go.com/Health/texas...
➡️ Diarrhea
➡️ Mold
➡️ Chronic conditions
➡️ Stress and mental health disorders
➡️ Disruption to health care services
Read more ⬇️
abcnews.go.com/Health/texas...
Now accepting applications for the 14th offering of Yale's Climate Change and Health Certificate. This is a 21-week online program for working professionals with a 90% completion and 98.6% recommendation rate.
Learn more and apply by August 25, 2025: ysph.yale.edu/cchcert/
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Learn more and apply by August 25, 2025: ysph.yale.edu/cchcert/
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July 11, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Now accepting applications for the 14th offering of Yale's Climate Change and Health Certificate. This is a 21-week online program for working professionals with a 90% completion and 98.6% recommendation rate.
Learn more and apply by August 25, 2025: ysph.yale.edu/cchcert/
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Learn more and apply by August 25, 2025: ysph.yale.edu/cchcert/
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The combination of high temperatures and poor air quality has been linked to an increased risk for heart attacks in young adults, according to a new study by Yale School of Public Health researchers and collaborators.
www.medscape.com/vie...
www.medscape.com/vie...
Heat, Poor Air Quality Ups Heart Attack Risk
The combination of high temperatures and poor air quality has been linked to an increased risk for acute myocardial infarction in young adults.
www.medscape.com
June 23, 2025 at 4:00 PM
The combination of high temperatures and poor air quality has been linked to an increased risk for heart attacks in young adults, according to a new study by Yale School of Public Health researchers and collaborators.
www.medscape.com/vie...
www.medscape.com/vie...
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In a new study, Yale researchers, including Profs. Xiaomei Ma and Kai Chen, found that ozone pollution, also called smog, and high temperatures together increase the risk of acute myocardial infarction, commonly known as a heart attack. Learn more ⬇️
news.yale.edu/2025/0...
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Star music, Kavli kudos, and summertime heart risks
Researchers listen to “music” made by stars, consider the heart risks of hot, smoggy days, and earn kudos in geoscience, public health, and systems biology.
news.yale.edu
June 12, 2025 at 3:45 PM
In a new study, Yale researchers, including Profs. Xiaomei Ma and Kai Chen, found that ozone pollution, also called smog, and high temperatures together increase the risk of acute myocardial infarction, commonly known as a heart attack. Learn more ⬇️
news.yale.edu/2025/0...
news.yale.edu/2025/0...
With a heat wave forecasted this week, outdoor workers, especially migrant farmworkers, face increased health risks. A recent @yalesph.bsky.social study reveals important insights into migrant farmworker health in Connecticut amid rising temperatures.
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June 23, 2025 at 5:02 PM
With a heat wave forecasted this week, outdoor workers, especially migrant farmworkers, face increased health risks. A recent @yalesph.bsky.social study reveals important insights into migrant farmworker health in Connecticut amid rising temperatures.
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Some coverage of the work: abcnews.go.com/Internationa...
Wildfires aren't just part of the climate crisis, they're a public health problem
abcnews.go.com
June 18, 2025 at 10:37 PM
Some coverage of the work: abcnews.go.com/Internationa...
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Some new science 🚨👉 Wildfires drive people indoors, increasing RSV, influenza, and #Covid transmission. If even 10% of people #mask, it could offset that effect - protecting them from both viruses and air pollution. Another facet of the climate-pandemic connection journals.plos.org/climate/arti...
Disruption of outdoor activities caused by wildfire smoke shapes circulation of respiratory pathogens
Author summary The effects of climate change on human health are becoming more evident, but we often overlook one crucial factor: how extreme weather events influence our behaviors and, in turn, the s...
journals.plos.org
June 18, 2025 at 10:37 PM
Some new science 🚨👉 Wildfires drive people indoors, increasing RSV, influenza, and #Covid transmission. If even 10% of people #mask, it could offset that effect - protecting them from both viruses and air pollution. Another facet of the climate-pandemic connection journals.plos.org/climate/arti...
“And I love the Northeast, but it's the season of the ticks...“
Swipe to learn what you need to know about preventing tick-borne diseases, especially as climate change is helping ticks thrive - and not just in the Northeast!
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Swipe to learn what you need to know about preventing tick-borne diseases, especially as climate change is helping ticks thrive - and not just in the Northeast!
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May 29, 2025 at 5:50 PM
“And I love the Northeast, but it's the season of the ticks...“
Swipe to learn what you need to know about preventing tick-borne diseases, especially as climate change is helping ticks thrive - and not just in the Northeast!
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Swipe to learn what you need to know about preventing tick-borne diseases, especially as climate change is helping ticks thrive - and not just in the Northeast!
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This week, the World Health Assembly (WHA) approved a landmark Global Action Plan on Climate Change and Health, affirming a global commitment to science-based climate action that cuts fossil fuel emissions while improving health.
Read the full action plan here: lnkd.in/ecitBW_w
Read the full action plan here: lnkd.in/ecitBW_w
May 29, 2025 at 3:22 PM
This week, the World Health Assembly (WHA) approved a landmark Global Action Plan on Climate Change and Health, affirming a global commitment to science-based climate action that cuts fossil fuel emissions while improving health.
Read the full action plan here: lnkd.in/ecitBW_w
Read the full action plan here: lnkd.in/ecitBW_w
We’re celebrating our YCCCH students, fellows, and friends who graduated earlier this week! Your dedication to building a healthier, more resilient future in the face of climate change gives us hope. Congrats Class of 2025! 🌎🎓
May 21, 2025 at 1:37 PM
We’re celebrating our YCCCH students, fellows, and friends who graduated earlier this week! Your dedication to building a healthier, more resilient future in the face of climate change gives us hope. Congrats Class of 2025! 🌎🎓
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Grateful to see our research team's effort being recognized with the Yale University School of Public Health Team Science Prize! One of the most fruitful and synergistic research projects I have worked on.
@yalesph.bsky.social @cchyale.bsky.social
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@yalesph.bsky.social @cchyale.bsky.social
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Faculty Research Awards Showcase YSPH Strengths in Science
Whether developing a new test for malaria, exposing health risks associated with climate change, or highlighting the impact of stigma on LGBTQ+ population
ysph.yale.edu
May 13, 2025 at 12:14 PM
Grateful to see our research team's effort being recognized with the Yale University School of Public Health Team Science Prize! One of the most fruitful and synergistic research projects I have worked on.
@yalesph.bsky.social @cchyale.bsky.social
ysph.yale.edu/news-article...
@yalesph.bsky.social @cchyale.bsky.social
ysph.yale.edu/news-article...
Last Friday, YCCCH students, staff, and faculty celebrated the 10th anniversary of YSPH's Day of Service—an opportunity to support local public health efforts and connect with the New Haven community.
Check out photos from our service project at Gather New Haven’s community farm in Fair Haven!
Check out photos from our service project at Gather New Haven’s community farm in Fair Haven!
May 13, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Last Friday, YCCCH students, staff, and faculty celebrated the 10th anniversary of YSPH's Day of Service—an opportunity to support local public health efforts and connect with the New Haven community.
Check out photos from our service project at Gather New Haven’s community farm in Fair Haven!
Check out photos from our service project at Gather New Haven’s community farm in Fair Haven!