Harvard Chan C-CHANGE Youth Summit on Climate, Equity and Health
The Center for Climate, Health, and the Global Environment at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health (Harvard Chan C-CHANGE) has joined forces with Putney Pre-College, an initiative of Putney Student Travel, to host another year of youth summer programming on climate, equity, and health in July 2025.
Catalyzing Climate Solutions for a Changing Planet
July 12 — July 19, 2025 | Location: Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA
Students dive into issues of climate change, equity, and public health alongside peers, educators, and leading professionals from the Center for Climate, Health, and the Global Environment at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health (Harvard Chan C-CHANGE). Students choose an Action Focus based on their interests and explored how climate change is intertwined with public health, medicine, social justice, equity, economics, and policy. They gain perspective from scientists, health practitioners, policymakers, youth activists, climate creatives, and clean energy innovators at the forefront of tackling the climate crisis. Each student takes what they learn and transforms it into a Community Action Plan, returning home ready to address these issues in their community.
The Youth Summits combine Putney’s extensive history of designing educational and innovative student programs with Harvard Chan C-CHANGE’s leadership putting health and equity at the center of climate actions.
I feel hopeful and empowered after meeting so many speakers, interacting with peers, and learning that we have the ability to do something.
– Tenth-grader, Brian Song of Connecticut
Speaker Information
Mary B. Rice
Gaurab Basu
Caleb Dresser
*More speakers to be confirmed
Organizers
Harvard Chan School seeks to bring in speakers with a wide range of experiences and perspectives. They’re here to share their own insights; they do not speak for the school or the university.