Center for Climate, Health, and the Global Environment
We seek climate solutions that can provide for a healthier and more just world today and a livable future for our children.
665 Huntington AvenueÂ
Building 1, Room 1312Â
Boston, MA 02115
Climate Change and Health Care Delivery
We help health care providers understand how climate change impacts their clinical practice, feel empowered to safeguard their patients’ health, and use their voices to engage the health care community and public to act on climate change.
Our Work
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Frontline Health Clinics’ Knowledge, Motivators, and Behaviors on Climate Change
Our survey is the first to assess climate and health knowledge, motivators, preferences, and needs of all staff at frontline safety net clinics.
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Preterm and early-term birth, heat waves, and our changing climate
Heat waves pose an escalating threat to human health in general and the health of pregnant people and infants in particular.
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Toward a Climate-Ready Health Care System: Institutional Motivators and Workforce Engagement
Dr. Caleb Dresser argues that health care systems must reframe incentives and engage their workforce to become climate-resilient.
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Warm-Season Temperatures and Emergency Department Visits among Children with Health Insurance
A new study looks at the impacts of extreme heat on children.
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Hundreds of Hospitals on Atlantic and Gulf Coasts at Risk of Flooding from Hurricanes
Our study is the first to systematically investigate flooding risk to nearly 700 U.S. hospitals on the Atlantic and Gulf Coasts from Category 1-4 storms.
Protecting patients from climate risks
We are working with frontline health clinics to protect patients’ health from climate shocks like heat waves, hurricanes, flooding, and wildfires. Our programs work with clinic providers, staff, and patients to prevent harm from the climate crisis and improve health equity.