The NAM Climate Collaborative and Global Consortium on Climate and Health Education are co-hosting a series of virtual, public sessions that showcase innovative educational resources and programs that target regional climate and health concerns to build capacity among health professionals, community leaders, and others within the US. The Northeast focused webinar was held on Thursday, February 19, 10-11 AM ET.
Speakers, representing the states within this region (Maine, Vermont, Rhode Island, New York, Connecticut, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, and New Jersey), highlighted how attendees can build prevention, mitigation, resiliency, and recovery in their communities.
- Lead: Cecilia Sorensen (Global Consortium on Climate and Health Education, Columbia University)
- Moderator: Neelu Tummala (NYU Langone Health)
- Speakers:
- Cheryl E. Anderson (Dartmouth Health Children’s)
- Abigail McHugh-Grifa (Climate Solutions)
- Caleb Dresser (Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health)
- Charles Moon (Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai)
Resources shared by speakers:
Abigail McHugh-Grifa
- Collective Impact Forum – What is Collective Impact?
- The Water of Systems Change report
- Radical Candor in 6 Minutes with Kim Scott
- Understanding Climate Distress
- How to Respond to Societal Collapse – TED talk by Sarah Wilson
- Doughnut Economics by Kate Raworth
- 8 Principles of a Regenerative Economy from the Capital Institute
- Braiding Sweetgrass and The Serviceberry by Robin Wall Kimmerer
- Energy = The Ability to Do Work – Climate Solutions Summit
- Energy Blindness episode of The Great Simplification podcast
Charles Moon
- Journal of Graduate Medical Education Climate Health Supplement
- Pediatric Environmental Health Specialty Units
- New York State Children’s Environmental Health Centers Network (NYSCHECK)
- NEEF Pediatric Environmental History Screening Tool
- Prescriptions (Rx) for Prevention / New York State Prescriptions for Prevention – NYSCHECK
- Rx for Prevention Paper
- NYSCHECK Summer Academy 2026
- Envision the Environment Art Showcase
Cheryl E. Anderson
Caleb Dresser
- Climate Resilience for Frontline Clinics Toolkit
- Action Plans for Heat, Wildfire Smoke and Floods
- Realtime Climate Heat Risk
- Heat Emergencies: Prevention, Diagnosis, and Management
As many of the resources shared for this Learning Collaborative are applicable to the whole Northeast region rather than specific states, resources have been organized by the speakers who shared them.
The external resources on this page do not necessarily represent the views of any one organization, the Climate Collaborative, or the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, and have not been subjected to the review procedures of, nor are they a product of, the National Academies. We are sharing this curated list based on the expert guidance of Collaborative members to serve as resources.
Note: NAM intends to represent all 50 states and territories within the United States in this webinar series.
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