Climate change significantly impacts public health, contributing to respiratory and cardiovascular diseases, heat-related illnesses, and the spread of infections. The World Health Organization reports that vulnerable groups, like the elderly and low-income communities, are most at risk. Additionally, the mental health effects, such as anxiety and stress, are growing concerns, underscoring the need for urgent climate action to protect public health.
The Region IV Public Health Training Center (PHTC) provides training for emerging public health leaders in the eight states that comprise HHS Region IV: Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee.
This is a list of climate change trainings, resources, toolkits, and dashboards from the Region IV PHTC, the Public Health Training Center Network, and other organizations.
CLIMATE SCIENCE BASICS
DASHBOARDS
- Climate and Health Outlook Portal (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services)
- Fire and Smoke Map (Environmental Protection Agency)
- Heat and Health Tracker (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
- National Current Conditions (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration)
- National Weather Service HeatRisk (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration)
FRAMEWORKS
- Building Resilience Against Climate Effects (BRACE) (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
RESOURCES
- Climate and Health (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Foundation)
- Climate and Health (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
- Climate and Health: A Guide for Cross-Sector Collaboration (National Association of County and City Health Officials)
- Climate and Health Actionable Research and Translation Center (CHART) (Emory University)
- Climate and Health Outlook (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services)
- Climate and Health Program Guide (National Association of County and City Health Officials)
- Climate and Health Resources (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Foundation)
- Climate Change (National Association of County and City Health Officials)
- Climate, Health and Equity (American Public Health Association)
- Earth Science Data Systems (National Aeronautics and Space Administration)
- Extreme Heat Resource Hub (American Public Health Association)
- Improvement Area: Climate and Health (Institute for Healthcare Improvement)
- Preparing for the Regional Health Impacts of Climate Change in the United States (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
- The Fifth National Climate Assessment (U.S. Global Change Research Program)
- The Fourth National Climate Assessment (U.S. Global Change Research Program)
TOOLKITS
- Climate and Health Program Models – A Slide Deck (National Association of County and City Health Officials)
- Climate and Health: A Training for Health Department Staff (National Association of County and City Health Officials)
- COVID-19 and Cooling Centers (National Association of County and City Health Officials)
- Hospital Data and Climate Health Surveillance (National Association of County and City Health Officials)
- Preparing for the Health Impacts of Climate Change in the Southeast (National Association of County and City Health Officials)
TRAININGS
- Advancing Climate Resilience, Sustainability, and Environmental Justice: A Public and Academic Libraries Partnership in San Diego County (Region 7 Region Public Health Training Center)
- Climate Adaptation (Region 7 Region Public Health Training Center)
- Climate Change Impacts on Vector-Borne Diseases (Region 4 Public Health Training Center)
- Climate and Health: A Training for Health Department Staff (Region 7 Region Public Health Training Center)
- Climate and Health: What Can We Do Today – Session I (New England Public Health Training Center)
- Climate and Health: What Can We Do Today – Session II (New England Public Health Training Center)
- Climate and Health: What Can We Do Today – Session III (New England Public Health Training Center)
- Climate Change and Flooding Risk: How Local Health Departments and Communities Can Prepare (Region 2 Public Health Training Center)
- Climate Change and Health in Alaska: Addressing Inequities and Building Resilience (Region 7 Public Health Training Center)
- Climate Change: Is It a Public Health Crisis Yet? (Mid-Atlantic Regional Public Health Training Center)
- Climate Change: Using Technical and Adaptive Leadership to Identify and Address Extreme Heat (Region 2 Public Health Training Center)
- Climate Change: What’s Law Got to Do With It? (Mid-Atlantic Regional Public Health Training Center)
- Combating the Dual Challenges of Climate-Related Disasters and COVID-19 (Region 7 Public Health Training Center)
- Data-Driven and Equity-Driven Tools to Assess Climate, Health, and Equity Locally (Region 4 Public Health Training Center)
- Earth Science Data Systems Webinars (National Aeronautics and Space Administration)
- Environmental Exposures and Health at the Local Level: A Case Study of Chelsea, MA | Part I: Extreme Heat (New England Public Health Training Center)
- Examining Public Health Workers’ Perceptions Toward Response Expectations in Disasters: Climate Change Considerations (Mid-Atlantic Regional Public Health Training Center)
- Exploring and Addressing Climate Change and Public Health (Mid-Atlantic Regional Public Health Training Center)
- Health Disparities Roundtable 2022: Advancing Health Equity – Public Health Solutions for Climate Change (Region 7 Public Health Training Center)
- Human Health Effects of Climate Change (New England Public Health Training Center)
- Impact of Climate Change on Vaccine-Preventable Disease (Region 7 Public Health Training Center)
- LaHRH103: Heat-Related Illness – Risk Factors, Types & Prevention (Region 6 Public Health Training Center)
- Lessons Learned from the Heat Dome and Climate Change (Region 10 Public Health Training Center)
- PA-EHE: Climate-informed Public Health Training – Recorded (Region 7 Public Health Training Center)
- Public Health, Water Security, and Climate Change: A West Virginia Perspective (Mid-Atlantic Regional Public Health Training Center)
- Retrofits: The Intersection of Housing, Climate, Environmental, Racial, and Gender Equity (New England Public Health Training Center)
- Tackling Climate Change: Mitigation or Adaptation (New England Public Health Training Center)
- The Climate Change and Children’s Health – Web-Based Training (National Association of County and City Health Officials)
VECTOR BIOLOGY AND ECOLOGY
RESOURCES
- About One Health (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
- US OHZDP Workshop (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
- Vector Control (National Association of County and City Health Officials)
- Vector-Borne Disease (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
TOOLKITS
- Educational Resources – Mosquitoes (National Association of County and City Health Officials)
- Vector Control Collaborative Flyer (National Association of County and City Health Officials)
TRAININGS
- An Introduction to One Health (New England Public Health Training Center)
- E008: Zoonoses, Vectors, Pests and Weeds (Region 6 Public Health Training Center)
- Introduction to Zoonoses and Vectorborne Diseases (New England Public Health Training Center)
- Monkeypox and the Risk of New Zoonotic Threats (Region 10 Public Health Training Center)
- One Health: Concept to Application (Region 10 Public Health Training Center)
- VCEHP101: Vector-Borne Diseases of Public Health Importance (Region 6 Public Health Training Center)
- VCEHP104: Tick Biology and Control (Region 6 Public Health Training Center)
- Vectors of Disease in Disasters (Region 6 Public Health Training Center)
DISEASE SURVEILLANCE AND MODELING
RESOURCES
- Interoperability Begins with People (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
- Manual for the Surveillance of Vaccine-Preventable Diseases (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
- National Notifiable Diseases Surveillance System (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
- Public Health Surveillance and Data (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
- Surveillance Resource Center (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
- Technical Resource Center (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
- What is Case Surveillance? (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
TRAININGS
- Introduction to Public Health Surveillance (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND COMMUNICATIONS
RESOURCES
- Embracing Cultural Humility and Community Engagement (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
- Phases of Community Engagement Graphic (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
TRAININGS
- Best Practices for Community Engagement from a Public Health Perspective (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
- VCEHP110: Risk Communication Basics for Environmental Health Professionals (Region 6 Public Health Training Center)
INTERDISCIPLINARY COLLABORATION
TRAININGS
- The Secret Sauce for Cross-Sector Collaboration (Region 10 Public Health Training Center)