Research Capacity Building Core

Youth Mental Health and the Climate Crisis This webinar was held on February 11, 2025 Access the recording of the session HERE *This enduring material is eligible for Continuing Nursing Education (CNE) credits! Description: Climate change has profound and escalating consequences for all aspects of human health, including our mental health and emotional well-being. In this webinar we will learn about how climate change is harming mental health, the reasons…

The Climate and Health Actionable Research and Translation (CHART) Center (NIH 1P20ES036110-02) is pleased to announce the 2025-2026 Pilot Project Program in Climate and Health. CHART will make available a total of $60,000 to projects that aim to advance climate and health research, with the intention of funding multiple grants of up to $20,000 each in direct costs. Letter of Intent Due: February 24th, 2025 (extended) Full Application Due: April…

Heat, Health, and Environmental Justice: Addressing Barriers in Underserved Communities This webinar was held on January 14, 2025 Access the recording of the session HERE *This enduring material is eligible for Continuing Nursing Education (CNE) credits! The built environment can play a large role in a person’s exposure to heat, as well as other manmade and climate change-related health hazards. This webinar will dive into the concept of environmental justice…

***Now eligible for Continuing Nursing Education (CNE) credits!  Vulnerable populations such as children and farmworkers may not always have a choice when exposed to heat. In this webinar, speakers will analyze regional challenges, identify barriers and facilitators to health outcomes, and emphasize the role of community engagement in improving children’s health in relation to heat. Access the recording of the session HERE. After watching the recording of the session, we…

***Now eligible for Continuing Nursing Education (CNE) credits!  Pregnancy can increase the risk of a woman and her fetus being negatively impacted by environmental exposures. This webinar will discuss current research on how high ambient temperatures may influence pregnancy outcomes, highlighting emerging epidemiologic evidence and current knowledge gaps. The webinar will also utilize data and professional clinical experience to show how obstetricians and other clinicians working with pregnant patients can…

***Now eligible for Continuing Nursing Education (CNE) credits!  As summer temperatures continue to rise, health professionals must be prepared to prevent and treat illness due to extreme heat. This webinar highlighted how health and non-health factors contribute to variability in individual risk of heat related illnesses, and presented the new CDC Heat & Health Tracker, as well as key screening materials, heat action plans, and heat and medication guidance for…

CHART is pleased to welcome its first pilot grant recipients. The CHART Research Capacity Building Core has awarded a pilot grant to two compelling projects. Every year, CHART plans to host the Pilot Project Program, which aims to build research capacity by providing funding for innovative pilot proposals that intend to generate new knowledge about the health risks associated with climate change in urban areas, particularly those related to heat…