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 Description 

The Climate and Health Actionable Research and Translation (CHART) Webinar Series was developed by the Research Capacity Building Core (RCBC) to bridge gaps between clinical, research, and community-based professions. This series utilizes interprofessional subject matter experts to present webinars covering data-driven climate change and health, heat-related topics of interest. These webinars support the translation of current research into clinical practice, while also leveraging clinical and community experience to pose new research questions.  

 Training Series Objectives 

Provide free, relevant, and practical programming on climate change, health, and health equity to:​ 

• Meet the needs of clinicians aiming to adapt current best practices.​ 

• Bring translational climate and health research into the clinical setting.​  

• Engage those aiming to become more involved in climate and health research.​ 

Webinar On-Demand Materials 

March 2026 webinar: Heat and Emergency Department Visits: Findings from CHART’s Research Project Core     

Stefanie Ebelt, ScD | Professor, Rollins School of Public Health  
Christine Ekenga, PhD, MPH | Assistant Professor, Rollins School of Public Health    

Description: In CHART, we are identifying factors that affect health outcomes related to heat, particularly health conditions that affect heat-sensitivity as well as heat exposure pathways that can help inform mitigation and adaptation strategies. This webinar will highlight foundational and ongoing research on heat and emergency department (ED) visits that contribute to the CHART research project core. 

February 2026 webinar: Integrating Extreme Weather Preparedness for Families into a Clinical and Public Health Setting   

Dr. David Greenky, MD, FAAP | Assistant Professor, Emory University School of Medicine; Pediatric Emergency Medicine Physician, Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta
Paul E. Petersen, PharmD, MPH, CEM | Director of the Emergency Preparedness Program, Tennessee Department of Health   

Description: This webinar highlights how pediatricians can support families in disaster preparedness more directly at the clinical level. It also looks at the impacts of severe weather from a public health perspective with a focus on pharmaceutical distribution and supply chain response.   

July 2025 webinar: Environmental Health in Pediatric Practice: Tools, Challenges, and Opportunities 

Amanda Kuhn, MD | Emory Pediatrics Chief Resident
Sajani Patel, MD, MPH | Emory Pediatrics Chief Resident
Olivia K Beale, MD | Pediatrician 

Description: Children are especially vulnerable to the health impacts of climate change, particularly in under-resourced urban communities where exposure to extreme heat and environmental pollutants is more severe. This webinar explores the development of a pediatric environmental health toolkit designed to help clinicians educate children and their families about climate-related health risks. 

May 2025 webinar: Heat, Health, and Medications: Pharmacologic Considerations of Medications and Heat

Kenneth Mueller, PharmD, BCPS | Assistant Professor, Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing, Emory University
Heather Allstrom, DNP, WHNP-BC | Senior Clinical Instructor, Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing, Emory University
Lori A. Modly, DNP, RN, CPNP-PC | Clinical Assistant Professor of Nursing, Primary Care Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, and Clinician Scientist
Daniel Jackson Smith, PhD, AGPCNP-BC, CNE, FAAN | Assistant Professor, School of Nursing, University at Buffalo 

Description: This webinar addresses how medications interact with the body’s natural heat regulation and increase risks of heat-related illness. It highlights pharmacologic mechanisms, symptoms, and strategies clinicians can use to reduce risk and improve patient/community education. 

February 2025 webinar:  Youth Mental Health and the Climate Crisis 
Elizabeth Pinsky, MD | Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School; Associate Director for Advocacy, Mass General 

Description: Climate change has profound impacts on mental health and emotional well-being, especially for youth. This session covers disproportionate risks, prevention and resilience strategies, and actions adults—clinicians, caregivers, educators—can take. 

January 2025 webinar: Heat and Health Disparities: Addressing Barriers for Underserved Communities 

Saria Hassan, MD, MPH | Assistant Professor, Emory University School of Medicine and Rollins School of Public Health
Yomi Noibi, PhD | Former Executive Director, Environmental Community Action 

Description: This fireside chat explores health disparities in underrepresented and under-resourced communities. 

October 2024 webinar: Heat Exposure and Health: Addressing Challenges for Children and Farmworkers 

Abby Mutic, PhD, MSN, CNM | Assistant Professor, Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing, Emory University
Roxana Chicas, PhD, RN, FAAN | Assistant Professor, Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing, Emory University 

Description: Focused on vulnerable groups such as children and farmworkers, this webinar analyzes regional challenges, barriers to health outcomes, and the importance of community engagement in improving resilience against heat. 

September 2024 webinar:  Heat Risk in Pregnancy: Translational Research and Practice from a Social Determinants Perspective  

Howard Chang, PhD | Professor, Emory University Rollins School of Public Health
Suchitra Chandrasekaran, MD | Associate Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine

Description: This session examines how extreme heat impacts pregnancy outcomes, reviewing epidemiologic evidence and discussing how clinicians can address climate-related stressors in the context of social determinants of health. 

 August 2024 webinar:  Navigating Summer’s Heat: CDC Tools and Resources on Heat and Health  

Laura Seeff, MD | Director, Office of Health Systems Collaboration, CDC
Ambarish Vaidyanathan, PhD | Health Scientist, CDC National Center for Environmental Health 

Description: With rising summer temperatures, this webinar highlights CDC tools—including the Heat & Health Tracker—along with screening materials, heat action plans, and medication-related guidance to help clinicians and communities prevent heat-related illness. 

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This webinar series is supported by the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences of the National Institutes of Health under Award Number P20ES036110. The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the National Institutes of Health.