Harvard Chan C-CHANGE
Science for a healthy, just, and sustainable world.
The Center for Climate, Health, and the Global Environment at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.
- “The agency seems to be shifting priorities away from its mission to protect human health and the environment in favour of industry priorities,” says our director @maryrice-lungdr.bsky.social in @nature.com
- “We are losing the capabilities and infrastructure to prepare.” How the Trump administration’s gutting of the EPA endangers lung health for all Americans—just as air pollution is rising nationwide. @nature.com www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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- How can we improve health for people living near oil and gas development? - monitor air quality - increase research - local stakeholder engagement - prioritize resources - expand renewable energy More from @anorisarma.bsky.social and Francesca Dominici in @bmj.com:
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- EPA says it will no longer quantify the health benefits of reduced air pollution. Our core faculty member @lisa-a-robinson.bsky.social explains what that means and why it matters: buff.ly/1eEJsaW via @harvardsalata.bsky.social
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- “Climate change is really expensive...Climate solutions are much more affordable” said @gaurabbasu.bsky.social on @wgbh.org. Learn how renewable energy and clean energy initiatives are good for the planet, our health, and our wallets: buff.ly/hrHxOMA
- In a year when many institutions stepped back from climate action, we leaned in. In 2025, we worked to advance climate solutions, fought to safeguard science, and centered health and equity in climate policy. Learn how we turned science into action: t.e2ma.net/message/kvbs...
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- Extreme heat can have lifelong impacts on kids' health, but protective strategies like investing in access to clean water, preserving greenspace, and planting trees can help offset the risks, says our core faculty member Lindsey Burghardt in @npr.org:
- We had a blast learning from our friends at The Family Van at our latest @harvardcchange.bsky.social community gathering. Learn how The Family Van @harvardmed.bsky.social delivers free, compassionate care in Boston: familyvan.org
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- New study finds nearly 47 million Americans live within a mile of fossil fuel infrastructure, across all stages of the supply chain. cc @anorisarma.bsky.social
- People once smoked in public places, but when the health impacts became clear, it's local policies that paved the way to banning public smoking nationally. The same is possible with climate action, says our director @MaryRice-LungDr.bsky.social at #COP30: buff.ly/F6KjXpt
- LIVE: Demonstrating health and economic co-benefits of climate mitigation at #COP30: www.who.int/news-room/ev... Tune in to hear from our director @MaryRice-LungDr.bsky.social & others on real-world interventions that have provided significant health, economic, and climate mitigation gains.
- Nov 17 @ 7am ET: Tune in to our @who.int #COP30 side event to learn how health interventions can reduce GHG emissions and create immediate, measurable benefits for communities: buff.ly/NDK4IfL @isee-global.bsky.social @tuftsnutrition.bsky.social @lshtm.bsky.social @europeanrespsoc.bsky.social
- Today is Health Day at #COP30! When we reduce fossil fuel pollution we don't just benefit the climate, we improve our own health and wellbeing. Learn how individuals & govts can act to reduce health risks in a changing climate, from our board member @howardfrumkin.bsky.social et al: buff.ly/WPNscG8
- Reposted by Harvard Chan C-CHANGEToday is Health Day at #COP30! When health leads, #ClimateAction follows. WHO is working with countries to: 🌿 Detect and prevent climate-related diseases 🏥 Strengthen health systems 👥 Put people's health at the centre of climate action Watch the event LIVE: bit.ly/3JxJzdZ
- If you're at #COP30, don't miss our official side event exploring how artistic approaches, indigenous knowledge, & evidence-based communication paired with real-world energy, urban planning, & food interventions can mobilize action. Nov 11 @ 11:30 BRT Learn more:
- Harvard Chan C-CHANGE is headed to #COP30! Our dir @maryrice-lungdr.bsky.social is in Belém centering #health in climate conversations by making the case that health benefits are primary reasons to accelerate the clean energy transition. Find us at COP: salatainstitute.harvard.edu/harvard-at-c...
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- Fossil fuels are bad for the planet and health. A new report from @psr.org & others shows how coal, oil & methane gas harm every system of the body at every stage of life. Learn more: psr.org/fuelingsickness
- Reposted by Harvard Chan C-CHANGE🚨 JUST PUBLISHED 🚨 ⚠️ The 2025 @lancetcountdown.bsky.social report reveals climate change inaction is costing lives and livelihoods, and harming the economy. ❤️🩹 Protecting people’s health demands all hands on deck. Read more: www.lancetcountdown.org/2025-report/ #LancetClimate25
- Learn how our core faculty member @chrisgolden.bsky.social & his team are working to build artificial reefs in Madagascar not only to benefit ecosystem health, but to improve the physical and mental health of communities that rely on local fisheries:
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- Check out @docsforclimate.bsky.social to hear @gaurabbasu.bsky.social & Dr. Pedja Stojicic discuss their journeys into climate and health organizing, the power of connections, and what's possible when we unite. Listen here: bit.ly/HealthyClimateAmerica
- Today is Children’s Environmental Health Day! All children deserve clean air and water, and healthy places to live, learn, and play. #CEHday Learn how climate solutions and clean energy protects children from dangerous pollutants and helps them live healthier lives: loom.ly/aZTOem8
- NEW: As osha.gov considers a federal heat safety standard, a hsph.harvard.edu study finds that ~28k workplace injuries were attributed to heat in 2023 & states w/ heat standards had lower risks of injuries on hot days. loom.ly/hPeD8Bg
- WATCH LIVE: Climate change: Seeking bipartisan solutions during turbulent times A hsph.harvard.edu convo w/ our former director & EPA administrator Gina McCarthy and former Republican Congressman Bob Inglis, moderated by gaurabbasu.bsky.social Today @ 2pm ET: loom.ly/Umf8rbk
- How does #flooding impact hospitals? Even small amounts of flooding can shut down an unprepared hospital, often by interrupting its power supply which is needed for life-sustaining equipment like ventilators and heart monitors, says C-CHANGE faculty @calebdresser.bsky.social in @kffhealthnews.org
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- REGISTER NOW: Climate change: Seeking bipartisan solutions during turbulent times A convo w/ our former director & EPA administrator Gina McCarthy and former Republican Congressman Bob Inglis, moderated by @gaurabbasu.bsky.social: loom.ly/nmFpuvg Oct 6 @ 2pm ET
- What makes us (unwittingly) share climate misinformation online? 👩🎓 professional expertise ✍️ message style 👍 bandwagon cues A new study from @ittefaq.bsky.social shows how users decide whether to believe and share false climate info: loom.ly/PxnTxEs
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- Fossil fuels don’t just change the climate. They harm us across our lifespan: 👶 before birth 🧒 childhood illness 🧑 adult disease 👵 deadly impacts in older age Read Cradle to Grave, a new report from @gchalliance.bsky.social: loom.ly/iyujTV0 #Cradle2Grave
- Join @maryrice-lungdr.bsky.social and colleagues on Sept 22 at #ClimateWeekNYC for a discussion of how fossil fuel emissions and climate change affect children's lung and brain development—and what parents can do to keep their kids safe: loom.ly/8Wuz9bw
- #ClimateChange is affecting children’s development—yet this reality is largely absent from public conversation, leaving critical gaps in understanding & action. A new report offers strategies to enhance understanding & build support for protective efforts: developingchild.harvard.edu/resources/re...
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- The joint health risks of air pollution & heat can pose increased risks to patients. Practical guidance that incorporates weather, air quality, & medical information is needed to inform preventive actions that protect health, says @calebdresser.bsky.social in @bmj.com: www.bmj.com/content/390/...
- This is a great opportunity to learn from one of the best! Our core faculty member @gaurabbasu.bsky.social will lead this workshop to help boost climate and health research. Applications due Friday 9/12.
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- Save the Date! #HarvardClimateActionWeek takes place September 15-21. On Sept 17, @harvardenvhealth.bsky.social and @harvardcchange.bsky.social will host a live webinar on the benefits and costs of AI on climate and health. Visit: salatainstitute.harvard.edu/hcaw/ for details.
- This summer was a busy season for ticks in New England. @gaurabbasu.bsky.social shares tips to protect yourself from tick-borne illnesses on @wgbh.org, such as doing tick checks after time outdoors, staying on trails, and wearing long socks. Listen to the full story: www.wgbh.org/news/health/...
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- REGISTER: Smart Solutions, Hidden Costs: Weighing AI’s Climate and Health Impact Hear from @hsph.harvard.edu faculty on AI’s complex relationship w/ climate & health outcomes, acknowledging both the transformative potential and the real costs involved. Sept 17 @ 2pm ET: loom.ly/qODd3bY
- NEW: Climate-smart public health is a data-driven approach to assess, adapt, & detect climate-related health impacts. Govts can use this blueprint to develop climate-resilient health systems. More from @chrisgolden.bsky.social in @thelancetplanet.bsky.social: loom.ly/upGQaY4
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- Our director @MaryRice-LungDr.bsky.social led a study exploring whether air purifiers improved life for people w/COPD. This story highlights one patient’s journey and shows how funding cuts left patients without answers that could have improved care. Read in @statnews.com loom.ly/lqEx0Ek
- New study by Rachel Nethery et al. in @thelancetplanet.bsky.social finds floods raise hospitalization rates in older adults for: - injuries - skin diseases - nervous system diseases - musculoskeletal system diseases ...during the flood & in the following month: hsph.harvard.edu/climate-heal...
- Federal funding cuts to Harvard research have real-world consequences. Two C-CHANGE faculty projects helping Boston residents are in peril: One providing ACs to older adults; another, air purifiers to ppl w/COPD. Both aim to improve health, both now at risk. loom.ly/2vTJ82o
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- The tiny particles in wildfire smoke "can wreak havoc on health," says Nick Nassikas in Harvard Gazette. Learn about the @harvard.edu researchers studying the unique threats that wildfire smoke poses to human health: loom.ly/LOUMz0o
- Our Climate Resilience Toolkit helps health centers in the Philippines protect patients from the health risks of extreme weather. Launched w/ Americares & Philippines Dept of Health, it offers guidance for frontline health workers facing heat, floods & typhoons: americares.org/PhilippinesClimateKit
- Rolling back EPA's clean air rules could have devastating health consequences, esp. for frontline communities—but these rollbacks would face serious legal challenges. A doctor and a lawyer discuss. Our dir @MaryRice-LungDr writes w/ Carrie Jenks in Harvard's Climate Blog: loom.ly/9hXDjXU
- Lower emissions, healthier people, stronger economies: Our new commentary in Environmental Epidemiology spotlights real-world examples showing immediate health, environmental, and economic co-benefits of climate policies and interventions. loom.ly/2RUhT34
- Save the Date! #HarvardClimateActionWeek takes place September 15-21. Hear from Harvard faculty, climate experts, leaders, and stakeholders as they explore solutions to the most complex and challenging dimensions of the climate crisis. Visit: loom.ly/eI8Kkj4 for details.
- Cutting funding for research grants will "have implications that could last for generations" says @maryrice-lungdr.bsky.social in @nature.com. Her clinical trial to help patients w/ lung disease breathe easier was canceled months before the research was completed. www.nature.com/articles/d41...
- Extreme heat & air pollution are a "double whammy" threat to public health, increasing hospital visits for respiratory, heart & mental health, says our director @maryrice-lungdr.bsky.social to @NYTimes.com. Rollbacks to air quality regulations threaten to make pollution worse loom.ly/BURs3N0
- 🔥Extreme heat can harm health, but preparation saves lives! Use our Heat Action Plan w/ Americares to prepare for the heat this week: ✅ Stay hydrated & find cool spaces ✅ Know the warning signs of heat exhaustion ✅ Make a plan for power outages www.americares.org/wp-content/u...
- Our fellow Dr. Catharina Giudice shares in @nature.com how repeated exposure to extreme #heat can lead to kidney failure. “You’re having this acute kidney injury day after day... progress[ing] to a state where the cells can’t recover fully.” loom.ly/aWtlkVw
- 🔥#DYK you may be more at risk from #ExtremeHeat if you: ✅ Are a child under 5 or adult 65+ ✅ Live w/ a chronic medical condition ✅ Live in social isolation Check out our heat action plan w/ Americares to learn how to protect your health. loom.ly/FSx9-ZM
- Wildfires are "not just a West Coast problem" says our core faculty member Dr. Nick Nassikas in @bostonglobe.com. As climate change makes wildfires more frequent & intense, people across the U.S. are experiencing the health impacts of breathing in wildfire smoke: www.bostonglobe.com/2025/06/12/s...
- Our director @MaryRice_LungDr joined @mitclimateproject.bsky.social podcast to explain how air pollution from coal, oil, & gas can make us sick, and why a cleaner energy system benefits both the climate and our health. Listen now: climate.mit.edu/podcasts/e7-...
- Congratulations to our core faculty member @gaurabbasu.bsky.social for joining the board of directors of @enviroleaguema.bsky.social! Their work to shift the state to a net-zero future will benefit the health and wellbeing of all Massachusetts residents.
