Yale Center on Climate Change and Health

On Wednesday, February 25, the 2026 Yale Forum on Climate Change and Health convened researchers, clinicians, non-profit practitioners, policymakers, students, and community members at Yale University’s Sterling Memorial Library for a day focused on advancing climate action through a public health lens.

Thank you to all our guest speakers, students, faculty staff, and community members who made this event possible. And thank you to everyone who braved the snow to join us. We’re grateful for such an engaged and thoughtful community working together to advance climate and health solutions. 🌎🌳2m

Are you transit-core, conservation-core, or energy-core? Ask your besties and drop your answer below.👇

It’s been a long year. We’re ending 2025 on a high note, here is a round up of some good news in climate change and health. 💚 See you in 2026!

As the weather gets colder, safety around gas appliances and indoor air pollution become even more important. Here is some information on gas stoves to help us all to stay safe while we cook.

Tell us what you think about electric and induction stoves in the comments.👇

COP30 reinforced that effective climate action hinges on resilient systems, transparent governance, and stronger global cooperation. From scaling adaptation finance to safeguarding vulnerable communities, goals set in Belém highlight how urgently nations must act.

But progress doesn’t happen on policy alone. It needs people. Evidence-based decision-making, and accountable leadership are central to turning these goals into actual climate resilience on the ground.

From turkey to cranberry sauce, climate change is reshaping the foods that define our Thanksgiving table. This season, let’s savor our plates while recognizing what it takes to protect them.

What are your favorite Thanksgiving foods?

This year, the Northeastern United States has faced record-breaking rain and repeated flash floods, disrupting communities, damaging homes, and threatening drinking water quality. Beyond property loss, flooding increases risks of mold exposure, waterborne illness, and mental health strain long after the waters recede.

As climate change fuels heavier storms, protecting health means preparing our infrastructure and our public health systems for a wetter future.

We can’t stop the rain, but we can change what it means. Act local. Work for climate. Live lighter — while there’s still time.

Join this stellar lineup of panelists for a webinar on February 26 about amplifying climate solutions.

Register now: https://yale.zoom.us/webinar/register/8617393933515/WN_jfIt_fMDQ7aRevr7kpwoug

Climate change is leading to stronger, more intense and destructive hurricanes that can have immediate, ongoing, and cumulative effects on mental health. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Office of Minority Health offers materials to help health care providers use ICD-10 Z codes to report social determinants of health. These codes can be applied to mental health impacts from hurricanes and other climate-related events and can help provide more holistic care and address health disparities by documenting the impact these factors have on health.

Click through to learn more about how hurricanes impact mental health, and how you can ask your healthcare provider to apply ICD-10 codes to push for better care addressing climate-related impacts on health.

For more details on Z codes, check out the infographic on our Linktree: https://linktr.ee/yccch

This information was compiled by students in the class “EHS 544: Climate Equity and Health Policy Methods."

📢 Join Us for the Environmental Joy Conference at Yale University! 🌍

We’re thrilled to invite you to the Environmental Joy Conference on November 8th & 9th! This year's event comes at a pivotal moment, right after the U.S. elections, making it more important than ever to gather a diverse and passionate group of attendees to help shape the future of environmental justice, regardless of the election outcome.

At the heart of environmental justice is joy—the force that unites communities in the face of adversity. Joy fuels resilience and empowers us to not just survive, but thrive, as we work toward transformative change. The conference will be a dynamic, multidisciplinary, and multicultural exploration of how joy can inspire creative solutions to our most pressing environmental challenges.

Register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/environmental-joy-roadmaps-for-resistance-resilience-and-thriving-registration-929721842057