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A public health response to a changing climate

The Yale Center on Climate Change and Health (YCCCH) utilizes Yale’s multidisciplinary expertise and global reach to train future leaders, provide a comprehensive educational program, and catalyze innovative research, all to address one of the greatest public health challenges of the 21st century.

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XToll: eXtreme-weather Toll Tracker

Explore the human and economic toll of extreme weather across the U.S., county by county.

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Applications open: Online Certificate Program

Join the 15th cohort of our fully online, 18-week Climate Change and Health Certificate Program for working professionals.

Apply by August 17, 2026.

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Health Care Sustainability

The Y-PHES program works to shrink the environmental footprint of the health care system — through research, policy, and education — that resource conservation is part of the duty to do no harm.

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Mental Health

Research, education, and advocacy at the intersection of climate and psychological well-being — from the mental health toll of extreme weather to the resilience that sustains climate action.

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Urban Health

In partnership with the Resilient Cities Network, Urban Pulse is dedicated to putting health and equity at the heart of climate action in cities — where half the world already lives, rising to 70% by 2050.