The Yale Center on Climate Change and Health aims to catalyze innovative research in the area of climate change and health. To this end, each year, we hold a faculty competition for pilot project awards and also support various research initiatives, such as one in the emerging field of healthcare sustainability and public health.
Outputs & Tools
XToll: eXtreme-weather Toll Tracker
An interactive platform quantifying the health toll of extreme weather events across the United States — combining hospital admissions, mortality records, and climate exposure data. Built for researchers, public health officials, and policymakers.
Misperception of Extreme Weather Mortality Risk
This interactive map reveals the gap between how Americans perceive the mortality risk of extreme weather and the actual death burden in their county. Across wildfire smoke, heat, flood, and drought, it shows where communities under- or over-estimate their risk — and finds that counties where more people believe global warming is happening have smaller perception gaps.
Climate Change and Health in the Caribbean
A multi-country partnership studying how rising temperatures, hurricanes, and sea-level rise affect health systems across Caribbean island nations.
SEED FUNDING
Each year we hold a faculty competition offering seed funding for early-stage climate and health research. Open to Yale faculty, postdocs, and advanced graduate students.
FELLOWSHIPS
Structured training fellowships for doctoral students and early-career researchers building expertise at the intersection of environmental science and public health.
ACCESSIBLE SUMMARIES
Plain-language summaries of our latest research findings, written for policymakers, practitioners, and the public.
PEER-REVIEWED WORK
Journal articles, book chapters, and reports authored by our faculty, fellows, and collaborators.
Labs & Research Groups
