GEH sponsored and organized events are opportunities to translate research, increase understanding and awareness of environmental and global health issues, build global health capacity in Research Triangle Park and around the world, and help advance the NIEHS goals of promoting translation and enhancing EHS through stewardship and support.

GEH Day


GEH Day 2020 serves as an opportunity to bring together NIEHS staff and RTP area researchers, students and organizations to explore GEH research in the Triangle area and areas for collaboration and future work.

NIH Climate Change and Health Seminar Series

NIH Institutes and Centers (IC) have joined forces to educate and inform colleagues and the public about the human health implications of climate change. This series will present webinars from different ICs highlighting work in the field of climate change while promoting transdisciplinary discussion and collaboration in this concerted effort against an extreme threat to health.

Climate Change and Health: Generating Research Evidence for Action

A Precision Health Approach for Actionable Climate Change and Health Research

Climate and Emergency Care (and Trauma) Systems

Climate Change, Air Pollution, and Health: What Lies Ahead

Why Climate Change Is a Health Threat

Notes from the Field: Pivoting a Research Program to Climate Change

Climate Resilience and Health Equity in Black Neighborhoods: The Case for Urban Nature

Developing a Climate Change and Health Research Agenda for the NIH: Adaptation, Equity and Big Data

Climate, Environment and Health Seminar Series

A series of compelling scientific talks, organized by NIEHS GEH, on how climate change affects human health and the role of environmental health science in achieving climate sustainability and resilience.

Climate Change and Its Impacts on Children and Youth

Ensuring Equitable Response to Climate-Related Disasters During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Starting and Scaling Effective Climate Change Conversations: Why Health Matters

Understanding Global Climate Change and How It Affects Air Quality and Human Health

How Climate Changes Health and Why You Should Care

Other Events

In addition to the GEH Day, the GEH Program and WHOCC sponsors and organizes events throughout the year. The following events are relevant to WHOCC focus areas that GEH organized or sponsored.

The events are sorted by date but can be sorted by any columns that include triangles.

Event Date Location Topic Materials
Notes from the Field: Pivoting a Research Program to Climate Change
NIH-wide Climate Change and Health Working Group
12/17/2021 Online Other Video
Climate Resilience and Health Equity in Black Neighborhoods: The Case for Urban Nature
NIH-wide Climate Change and Health Working Group
11/2/2021 Online Other Video
Developing a Climate Change and Health Research Agenda for the NIH: Adaptation, Equity and Big Data
NIH-wide Climate Change and Health Working Group
8/16/2021 Online Other Video
GEH Earth Day Webinar Global Health and Equity on a Changing Planet: A GEH Earth Day Chat 4/22/2021 Online Other Video
SA32 – Closing the Gap Between Knowledge and Practice: Implementation Science Priorities for Health Adaptation for Climate Change at the Consortium of Universities in Global Health (CUGH) virtual annual meeting 3/9/2021 Online Other Video
GEH Day 2020
NIEHS invited the public to its fourth Global Environmental Health Day - "Science at the Cutting Edge of Global Environmental Change and Health". NIEHS invited the public to its fourth Global Environmental Health Day - "Science at the Cutting Edge of Global Environmental Change and Health". Speakers discussed work related to climate change, heat, health and community involvement. There were two panel presentations and two keynote presentations.
7/1/2020 Online Other GEH Day 2020 Videos

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