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Reducing the risks of emerging infectious diseases by catalyzing actions that bring us back into balance with nature.
Coronavirus and Air Pollution
Emerging research suggests that breathing more polluted air over many years may worsen the effects of COVID-19.
Coronavirus and Climate Change
Climate solutions are pandemic solutions.
Coronavirus and Heatwaves
Planning resources for states, cities, and communities help individuals stay cool while physically distancing.
Preventing Pandemics at the Source
For a fraction of the cost of managing a pandemic after it starts, we can prevent another pandemic from ever emerging.
The 2022 Lancet Countdown on Health and Climate Change: Policy Brief for the U.S.
Climate change puts everyone at risk, but policy decisions and industry actions make some communities more vulnerable to the harms of climate change.
Protecting forests and changing agricultural practices are essential, cost-effective actions to prevent pandemics
Our new report outlines the strong scientific foundations for taking actions to stop the next pandemic by preventing the spillover of pathogens from animals to people.
2020 Lancet Countdown on Health and Climate Change: U.S. Policy Report
COVID-19 shows how no one is immune from converging health crises and that millions of lives can be saved with climate action.
Solutions for preventing the next pandemic
The cost of preventing the next pandemic is 2% of the cost we’re paying for COVID-19.
The climate crisis and COVID-19—A major threat to the pandemic response
Strategies for local communities and states to reduce the risk of COVID-19 transmission during climate-related extreme events like heat waves, hurricanes, and wildfires.
Harvard launches international task force to prevent future pandemics
Our Director, Dr. Aaron Bernstein, discusses the Scientific Task Force to Prevent Pandemics at the Source, which aims to prevent pandemics by reducing the likelihood of infectious diseases transferring from animals to humans.
Climate change impact on COVID-19, deadly diseases
On an episode of the Insight podcast, our Director, Dr. Aaron Bernstein discusses the impact of climate change on COVID-19 and other infectious diseases.
How to stop the next pandemic before it starts
Being prepared for the next pandemic is important—but we should also be focused on stopping it entirely.
World leaders ‘ignoring’ role of destruction of nature in causing pandemics
Ending the destruction of nature to stop outbreaks at source is more effective and cheaper than responding to them, says our Director Dr. Aaron Bernstein
Animals are still key to preventing the next pandemic
A new scientific task force led by our Director Dr. Aaron Bernstein is focusing on how to prevent the emergence of diseases that spill over from animals to human beings.
New Task Force To Study How Viruses Spread From Animals to Humans In Order To Prevent Future Pandemics
Our Director Dr. Aaron Bernstein spoke to Arun Rath of GBH News about how preventing a future pandemic is cost-effective if we invest it in the right places.
The Best Way To Prevent The Next Pandemic? Maybe Saving Tropical Forests
Our Director Dr. Aaron Bernstein is leading an international task force to help prevent the next pandemic before it starts.
Harvard Launches International Scientific Task Force to Prevent Pandemics at the Source
Harvard Chan C-CHANGE and HGHI are launching a Scientific Task Force for Preventing Pandemics at the Source, led by our Director Dr. Aaron Bernstein.
Doc to Doc: Coronavirus conversation with Dr. Renee Salas
Dr. John Torres interviews our ClimateMD leader Dr. Renee Salas about the connections between Covid and climate for NBC News' Doc to Doc series.
Action Planet: Meeting the Climate Challenge
Our Director Dr. Aaron Bernstein joins Vice President Kamala Harris, Gina McCarthy, and others for a 1-hour Earth Day special, hosted by NowThis' Zinhle Essamuah.
Renee N. Salas MD, MPH, MS
Renee's work focuses on the intersection of the climate crisis, health, and healthcare delivery.
