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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.
How climate change is ushering in a new pandemic
Climate solutions can help prevent infectious diseases—from insect-borne illnesses to diseases that transfer from animals to humans.
Hotter Planet Already Poses Fatal Risks, Health Experts Warn
Our Yerby Fellow Dr. Renee Salas says that climate is a prescription for health in the latest Lancet Countdown on Climate Change and Health.
'We Don't Have To Live This Way': Doctors Call For Climate Action
A sprawling analysis published by The Lancet focuses on public health data from 2019, and finds that heat waves, air pollution and extreme weather increasingly damage human health.
Let’s Savor a Little Clean Air, Courtesy of Covid-19
Our Director Dr. Aaron Bernstein explains the connections between coronavirus, climate change, and air pollution.
National Shelter System Data: Opportunities, Challenges, and Applications to COVID-19
Our Climate and Health Fellow Caleb Dresser draws from available shelter and mobility data to detail how sheltering practices after disasters in the United States in 2020 have greatly differed from similar disasters in previous years.
How deforestation is connected to our health: ‘Nature is really trying to tell us something’
As we continue to battle COVID-19, it’s crucial to realize that if we destroy nature, we will destroy one of our best safeguards against sickness.
The Connected Crisis
Dr. Aaron Bernstein and other school faculty share their thoughts on public health and the pandemic.
COVID-19 and clean air: An opportunity for radical change
We have a once-in-a-generation opportunity to emerge from this crisis and to build a cleaner, healthier, and a more just world that we can deliver with pride to our kids and grandkids.
Scientists are seeing an 'acceleration of pandemics': They are looking at climate change
As the planet heats up, animals are heading towards the poles to cool off. As they do, they come into contact with other animals they normally wouldn't, creating opportunities for pathogens to find new hosts.
Why fighting climate change is key to America’s health
Our Director Dr. Aaron Bernstein explains why climate solutions are health solutions.
Renee N. Salas MD, MPH, MS
Renee's work focuses on the intersection of the climate crisis, health, and healthcare delivery.
