Climate and Health Capacity Building for Health Professionals in Europe: A Pilot Course
ObjectivesThe European Climate and Health Responder Course aimed to enhance health professionals’ knowledge, confidence, and preparedness to address climate-related health challenges.MethodsThe course was delivered as a synchronous, online program targeting health professionals across diverse fields...
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| author | Tara T. Chen Tara T. Chen Ana-Catarina Pinho-Gomes Ana-Catarina Pinho-Gomes Nicola Hamacher Marie Nabbe Marie Nabbe Kirsten Duggan Doris Zjalic Doris Zjalic Danielly Magalhaes Haley Campbell Chiara Cadeddu Chiara Cadeddu Christiana A. Demetriou Christiana A. Demetriou Souzana Achilleos Souzana Achilleos Ianis Delpla Ianis Delpla Laurent Chambaud Lore Leighton Robert Otok Kristie Hadley Cecilia Sorensen |
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| description | ObjectivesThe European Climate and Health Responder Course aimed to enhance health professionals’ knowledge, confidence, and preparedness to address climate-related health challenges.MethodsThe course was delivered as a synchronous, online program targeting health professionals across diverse fields. Data on participant demographics, engagement, and knowledge improvement were collected through pre- and post-course surveys and course completion metrics. Statistical analysis measured changes in participants’ confidence and preparedness across targeted outcomes.ResultsOf the 4,407 individuals who registered for the course, 21% completed the course, with the majority of them being from Europe and from academic and research institutions. The longitudinal survey revealed significant improvements in participants’ self-perceived outcomes across the three target domains from pre-course levels: communication, professional applicability, and self-efficacy.ConclusionThe pilot European Climate and Health Responder course highlights both the strong demand for and the effectiveness of climate change and health education for health professionals. The global interest further highlights the need for expanded climate-health education beyond the European Region. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-92ed74a574a64dfcb98ebc60af7cfe342025-08-20T02:55:05ZengFrontiers Media S.A.International Journal of Public Health1661-85642025-06-017010.3389/ijph.2025.16084691608469Climate and Health Capacity Building for Health Professionals in Europe: A Pilot CourseTara T. Chen0Tara T. Chen1Ana-Catarina Pinho-Gomes2Ana-Catarina Pinho-Gomes3Nicola Hamacher4Marie Nabbe5Marie Nabbe6Kirsten Duggan7Doris Zjalic8Doris Zjalic9Danielly Magalhaes10Haley Campbell11Chiara Cadeddu12Chiara Cadeddu13Christiana A. Demetriou14Christiana A. Demetriou15Souzana Achilleos16Souzana Achilleos17Ianis Delpla18Ianis Delpla19Laurent Chambaud20Lore Leighton21Robert Otok22Kristie Hadley23Cecilia Sorensen24Association of Schools of Public Health in the European Region (ASPHER), Brussels, BelgiumDepartment of Geography and Environmental Management, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON, CanadaAssociation of Schools of Public Health in the European Region (ASPHER), Brussels, BelgiumInstitute for Global Health, Faculty of Population Health Sciences, University College London, London, United KingdomGlobal Consortium of Climate Change and Health Education, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, NY, United StatesAssociation of Schools of Public Health in the European Region (ASPHER), Brussels, BelgiumHOPE European Hospital and Healthcare Federation, Brussels, BelgiumAssociation of Schools of Public Health in the European Region (ASPHER), Brussels, BelgiumAssociation of Schools of Public Health in the European Region (ASPHER), Brussels, BelgiumDepartment of Life Sciences and Public Health, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Rome, Lazio, ItalyGlobal Consortium of Climate Change and Health Education, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, NY, United StatesGlobal Consortium of Climate Change and Health Education, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, NY, United StatesAssociation of Schools of Public Health in the European Region (ASPHER), Brussels, BelgiumSchool of Health Policy & Management, Erasmus University Rotterdam, Rotterdam, NetherlandsAssociation of Schools of Public Health in the European Region (ASPHER), Brussels, BelgiumDepartment of Primary Care and Population Health, School of Medicine, University of Nicosia, Nicosia, CyprusAssociation of Schools of Public Health in the European Region (ASPHER), Brussels, BelgiumDepartment of Primary Care and Population Health, School of Medicine, University of Nicosia, Nicosia, CyprusAssociation of Schools of Public Health in the European Region (ASPHER), Brussels, BelgiumÉcole des Hautes Etudes en Santé Publique, Rennes, Brittany, FranceAssociation of Schools of Public Health in the European Region (ASPHER), Brussels, BelgiumAssociation of Schools of Public Health in the European Region (ASPHER), Brussels, BelgiumAssociation of Schools of Public Health in the European Region (ASPHER), Brussels, BelgiumGlobal Consortium of Climate Change and Health Education, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, NY, United StatesGlobal Consortium of Climate Change and Health Education, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, NY, United StatesObjectivesThe European Climate and Health Responder Course aimed to enhance health professionals’ knowledge, confidence, and preparedness to address climate-related health challenges.MethodsThe course was delivered as a synchronous, online program targeting health professionals across diverse fields. Data on participant demographics, engagement, and knowledge improvement were collected through pre- and post-course surveys and course completion metrics. Statistical analysis measured changes in participants’ confidence and preparedness across targeted outcomes.ResultsOf the 4,407 individuals who registered for the course, 21% completed the course, with the majority of them being from Europe and from academic and research institutions. The longitudinal survey revealed significant improvements in participants’ self-perceived outcomes across the three target domains from pre-course levels: communication, professional applicability, and self-efficacy.ConclusionThe pilot European Climate and Health Responder course highlights both the strong demand for and the effectiveness of climate change and health education for health professionals. The global interest further highlights the need for expanded climate-health education beyond the European Region.https://www.ssph-journal.org/articles/10.3389/ijph.2025.1608469/fullclimate changeclimate healthpublic health educationclimate health literacycompetencies |
| spellingShingle | Tara T. Chen Tara T. Chen Ana-Catarina Pinho-Gomes Ana-Catarina Pinho-Gomes Nicola Hamacher Marie Nabbe Marie Nabbe Kirsten Duggan Doris Zjalic Doris Zjalic Danielly Magalhaes Haley Campbell Chiara Cadeddu Chiara Cadeddu Christiana A. Demetriou Christiana A. Demetriou Souzana Achilleos Souzana Achilleos Ianis Delpla Ianis Delpla Laurent Chambaud Lore Leighton Robert Otok Kristie Hadley Cecilia Sorensen Climate and Health Capacity Building for Health Professionals in Europe: A Pilot Course International Journal of Public Health climate change climate health public health education climate health literacy competencies |
| title | Climate and Health Capacity Building for Health Professionals in Europe: A Pilot Course |
| title_full | Climate and Health Capacity Building for Health Professionals in Europe: A Pilot Course |
| title_fullStr | Climate and Health Capacity Building for Health Professionals in Europe: A Pilot Course |
| title_full_unstemmed | Climate and Health Capacity Building for Health Professionals in Europe: A Pilot Course |
| title_short | Climate and Health Capacity Building for Health Professionals in Europe: A Pilot Course |
| title_sort | climate and health capacity building for health professionals in europe a pilot course |
| topic | climate change climate health public health education climate health literacy competencies |
| url | https://www.ssph-journal.org/articles/10.3389/ijph.2025.1608469/full |
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