Columbia Mailman Launches Climate & Health Center

C-ARCH will serve as a “solutions lab” to build resiliency to health impacts of climate change

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Heat-Health Plans Overlook Mental Health Risks

Only about 1 in 5 plans for extreme heat include mention of interventions to address mental illness

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Global Study Finds Trust of Climate Scientists Split Across Political Spectrum

26-country study reveals consistent gap in trust in climate scientists based on political ideology

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Mailman Honors Frederica Perera’s Contributions to Children’s Environmental Health

Dean Fried honored Dr. Perera with the inaugural Dean’s Lifetime Achievement Award

Environmental Health Scientists at Leading Universities Launch Video Series

Researchers share their work exposing environmental threats and how we can protect ourselves

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Center for Achieving Resilience in Climate and Health (C-ARCH)

Columbia Mailman is at the forefront of climate and health science, housing our Center for Climate and Health in the Department of Environmental Health Sciences since 2008. Recognizing that the scale of climate change requires multi-faceted interventions that cut across disciplines and functions, we are pleased to announce that we are expanding our work in climate and health to become a full-fledged center that will provide leadership across all departments of Columbia Mailman and the Columbia University Irving Medical Center.