Climate & Health Equity Fellowships
We train doctors underrepresented in medicine to become leaders in advancing climate and health education, advocacy, and policy solutions.
Climate & Health Equity Fellowship (CHEF)
CHEF was launched in 2021 in partnership with the National Medical Association (NMA) recognizing climate change as both a health emergency and a major health equity issue. The goal of the Fellowship is to empower physicians from populations that face greater burdens from climate effects and are under-represented in medicine to become leaders in climate and health equity education, advocacy, and policy solutions.
Policy Experience in Environmental Changes & Health (PEECH) Fellowship
Throughout the U.S. there is a need for more diversity in climate and health policymaking leadership and a sharper focus on equitable climate solutions. The goal of the PEECH Fellowship is to empower doctors of color from populations that face greater burdens from climate effects and are under-represented in medicine to become leaders in climate and health equity advocacy and policy solutions.
Fellows in Action: Op-eds
Bothered by Brown Water Advisories? Fix Cesspools Now
Utility Shutoffs Can Be Deadly During Extreme Weather Events
Latest News
CHEF Connection | Vol. 1
Check out “CHEF Connection”, a monthly newsletter for detailed highlights of events, op-eds, presentations, interviews, white papers, and more from current CHEF & PEECH fellows, alumni, and staff. See what accomplishments and efforts are being made in the space to advance to a more healthy and equitable future for all.
Press Release: The Medical Society Consortium Announces Its Fifth Cohort of CHEF Fellows
The Medical Society Consortium on Climate and Health is excited to announce the selection of the fifth cohort of Climate and Health Equity Fellows.
Partners & Sponsors
Our partners include the American Public Health Association, the American Medical Association, the Association of American Indian Physicians, Health Professionals Advancing LGBTQ Equality, the Meharry School of Global Health, the National Council of Asian Pacific Islander Physicians, the National Hispanic Medical Association, the National Medical Association, and Virginia Sea Grant.
Our Funders
This program is made possible with the generous support of our funders: the American Medical Association, Energy Foundation, and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
