Global COACH Course for Climate and Health Scholars
About the program
Key information
- Full title: Global Community Organizing and Advocacy for Climate and Health (Global COACH) Scholars
- Dates: March 28 - April 3, 2026 (in person) through October 2026 (online)
- Location: Nafplio (Greece) and online via Zoom
- Organized by: FXB Center for Health and Human Rights at Harvard University, in cooperation with Global Climate and Health Alliance, Stanley Center for Peace and Security, Health Care Without Harm, CHA Center for Health Equity Education & Advocacy, and with the support of CHS Greece
- Open to: Health professionals and community partners working with health professionals worldwide
- Application Period: July 23 - September 12, 2025
- Language: English
- Faculty: Gaurab Basu (Harvard/FXB Center), Pedja Stojicic (Harvard/FXB Center), and Shweta Narayan (Global Climate and Health Alliance)
- Activity Administration: Vasileia Digidiki (Harvard/FXB Center), Evan Katsarelis (CHS Greece)
- Contact email for CHS Greece: ekatsarelis@chs.harvard.edu
Overview
The course is designed to empower health professionals and their community partners to lead climate-health solutions by building skills in community organizing, strategic storytelling, and health equity leadership. It is offered to any health professionals worldwide who provide direct patient care (physicians, nurses, nurse practitioners, pharmacists, social workers, PAs, psychologists) and to community partners working with health professionals (public health professionals, non-profit leaders, etc.).
The organizers' vision is to create a vibrant educational space and community to develop a global cadre of health professionals who are inspired and enabled to develop and advance climate solutions. The power to accomplish this will come from learning about the health equity implications of climate change and through developing durable community organizing and leadership practices. There will be focus on the responsibility we have to protect the health of children and future generations.
Learn more about the Global COACH Course for Climate and Health Scholars on its website.
Structure
The program will begin with an in-person immersion component in Greece, from March 28, 2026, to April 3, 2026, at the CHS Greece. After the in-person immersion concludes, there will be monthly Zoom two-hour sessions for six months until October 2026. Attendance of all sessions, both in person and online on Zoom, is mandatory.
Eligibility & application procedure
This program is open to any health professionals worldwide who provide direct patient care (physicians, nurses, nurse practitioners, pharmacists, social workers, PAs, psychologists) and to community partners working with health professionals (public health professionals, non-profit leaders, etc.).
Applications will be accepted by groups of three people who are already working together on climate initiatives. Each group should include either three health professionals or two health professionals and one community partner (public health professional, non-profit leader, environmental justice advocate, etc). There will be one application per group. Applying as a group enables home organizations to develop a larger cadre of individuals trained in community organizing and will allow greater impact on their vision and programmatic goals. Working with a community partner gives the health professionals an opportunity to more deeply connect with community initiatives.
There is no tuition for the program. The organizers will arrange and cover round-trip, economy-class airfare to Greece, as well as accommodation, meals, and ground transportation during the in-person immersion week.
Learn more about the application procedure for the Global COACH Course for Climate and Health Scholars on its website.