Climate change, pollution, biodiversity loss, and other environmental changes are creating new disease patterns, threats to mental health, malnutrition, and safety risks. These unprecedented challenges impact communities across the world – especially lower-income settings. Health professionals need new approaches to diagnosis, treatment, and advocacy to respond. We have curated resources to support health professionals in taking action for human and planetary health —  in the clinic and beyond. This includes Medicine for a Changing Planet, a joint project with the University of Washington that develops human and planetary health case studies for medical students and clinicians.

The Action Lab for Planetary Health (ALPHA) partners with Stanford researchers to develop evidence-based solutions that promote health, environmental stewardship, and social impact. Through policy influence, community partnerships, and strategic communications, ALPHA moves Stanford-generated evidence and research findings to action – working to develop multisectoral, scalable solutions for people and the planet.

A selection of seed grants from CIGH and the Woods Institute for the Environment support solutions-oriented research on human & planetary health challenges, including CIGH Global Health Seed Grants, Woods Institute Environmental Ventures Projects, and Human and Planetary Health Early-Career Development Awards.

The Stanford/London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine Human & Planetary Health Postdoctoral Fellowship fosters the professional development of a new generation of researchers committed to protecting health on a changing planet.

The human & planetary health crisis requires new thinking and bold leadership. These courses explore health adaptations to the climate crisis, how public health and environmental justice are intertwined, and how health considerations can inform environmental action – preparing students for careers in global health, environmental science, policy, entrepreneurship, innovation, strategic communications, and activism.

Together with the School of Medicine’s Climate, Health, and Equity Task Force, we are educating and empowering health professionals to be effective advocates for the planet. Sustainability resources for medical providers can be found here. We also support Medicine for a Changing Planet, a joint project with the University of Washington that develops human and planetary health case studies for medical students and clinicians.

Stanford Climate and Health is a student-driven advocacy group that provides a space for the Stanford community to take action on climate change, planetary and environmental health, and sustainable health care by engaging in advocacy, education, dialogue, and research.

The Climate, Health, and Equity Task Force empowers climate leadership and sustainable healthcare at the School of Medicine – and partners with the student-run Stanford Climate & Health advocacy group on healthcare sustainability, medical education initiatives, and community engagement initiatives.

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We are committed to community-engaged research and action, collaborating with the Environmental Justice Working Group (EJWG) and the School of Medicine’s Climate, Health, and Equity Task Force to involve community voices in defining research priorities and accelerate on-the-ground partnerships.