Climate and Health
Equity Fellowship (CHEF)
We train doctors of color to become leaders in promoting equitable climate and health education, advocacy, and policy solutions.
The Climate and Health Equity Fellowship was launched in 2021 in partnership with the National Medical Association (NMA) recognizing that climate change is both a health emergency and a major health equity issue. Throughout the U.S. there is a need for more diversity in climate and health leadership and a sharper focus on equitable climate solutions. The goal of the 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 education, advocacy, and policy solutions.
May 10 - November 8, 2024
2023 Climate & Health Equity Fellowship Snapshot
Meet Our Fellows
Pediatrics | Miami, Florida | National Hispanic Medical Association (NHMA)
Family Medicine | Flint, Michigan | National Medical Association (NMA)
Psychiatry | Los Angeles, California | National Medical Association (NMA)
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation | Milwaukee, Wisconsin | National Medical Association (NMA)
Otolaryngology | Atlanta, Georgia | National Medical Association (NMA)
Family Medicine | Los Angeles, California | National Medical Association (NMA)
Anesthesiology | New York, New York | National Medical Association (NMA)
Internal Medicine and Pediatrics | Baltimore, Maryland | National Medical Association (NMA)
Obstetrics and Gynecology | Milwaukee, Wisconsin | National Medical Association (NMA)
Podiatry | Nashville, Tennessee | National Medical Association (NMA)
Family Medicine | Honolulu, Hawaii | National Council of Asian Pacific Islander Physicians (NCAPIP)
Pediatrics | Boston, Massachusetts | Association of American Indian Physicians (AAIP)
Podiatry | Los Angeles, California | National Medical Association (NMA)
Obstetrics and Gynecology | Orlando, Florida | National Medical Association (NMA)
Family Practice | Kingwood, Texas | National Medical Association (NMA)
Internal Medicine | Pembroke Pine, Florida | National Medical Association (NMA)
Pediatrics | Bay St. Louis, Mississippi | National Medical Association (NMA)
Internal Medicine | Smyrna, Georgia | American College of Physicians (ACP) & National Medical Association (NMA)
Pediatric Pulmonary Medicine | Palo Alto, California | National Hispanic Medical Association (NHMA)
Surgery | Anniston, Alabama | National Medical Association (NMA)
Internal Medicine | New York City, New York | Health Professionals Advancing LGBTQ Equality (GLMA) & National Medical Association (NMA)
Psychiatry | New Haven, Connecticut | Association of American Indian Physicians (AAIP), American College of Physicians (ACP), & National Medical Association (NMA)
Internal Medicine | Kapolei, Hawaii | National Council of Asian Pacific Islander Physicians (NCAPIP) & American College of Physicians (ACP)
Podiatry | Germantown, Wisconsin | National Medical Association (NMA)
Pediatrics | Boston, Massachusetts | American Medical Association (AMA)
Pediatrics | Brandon, Mississippi | National Medical Association (NMA)
Family Medicine | Austin, Texas | National Medical Association (NMA)
Psychiatry | Dorchester, Massachusetts | National Medical Association (NMA)
Family Medicine | Honolulu, Hawaii | National Council of Asian Pacific Islander Physicians (NCAPIP)
Obstetrics & Gynecology | Sacramento, California | National Medical Association (NMA)
Pediatric Pulmonology | Spokane, Washington | American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)
Podiatry | Milwaukee, Wisconsin | National Medical Association (NMA)
Internal Medicine | Cleveland, Ohio | GLMA, ACP, & NHMA
Family Medicine | Coy, Alabama | National Medical Association (NMA)
Internal Medicine | Atlanta, Georgia | American College of Physicians (ACP)
Gynecologic Oncology | Oak Park, Illinois | National Medical Association (NMA)
Internal medicine physician | Miami, Florida | Champion of the Month | VIEW VIDEO | Capstone Project
Pediatrician | Charleston, South Carolina | VIEW VIDEO
Family physician | Cairo, Georgia | Champion of the Month | VIEW VIDEO
Ophthalmologist | Miami, Florida | VIEW VIDEO
Surgeon | Atlanta, Georgia | Champion of the Month
Anesthesiologist | Greensboro, North Carolina
Fellows In Action
Articles, videos, policy resolutions, and additional publications by our current and former fellows.
Climate & Health Equity Fellowship – Partners & Sponsors
Our partners include the National Medical Association, American College of Physicians, American Medical Association, National Hispanic Medical Association, Health Professionals Advancing LGBTQ Equality, National Council of Asian Pacific Islander Physicians, Association of American Indian Physicians, and the American Public Health Association.
Climate & Health Equity Fellowship – Our Funders
This program is made possible with the generous support of our funders: Johnson & Johnson, Energy Foundation, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and Virginia Sea Grant, American Public Health Association, American Medical Association, and American College of Physicians.