The Communities of Practice (CoPs) are regional, faculty-led virtual learning networks designed to support public health educators in integrating climate and health content into curricula. Building on the Climate-Ready Classrooms faculty development course, the CoPs provide a structured space for participants to apply new knowledge through peer exchange, share teaching resources, explore curriculum integration strategies, and develop deliverables tailored to local institutional and regional contexts.
Each CoP is facilitated by a Regional Faculty Lead and will bring together participants for a multi-month series of bi-weekly virtual sessions. Activities emphasize local relevance and may include sessions on climate–health linkages, pedagogical approaches, curriculum mapping, and institutional advocacy while maintaining flexibility to align with regional priorities.
Format: Virtual via Zoom
Cadence: Every other week for 5 months, exact meeting dates and times TBD by each regional CoP
Eligibility Criteria
To be eligible, applicants must meet all of the following requirements:
- Professional Role. Be a public health faculty member, professor, or program coordinator
- Course Certification. Have received a certificate from at least one of the following courses:
- Climate-Ready Classrooms: A Public Health Faculty Development Course on Climate Change
- European Climate and Health Responders Course
- Africa Climate and Health Responders Course
- South and Southeast Asia Climate and Health Responders Course
- Western Pacific Climate and Health Responders Course
- Institutional Affiliation. Be a faculty member, professor, or program coordinator at an institution that is a member of any GNAPH Regional Association. (Verify via GNAPH Institutional Database)
Important deadlines
- CoP application: apply by February 28th *Deadline extended to March 8th
- Candidate evaluation begins: March 9th
- Finalists announced: Early April (date TBD)
The application for the Regional CoPs is now CLOSED.
Thank you to all who applied; we will be in touch shortly with our determinations and look forward to working with the selected community members over the coming months.