CAFE RCC Health & Extreme Weather
@climatehealthcafe
The Research Coordinating Center for Health and Extreme Weather, based at the Boston University School of Public Health and Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. Shares ≠ endorsements; the goal is to amplify opportunities for the CAFE community.
Ready to turn your research idea into a competitive grant proposal? CAFE’s Fall 2026 mentorship program provides four virtual sessions with expert speakers and mentor-led breakouts to move your proposal forward. Best for 2027 submissions. Apply by Aug 21. buff.ly/LyyFBma
CAFE’s Public Narrative Workshop will teach extreme weather & health researchers storytelling techniques to expand the real-world impact of their research. Applications due August 28th. buff.ly/rBBa3fW
Webinar: Highlighting Wildfire and Health Research Efforts Hear from experts discussing wildfire smoke exposure, woodsmoke interventions, and insights from the Maui Wildfire Exposure Study. Presented by the NIH Health & Extreme Weather Program. July 30, 2pm ET buff.ly/YY8gTHw
Seeking mentors to support early-career researchers developing grant applications! Join 3-4 virtual sessions featuring guest speakers & breakout discussions to give feedback on a small group of mentees' grant proposals. Apply by Aug 7: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Webinar: Highlighting Wildfire and Health Research Efforts Learn about wildfire exposure research efforts, woodsmoke interventions, and lessons learned from the Maui Wildfire Exposure Study. Hosted by the NIH Health & Extreme Weather Program. July 30, 2pm ET buff.ly/YY8gTHw
Seeking mentors for CAFE's cohort-based mentorship program! Mentors will join a small group of early-career researchers in 3 - 4 virtual sessions that feature guest speakers & breakout discussions to give feedback on mentees' grant proposals. Apply by Aug 7: buff.ly/V29mNkz
How can you plug into new opportunities with the NIH Health and Extreme Weather program? Hear from NIH & CAFE leaders about: • NIH HEW Highlighted Topics • New funding structures • Data sharing • Career development & more Webinar: 7/9, 3 PM ET buff.ly/QV0QtwD
Introduction to the NIH Health and Extreme Weather (HEW) Program Join NIH & CAFE leadership to explore new HEW Highlighted Topics, funding structures, data sharing, professional development opportunities, and more. Webinar: July 9, 3pm ET buff.ly/QV0QtwD
Hurricane Helene—How Community Engaged Research Can Improve Long-term Recovery & Rural Resilience The NIH Health & Extreme Weather Program invites you to learn how they parntered w/NPO to assess community perspectives & provide data to recovery & resilience committees. 6/29, 3pm ET buff.ly/gliErt8
Tomorrow! Intro to Quasi-experimental Causal Inference Methods Learn foundational statistical methods for study designs & how they can be used to investigate health impacts of extreme weather. We'll demonstrate implementation in R. Webinar 6/23/26, 11am ET buff.ly/0cXsfGA
Intro to Quasi-experimental Causal Inference Methods for Health and Extreme Weather Research Learn foundational methods for study design (DiD, synthetic control, recent extensions) and how to implement them in R. Webinar 6/23 11 AM ET buff.ly/0cXsfGA
The NIH Office of Data Science Strategy highlights researchers reusing data in creative ways to generate new insights. Join their webinar on CAFE's Data-sharing for health & extreme weather research + geospatial tools for large-scale env & health analyses. 6/12, 12 pm ET buff.ly/RqsxIu6
Apply now for the 2026 NHERI RAPID 4-Day Intensive Hands-On Workshop! July 21–24 at the University of Washington, Seattle. Learn to use RAPID equipment + DesignSafe for natural hazards field data. Travel support available. Applications due April 19: buff.ly/NWYweek
Tomorrow! Examining the Intersection of Infectious Disease and Extreme Weather Join our half‑day online event to learn how floods, heavy precipitation, droughts, and wildfires may intensify infectious disease threats. 📅 Mar 31, 12:00–4:00 PM ET 🔗 buff.ly/0baUNI8
Examining the Intersection of Infectious Disease and Extreme Weather This half-day online event, part of CAFE’s extreme weather and health series, examines the intersection between extreme weather events and infectious disease risk and vulnerability. 📅 Mar 31, 12:00–4:00 PM ET 🔗 buff.ly/0baUNI8
Examining the Intersection of Infectious Disease and Extreme Weather Join this half‑day online event to explore how floods, hurricanes, droughts, and wildfires may amplify infectious disease risks and vulnerabilities. 📅 Mar 31, 12:00–4:00 PM ET 🔗 buff.ly/0baUNI8
News from CAFE’s Data Management Team! We surveyed researchers working at the intersection of extreme weather and health to identify major barriers to using and sharing data and code resources. We also asked about their most desired data or educational resources. buff.ly/lzIVjW5
Tomorrow! Pollution and Health: From Data to Evidence Join CAFE's Data Management team to unpack how scientists turn air-quality data into health policy by linking pollution levels to health outcomes. 📅 Mar 12, 2:00-3:00 PM ET 🔗 buff.ly/10drCQy
Cancelled: Hyperscale Data Centers in the U.S. Webinar Previously scheduled for Mar 5, 1–2 PM ET Due to an unexpected scheduling conflict, we’re unable to proceed with today’s webinar as planned. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause and appreciate your understanding.
Webinar: Hyperscale Data Centers, Water, Air Pollution & Health Join the CAFE Data Management team to explore data and tools for studying hyperscale data centers across the U.S. and their potential impacts on electricity generation, water demand, and health. 📅 Mar 5, 1–2 PM ET 🔗 buff.ly/Yjh8JZu
Tomorrow! Join CAFE’s Data Management team to learn about handling spatial confounding and interference in environmental epidemiology, plus a case study showing them in action. 📅 Feb 25, 12:00–1:00 PM ET 🔗 buff.ly/o8CAKmW
Go behind the scenes with CAFE’s Data Management Team as they share how collaboration, curation, and open‑source development shaped the CAFE Dataverse collection in this data‑sharing use case series from the NIH‑funded Generalist Repository Ecosystem Initiative: zenodo.org/records/1848...
NIH Webinar: Impacts of Flooding on Opioid Use Disorder in Western Pennsylvania Hear how the April '24 floods in Allegheny and Washington counties affected people in recovery from opioid use disorder, with findings from @hazcenter.bsky.social. 📅 Feb 17, 1:30–2:30 PM ET 🔗 buff.ly/vzTvZrV
We’re launching a new CAFE Pilot Project Spotlight series featuring 2024 pilot projects. First up: A Montreal study building a daily pollen exposure database to predict when and where levels spike so people and health systems can better prepare and prevent harm. buff.ly/Webymv0
CAFE's “Considerations for Temperature in Public Health Studies” webinar will help you define temperature exposure, choose datasets, and model health impacts—with CAFE resources to help you get started. Read the recap and check out the recording: buff.ly/P2FGv0z
Tomorrow! Join us to learn how to study the effects of temperature on health: define an exposure, choose a dataset, and model health outcomes. 📅 Dec 10 | 🕑 2:00–3:00 PM ET 🔗 buff.ly/sOUbNWV
Tomorrow! Wildfires & Health: From Research to Resilience How do wildfires affect community health? Hear from experts, connect with peers, and explore solutions at our half-day virtual event. 📅 November 19 | 🕐 1:00–5:00 PM ET 🔗 loom.ly/vNHHm_o
Today! Intro to Synthetic Health Data Webinar Join us to learn what it is, when to use it, and where to find reliable datasets for research. This webinar is geared toward researchers new to synthetic data. No experience needed! 📅 Nov 12, 2–3:00 PM ET 🔗 buff.ly/NT0Iyar
Webinar: Intro to Synthetic Health Data This beginner-friendly webinar covers what it is, why it’s useful for research, and where to find reliable datasets. No experience required. 📅 Nov 12 | 🕑 2:00–3:00 PM ET 🔗 buff.ly/NT0Iyar