Climate Change ECHO: Telementoring to Improve Climate Literacy for Health Professionals
Introduction: Climate change is a global public health crisis. Most clinicians and public health professionals do not receive adequate education to manage and communicate climate-related health impacts to their patients. Methods: From July 2021 to February 2022, the Project ECHO Climate Change and H...
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| author | Joanna G. Katzman, MD, MSPH David Herring, MS Stefan Wheat, MD Ralph J. Groves, MD Briana Kazhe-Dominguez, BS Chamron Martin Kent Norsworthy, MA Jinyang Liu, MA Sabrina Lord, MHA Laura E. Tomedi, PhD, MPH |
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| description | Introduction: Climate change is a global public health crisis. Most clinicians and public health professionals do not receive adequate education to manage and communicate climate-related health impacts to their patients. Methods: From July 2021 to February 2022, the Project ECHO Climate Change and Human Health program completed 22 weekly trainings for health professionals. These virtual telementoring sessions were designed to improve both knowledge and self-efficacy about climate-related health impacts and climate change‒related communication skills. Results: Between July 2021 and February 2022, a total of 804 unique participants (from 44 states and 25 countries) attended the sessions. Participants were nurses (24.7%), physicians (16.8%), and public health professionals (8.5%). They completed weekly Zoom polls measuring their knowledge and self-efficacy. On average, participants strongly agreed or agreed that they had learned skills taught in each session (average percentage of those who strongly agreed or agreed=94.6%, range=66.7%–100.0%). Participants (31%) also completed a weekly postsession survey. A total of 91% rated the sessions as excellent or very good regarding evidenced-basis, and 89% rated sessions as excellent or very good regarding improved communication skills with patients and colleagues. Conclusions: Given the global climate crisis, the Climate Change and Human Health ECHO is successfully building resources and capacity for clinicians and public health professionals. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-ad9ac5da5a8d4ef6a3bc8561c61af20d2023-03-02T05:03:31ZengElsevierAJPM Focus2773-06542023-03-0121100051Climate Change ECHO: Telementoring to Improve Climate Literacy for Health ProfessionalsJoanna G. Katzman, MD, MSPH0David Herring, MS1Stefan Wheat, MD2Ralph J. Groves, MD3Briana Kazhe-Dominguez, BS4Chamron Martin5Kent Norsworthy, MA6Jinyang Liu, MA7Sabrina Lord, MHA8Laura E. Tomedi, PhD, MPH9Department of Neurosurgery, The University of New Mexico School of Medicine, Albuquerque, New Mexico; Project ECHO, The University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico; Address correspondence to: Joanna G. Katzman, MD, MSPH, Department of Neurosurgery, 1 Univeristy of New Mexico, MSC 08-4720, Albuquerque NM 87131.National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Silver Spring, MarylandAnschutz Medical Campus, University of Colorado, Aurora, ColoradoOffice of Assistant Secretary - Indian Affairs, U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Public Health Service, Albuquerque, New MexicoProject ECHO, The University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New MexicoProject ECHO, The University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New MexicoProject ECHO, The University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New MexicoProject ECHO, The University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New MexicoPresbyterian Health System, Albuquerque, New MexicoProject ECHO, The University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico; College of Population Health, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New MexicoIntroduction: Climate change is a global public health crisis. Most clinicians and public health professionals do not receive adequate education to manage and communicate climate-related health impacts to their patients. Methods: From July 2021 to February 2022, the Project ECHO Climate Change and Human Health program completed 22 weekly trainings for health professionals. These virtual telementoring sessions were designed to improve both knowledge and self-efficacy about climate-related health impacts and climate change‒related communication skills. Results: Between July 2021 and February 2022, a total of 804 unique participants (from 44 states and 25 countries) attended the sessions. Participants were nurses (24.7%), physicians (16.8%), and public health professionals (8.5%). They completed weekly Zoom polls measuring their knowledge and self-efficacy. On average, participants strongly agreed or agreed that they had learned skills taught in each session (average percentage of those who strongly agreed or agreed=94.6%, range=66.7%–100.0%). Participants (31%) also completed a weekly postsession survey. A total of 91% rated the sessions as excellent or very good regarding evidenced-basis, and 89% rated sessions as excellent or very good regarding improved communication skills with patients and colleagues. Conclusions: Given the global climate crisis, the Climate Change and Human Health ECHO is successfully building resources and capacity for clinicians and public health professionals.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2773065422000499Climate change educationECHO telementoringclimate literacyhealth professionals |
| spellingShingle | Joanna G. Katzman, MD, MSPH David Herring, MS Stefan Wheat, MD Ralph J. Groves, MD Briana Kazhe-Dominguez, BS Chamron Martin Kent Norsworthy, MA Jinyang Liu, MA Sabrina Lord, MHA Laura E. Tomedi, PhD, MPH Climate Change ECHO: Telementoring to Improve Climate Literacy for Health Professionals AJPM Focus Climate change education ECHO telementoring climate literacy health professionals |
| title | Climate Change ECHO: Telementoring to Improve Climate Literacy for Health Professionals |
| title_full | Climate Change ECHO: Telementoring to Improve Climate Literacy for Health Professionals |
| title_fullStr | Climate Change ECHO: Telementoring to Improve Climate Literacy for Health Professionals |
| title_full_unstemmed | Climate Change ECHO: Telementoring to Improve Climate Literacy for Health Professionals |
| title_short | Climate Change ECHO: Telementoring to Improve Climate Literacy for Health Professionals |
| title_sort | climate change echo telementoring to improve climate literacy for health professionals |
| topic | Climate change education ECHO telementoring climate literacy health professionals |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2773065422000499 |
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