Climate and Health Actionable Research and Translation Center (CHART)
Research Impacts
- Innovative Research on how heat exposure affects the health of people living in Atlanta Metro area, especially in under-resourced communities.
- Capacity Building activities to inspire new research directions and promote the professional development of climate change and health researchers at Emory University and its partner institutions.
- Research Translation that integrates community knowledge and concerns and enhances the implementation of community-led strategies in research.
Background
CHART is a research initiative focused on understanding and mitigating the health impacts of climate change, particularly heat exposure in under-resourced communities in the Atlanta Metro area. Led by two distinguished Emory professors, Yang Liu and Noah Scovronick, the program combines innovative research with capacity-building efforts to promote the development of new research directions in climate change and health. Through research translation, CHART integrates community knowledge into scientific studies, ensuring that findings are accessible and actionable, and supports the implementation of community-led strategies to address climate-related health challenges.
Mission/Vision
CHART’s mission is to generate new knowledge about the health risks associated with climate change in urban areas, particularly those related to heat exposure, and to translate this knowledge into action through equitable partnerships that enhance health.
CHART's Vision:Atlanta’s history, diversity, persistent health disparities, research institutions, and policy and advocacy opportunities make it an ideal location for CHART to develop its central research theme of lowering climate-related disease burdens in under-resourced urban communities.
Key Leaders
- Yang Liu,Gangarosa Distinguished Professor and Chair of the Gangarosa Department of Environmental Health
- Noah Scovronick, Assistant Professor of Environmental Health