This course is part of the Certificate peer learning programme for leadership in climate change and health.
Climate change is already disrupting health in many communities. Floods block roads. Heat makes work unsafe. Storms damage clinics. Drought increases hunger and disease. Mosquitoes spread malaria and dengue to new places and at new times. Floods and unsafe water increase cholera and diarrhoea.
Health workers must still keep care going. 7-30 CHEF gives you a practical way to prepare, respond, recover, and strengthen your community before the next emergency.
This course helps you learn 7-30 CHEF to protect your community. Work with colleagues to create your local 7-30 CHEF plan to earn your first 7-30 CHEF certification. You submit your certificate to your employer or professional body.
Who should join?
This course is for anyone who is concerned that climate change is harming the health of their community. You do not need to be a climate specialist. Your experience and knowledge of your community are the starting points.
What is 7-30 CHEF?
7-30 CHEF means the 7-30 Climate Health Emergency Framework.
It is a new framework for health workers facing the effects of climate change on health.
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The two numbers help you remember what to do:
- 7 days to prepare: Within seven days of a warning or seasonal sign, confirm that your area is ready. Review risks, activate your plan, clarify roles, and contact trusted community partners.
- Response: When the emergency begins, keep essential services going. Protect people most at risk. Communicate clearly. Support health workers. Record any changes you make.
- 30 days to recover: Within 30 days, restore or adapt essential services. Record what worked and what it cost. Identify what blocked action. Begin one action that will make your community better prepared next time.
The framework does not replace clinical guidance, surveillance, emergency systems, or government plans. It helps health workers use all of them before, during, and after an emergency disrupts normal services.
How it was built
7-30 CHEF grew from accounts shared by health workers taking part in Teach to Reach, the world’s largest peer learning community by and for people who work for health. The report Local action to mitigate the impact of the climate crisis on health publishes 100 detailed accounts from at least 19 countries. They describe how health workers and communities maintained care during floods, storms, extreme heat, disease outbreaks, and long periods when facilities or villages were cut off. The framework turns these shared lessons into steps that a local team can plan, carry out, and document. Learn more about the wider three-year effort that led to 7-30 CHEF.
The course is part of the Certificate peer learning programme for leadership in climate change and health. The Geneva Learning Foundation (TGLF) is a member of the Global Consortium on Climate and Health Education.