• Customizable Email template for you to initiate contact with a local high school. Don’t have time to implement this lesson yourself but still want to be involved? Here are links to help us spread the word.

  • Recruitment Flyer If you know someone or an organization that might be interested in implementing this lesson plan, share this flyer with them and help us spread the word about Teaching Climate and Health! 

  • Social Media Recruitment Folder Prefer to share on social media? Posts and captions are available for various social platforms, including Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. 

Everything you need to successfully implement the Climate and Health Lesson Plan for high school students. 

• The Climate and Health Lesson Plan, in APHA's Climate and Health Youth Education Toolkit, is 100 minutes, developed by a subgroup within the APHA Environment Section and adapted from NIEHS Climate Lesson Plans to connect climate to health.

• This one-pager contains all the resources hyperlinked in the lesson plan in an easy-to-find document.   

• Get students moving! Incorporate this fun activity as part of your lesson. Climate to Health Relay Race

• Flashcards for 9th graders with NIEHS lesson chapter summaries 

• Youth Take Action Handout Share this one-pager with students after you have finished the lesson plan! This handout contains resources to help students get involved in the climate movement, from projects they can do at school to involvement on a grander scale. 

• Ask the school for permission to post on social media tag @APHAEnvironment and use #ClimateChangesHealth 

• Complete the quick survey (https://bit.ly/3tprHd0)

• Tips from a High School Teacher To make the most impact, we got advice from a current high school teacher to help us prepare for the classroom.

• Even if you can’t implement the lesson plan yourself, if you contact a school or teacher who would like to know more about taking climate action, give them this Schools for Climate Action Replication Guide. ecoAmerica developed this guide for passing along to teachers or students interested in committing their school district to local climate goals.

• Explore essential resources from the American Academy of Pediatrics to understand the impact of climate change on children’s health. Start with their policy statement and technical report which provides in-depth insights. For a more accessible overview, visit AAP’s parent and family facing website and read the article "Climate Change & Children’s Health: AAP Policy Explained." Additionally, watch the parent-facing video "Climate Change Impact: Safeguarding Your Family's Health and Well-Being" on YouTube for practical tips.

• Mental Health and our Changing Climate: Children and Youth Report.  This report by ecoAmerica and the American Psychological Association provides major findings on the impacts of climate change to children's mental health and offers recommendations and action steps relevant to teachers, children's advocates, caregivers, and more.

  • Supporting Children’s Well-being and Building Resilience as Our Climate Changes — A Guide for Parents and Caregivers. The content of this guide is adapted from the report. Please refer to pages 36-37 of the report for a full list of guiding resources for Parents and Caregivers. 

• The Climate Mental Health Network is dedicated to addressing the mental health impacts of climate change. Explore their new resources, like the climate emotions wheel, a kid-friendly handbook, an emoji version for kids, and watch the documentary film, “Gen Z Mental Health: Climate Stories.” Click here to watch a video of their latest webinar, Navigating Climate Anxiety Through Intergenerational Connection. 

• Project Drawdown is a resource that identifies and promotes practical solutions to reverse the effects of climate change. Learn about their science-based climate solutions and strategies, and how they are identifying the “whole” systems solution. They recently published an article, How to Talk to Kids About Climate Change, click here to read it! 

• A Public Health Approach to Building Mental Wellness and Resilience in the Face of the Climate Crisis: Recommendations for Community Groups. This resource from the APHA's Center for Climate, Health and Equity lays out guidance on how to build community-wide mental resilience and a robust social infrastructure to support individual and collective wellness.

• Environmental Health Environmental Health: Foundations for Public Health   textbook https://www.springerpub.com/environmental-health-9780826183521.html