Teaching climate change as a chain reaction: a medical lecturer's experience with TGLF's course

📄 New insights report: Health workers are leading community responses to climate change impacts on health https://redasadki.me/2026/05/26/new-insights-report-health-workers-are-leading-community-responses-to-climate-change-impacts-on-health/ 📄 Climate change and health: 8 take-aways from community-based responses https://redasadki.me/2026/05/26/climate-change-and-health-8-take-aways-from-community-based-responses/ 📄 Climate change and health: 14 recommendations for health workers, national planners, and global partners https://redasadki.me/2026/05/26/climate-change-and-health-14-recommendations-for-health-workers-national-planners-and-global-partners/ 📰 Teach to Reach: The questions health workers cannot solve alone (article 1 of 4) https://redasadki.me/2026/05/30/teach-to-reach-the-questions-health-workers-cannot-solve-alone-article-1-of-4/ 🔗 Learn more: The Geneva Learning Foundation on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/geneva-learning-foundation/posts/?feedView=all --- Dr. Cordelia Omuekpen Yare teaches medical students in Nigeria that climate change isn't just an environmental problem — it's a chain reaction that affects human bodies. After taking TGLF's climate and health course, she transformed how her physiology classes connect rising temperatures and environmental stress to real health outcomes her students will see in practice. • How climate change affects the body through thermoregulation, dehydration, and disease exposure • Why poverty and infrastructure matter more than information alone in driving behavior change • Connecting local environmental events (like floods) to health outcomes students recognize in their communities • Student-centered learning methods that help medical trainees understand climate impacts as medical issues • Integrating environmental experts into medical school teaching through curriculum innovation