# Equity and Climate Opportunities for Health (ECO-Health) Center: Administrative Core

> **NIH NIH P20** · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO · 2024 · $1,506,429

## Abstract

ABSTRACT (ADMIN CORE)
Climate change is an unprecedented threat to human health and converges with modifiable social and structural
factors to amplify health risks and health disparities among disproportionately impacted populations. Our mission
is to establish the ECO-Health Center (Equity and Climate Opportunities for Health) at the University of California
(UC) to drive solutions-focused, community-engaged research on the complex intersection of climate change,
the social and structural context, and poor health outcomes. The Administrative Core (AC) of the proposed
Center will provide pivotal leadership, coordination, and oversight to achieve the Center’s aims. The AC will
operate through four key administrative bodies, each serving a distinct yet complementary role. The Executive
Committee will lead the AC and serve as the primary decision-making body, overseeing scientific, programmatic,
and administrative decisions for the Center. The Career Development and Training Unit will ensure that a diverse
cadre of learners at all levels are engaged in the Center’s research activities through workshops, works in
progress, and training programs on climate epidemiology, causal inference methods, machine learning,
implementation science, intervention development, and community-engaged research. The Data Analytic Unit
will develop and maintain the Center’s data hub, including ensuring data harmonization, protocol sharing, and
data availability and accessibility via online platforms. The Community-Engaged Research Development Unit
will oversee the administrative processes of the pilot grants, including soliciting, selecting, and assessing
community-partnered pilot projects. The work of the AC will also be guided by four advisory bodies – the Internal
Advisory Committee (IAC), the External Advisory Committee (EAC), the Community Advisory Board (CAB), and
the NIH Research Coordinating Center/Climate Change and Health Community of Practice – that will provide
guidance on the operations and progress of the Center. While ensuring equitable engagement with scientists
and communities, the AC aims to (1) Provide scientific and programmatic leadership to the ECO-Health Center,
(2) Build the foundation for effective partnerships and foster communication and synergies between all Center
elements, and (3) Ensure efficient and responsive management of the Center’s operations, finances, and other
resources. We are committed to including people from diverse perspectives, disciplines, and expertise in every
component of the AC to facilitate communications and collaboration, and foster innovation. We will engage
communities disproportionately impacted by climate change in all phases of the Center’s research and training.
By providing administrative guidance and coordinating structures, the Administrative Core will accelerate high-
impact, community-engaged research on equitable climate-health resilience within California communities
disproportionately harmed by climate h...

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10983045
- **Project number:** 1P20MD019994-01
- **Recipient organization:** UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO
- **Principal Investigator:** SHERI Dawn WEISER
- **Activity code:** P20 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2024
- **Award amount:** $1,506,429
- **Award type:** 1
- **Project period:** 2024-09-21 → 2027-09-20

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10983045

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10983045, Equity and Climate Opportunities for Health (ECO-Health) Center: Administrative Core (1P20MD019994-01). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-23 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10983045. Licensed CC0.

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