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It provides examples of existing courses in the Caribbean, Latin America, Brazil, and Kiribati, as well as global initiatives like the GCCHE core competencies.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"clihealth-000081#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"Healthcare professionals have an ethical and professional duty to understand current and future climate and environmental health threats to serve their patients and society, as climate change already impacts human health and health systems, particularly affecting indigenous peoples and marginalized groups.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"clihealth-000081#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Global research indicates a significant gap in medical education: climate change programs for future physicians are often absent worldwide or are driven by students rather than institutions. 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