Denise Thomson is the founder of the Cochrane Climate-Health Working Group, an ad hoc multidisciplinary group of people from many different parts of Cochrane, as well as other organizations. The Climate-Health Working Group was formed to address the current and urgent crisis of climate changes and its impacts on global human health. Cochrane has an important role in preparing and disseminating evidence syntheses relevant to the health impact of climate change with the goal of preparing and disseminating evidence that will help to guide decision-making and make recommendations for short- and long-term best practices. 

The Cochrane Climate-Health Working Group is interested in the potential of evidence syntheses to contribute to the discussion of the impacts of climate change on human health and health systems. As a leader in the field of evidence synthesis, Cochrane is well-positioned to lead on the best evidence and methodological considerations for reviews within this topic, as well as to publish quality evidence reviews. Denise has worked and volunteered in health research and/or health promotion for about twenty years, including a variety of roles in Cochrane, and is currently a part-time PhD student in the Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry at the University of Alberta.