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180.607.81
Climate Change and Public Health

Location
Internet
Term
Summer Term
Department
Environmental Health and Engineering
Credit(s)
3
Academic Year
2019 - 2020
Instruction Method
TBD
Auditors Allowed
Yes, with instructor consent
Available to Undergraduate
No
Grading Restriction
Letter Grade or Pass/Fail
Contact Name
Frequency Schedule
Every Year
Description
Explores the science of how and why the climate is changing, as well as the likely and potential impacts of climate change on public health in developed and developing regions of the world. Discusses how rising sea levels; worsening air quality; frequency and severity of weather-related disasters; and scarcity of food and drinking water are all influenced by the changing climate. Examines strategies for mitigation and adaptation, and the role public health professionals can play in these decisions.
Learning Objectives
Upon successfully completing this course, students will be able to:
  1. Explain the greenhouse effect and the resulting changes to the physical processes on Earth from climate change
  2. List and prioritize direct and indirect health impacts of climate change globally, regionally, and for your local area
  3. Compare and contrast strategies for climate change mitigation and adaptation with respect to co-benefits to public health, from local to global scales
  4. Describe the role of public health professionals in implementing strategies for climate change mitigation and adaption
  5. Communicate, using proven techniques, the connections between climate change and public health to different audiences
Special Comments

Registration closes on July 1