Human Health and Climate Change

What will you Learn? After completing this specialized module, participants will be able to:  Explain how weather, climate variability, and climate change can affect human health. Describe the health benefits of mitigation and adaptation policies and measures in health and related sectors.  Identify a variety of tools to assess and integrate health within climate change policies and strategies, and integrate climate change within health policies and strategies. Provide examples of how countries are responding to the health challenges posed by climate change, including taking advantage of the opportunities. Who is this course for? The module provides clear, concise, and up-to-date information for anyone interested in obtaining a general understanding of the health risks associated with climate change and strategies to address them. It should be of particular interest to the following audiences:  Civil servants in national ministries, provincial departments and local authorities working in the health and other sectors relevant to the health dimensions of climate change; Private sector managers and civil society organizations that are actively engaged in addressing climate change and/or health issues. Health professionals who are seeking to enhance their understanding of the health risks associated with climate change. Faculty, researchers, and students. General public.