Short Online Course on Human Health and Climate Change

The module on Human Health and Climate Change introduces the theme of climate change and human health. Human health is directly affected by the weather, climate variability and climate change. This course will explain how mitigation and adaptation policies and measures in health and related sectors can benefit the human health. Moreover, the module presents tools to assess and integrate health within climate change policies and strategies and vice versa. Several examples of how countries are responding to the health challenges posed by climate change, including taking advantage of the opportunities, are presented.

This specialized module has three sections:

1. Climate Change and Human Health
2. Adaptation: Building Health Systems’ Resilience to Climate Change
3. The Mutual Benefits of Climate Change Mitigation and Health Policies

The course features a range of learning activities and experiences including case studies, videos, external links and exercises. The lesson take around 2-3 hours to complete. The module is also available as a downloadable power point presentation that can be used for offline study or for training purposes. Once the quiz is passed with at least 70% of correct answers, the learner can download a certificate of completion from the course home page.

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.