Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) is where policymakers and business leaders turn for win-win solutions. EDF's Health Program works to protect public health by strengthening and defending laws, encouraging responsible corporate leadership, and advancing the science on hazardous chemicals. EDF is pushing for effective, health-protective implementation of the nation's main chemical safety law - the Toxic Substances Control Act. Key Responsibilities…

Overview Our world's climate is changing. Of the top twenty hottest years ever recorded, sixteen have occurred in the last two decades. This warming has already had a profound effect. Many feel powerless in the face of this challenge, but you can make a difference. By looking at air quality, nutrition, infectious diseases, and human migration, this course will show you how increases in greenhouse gases impact public health. Experts working in a…

Following completion of the course, students will be able to: At an introductory level, describe how the climate has changed, explain the role of greenhouse gases in climate change, and describe how the climate is predicted to change in the future; Describe how climate change adversely impacts population health, with differing vulnerability across population sub-groups, through direct effects; through ecosystem transformation and degradation; and…

Climate change is one of the greatest threats to human health in the 21st century. Yet these impacts to health are still not well recognized. Since you can’t change what you don’t understand, this course is designed to equip health and environmental professionals, as well as other changemakers and the public, with critical and usable knowledge to take positive action. The course begins with an introduction to the science of climate change and how…

The comprehensive MPH curriculum equips students to tackle complex health challenges such as chronic and infectious diseases, obesity and food insecurity, health care quality and costs, climate change and environmental health determinants, and the health impact of socioeconomic inequalities. Each student gains real-world experience through applied practice experiences with professionals in the public health sector. Students develop skills in data…

The Climate Change and Health Advisor is a critical member of the Save the Children US (SCUS) Department of Global Health (DGH) team and will provide institutional, technical and strategic guidance and support to Save the Children’s global work to mitigate and address the impact of climate change on health. You will: assess and track global and country level evidence to identify priorities for addressing the impact of climate change on health…