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PBH 637

Climate Change and Human Health

Catalog2026-2027
Credits3 units
LevelGraduate
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Description

Our changing climate has dramatic impacts on human health. Understanding what changes are occurring, how these changes impact human health, and how current and future strategies can help mitigate some of the impacts to human health is of paramount importance in the 21st century. The interdisciplinary course will explore climate change impacts on human health, public policies, mitigation strategies, and communication techniques that build solutions to these pressing human health challenges.

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Lecture3

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Offered: Every Spring

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spring

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Learning Outcomes

  • explain the physical processes of climate change and how they influence climate and weather patterns.
  • analyze how climate change impacts human health at local, national, or global levels.
  • communicate climate-related health challenges and solutions effectively through writing and speaking.
  • apply research methods to investigate effects of climate change on human health.
  • integrate and synthesize Core knowledge to evaluate complex health impacts of climate change.
  • identify the natural, social, and political factors that drive health disparities related to climate change impacts.