Overview
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.
Units
Lecture3
Catalog Details
Offering
Offered: Every Spring
Terms
spring
Attributes
Standard
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.