The third course of the Impacts of the Environment on Global Public Health specialization will introduce you to two major environmental health challenges facing the world today. The first is climate change –the preeminent threat to public health today, and a threat that will impact every human and ecosystem on the planet. We will evaluate the causes and impacts of climate change, as well as policies and approaches that can be used to reduce the impacts of climate change on human health. The second is sustainability, a concept that can be applied to reduce the impacts of human activities on the environment as well as human health. We will explore different sustainability frameworks, as well as the effects of different energy generation sources on the environment and public health.

Climate Change, Sustainability, and Global Public Health

Climate Change, Sustainability, and Global Public Health
This course is part of Impacts of the Environment on Global Public Health Specialization

Instructor: Richard Neitzel
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What you'll learn
Understand climate change, and how it impacts every human and ecosystem on the planet.
Evaluate the causes and impacts of climate change.Explore different sustainability frameworks.
Evaluate the causes and impacts of climate change.Explore different sustainability frameworks.
Skills you'll gain
- Environment Health And Safety
- Climate Change Programs
- Climate Change Mitigation
- Sustainable Systems
- Environmental Laws
- Health Assessment
- Pollution Prevention
- Environmental Resource Management
- Environmental Regulations
- Public Health
- Environmental Issue
- Climate Change Adaptation
- Environmental Science
- Sustainable Development
- Environment
- Mitigation
- Energy and Utilities
- Public Health and Disease Prevention
- Environmental Policy
- Environment and Resource Management
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Reviewed on Oct 6, 2021
Fabulous Course. Only Problem is the Peer Review which is a technical glitch.
Reviewed on Jan 1, 2024
This course is one of the best to have a general idea about climate change and its relations with public health.
Reviewed on Sep 22, 2021
Excellent course with a very enthusiastic instructor
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