The Health Effects of Climate Change
Harvard course on how climate change threatens human health and what the health sector can do.
Harvard University•By Aaron Bernstein, Gaurab Basu
4.8
(1,800 reviews)•68,000 students enrolledAbout this course
Understand the profound impact of climate change on human health, from heat-related illness and infectious disease to food security and mental health. Taught by Harvard faculty, this course prepares learners to respond to one of the greatest public health challenges of our time.
Skills you'll gain
Public HealthClimate and HealthEnvironmental HealthGlobal HealthHealth Policy
Syllabus
1
Climate Change and Health Overview2
Heat and Extreme Weather3
Air Quality and Respiratory Health4
Infectious Disease5
Food and Water Security6
Mental Health Impacts7
Solutions and the Health SectorFree
Certificate: $169
Duration7 weeks
Effort2-3 hours/week
Levelintermediate
LanguageEnglish
SubtitlesEnglish, Spanish
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