- From www.futurelearn.com
The Impact of Climate Change on Public Health
- 4 Sequences
- Introductive Level
- Starts on 8 сентября 2019
- Ends on 5 октября 2019
Course details
Syllabus
What topics will you cover?
- What are the climate change themes and trends in relation to public health and is there anything we can do to improve things?
- Who are the key contributors to climate change, what are they doing and how are their harmful activities being countered?
- How can we prove that the impact on health is linked to climate change?
- How to implement an action plan to improve health outcomes impacted by climate change
Prerequisite
This course is suitable for anyone interested in climate change or health, particularly those working in public or private healthcare organisations or academic research in this area.
Instructors
Edward Meinert
I am a chartered engineer and my research interests are centred on software engineering, digital health and applying public health to global challenges.
Kris Murray
I am an ecologist with interests in global change, conservation and health. I work on problems where these key themes are interconnected.
Editor
Platform
FutureLearn est une plate-forme d'apprentissage proposant des formations en ligne ouvertes à tous (MOOC)
Fondée en Décembre 2012, la société est entièrement détenue par l'Open University à Milton Keynes, en Angleterre.
Elle est la 1ère plateforme offrant des MOOC au Royaume-Uni, avec à son actif plus d'une cinquantaine d'universités partenaires provenant du Royaume Uni mais aussi du reste du monde.
FutureLearn se différencie également par des partenariats avec des entités non-universitaires comme le British Museum, le British Council, la British Library et la national Film and Television School.