Module Components

• Overview
• Assignments

Topics

• Climate Change and Human Health
• Temperature-Related Death and Illness
• Air Quality
• Extreme Events

NURS418 - Climate Change - Evidence and Solutions

Module 3: Climate Change and Health I

Overview

The influence of climate and weather on human health are varied and significant. In these next 3 modules we will examine the various pathways and climate drivers that impact the health of people and which populations are most at risk for each, now and in the future.

Objectives

At the conclusion of this module, the learner will be able to:

• Explain the framework for Climate Change and Health Impacts report
• Discuss ways that extreme temperature is related to poor health outcomes
• Describe the impact of air quality on health outcomes
• Relate how extreme weather events impact human health

Required Readings

Executive Summary. USGCRP, 2016: The Impacts of Climate Change on Human Health in the United States: A Scientific Assessment. Crimmins, A., J. Balbus, J.L. Gamble, C.B. Beard, J.E. Bell, D. Dodgen, R.J. Eisen, N. Fann, M.D. Hawkins, S.C. Herring, L. Jantarasami, D.M. Mills, S. Saha, M.C. Sarofim, J. Trtanj, and L. Ziska, Eds. U.S. Global Change Research Program, Washington, DC, 312 pp. Ch 1-4. http://dx.doi.org/10.7930/J0R49NQX