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    Specialized Module On Human Health and Climate Change: Syllabus

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    This document provides an overview of a specialized module on human health and climate change. It includes: - An introduction explaining how climate change directly impacts human health and how adaptation and mitigation policies can benefit health. - Information on the target audiences for the module, which includes civil servants, health professionals, students, and interested citizens. - Details on the structure and learning objectives of the module, which has three sections and aims to explain the health impacts of climate change and strategies to address related health risks. - An outline of the methodology, including an interactive lesson, quiz, and certificate available upon successfully passing the quiz.

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    This document provides an overview of a specialized module on human health and climate change. It includes: - An introduction explaining how climate change directly impacts human health and how adaptation and mitigation policies can benefit health. - Information on the target audiences for the module, which includes civil servants, health professionals, students, and interested citizens. - Details on the structure and learning objectives of the module, which has three sections and aims to explain the health impacts of climate change and strategies to address related health risks. - An outline of the methodology, including an interactive lesson, quiz, and certificate available upon successfully passing the quiz.

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    Syllabus

    Specialized Module
    on Human Health
    and Climate Change
    Table of Contents

    Background................................................................................................................................. 2
    Target Groups ............................................................................................................................. 2
    Course Structure and Learning Objectives ................................................................................. 2
    Methodology, Certification and Feedback ................................................................................. 3
    Technical Requirements ............................................................................................................. 3
    Key References ........................................................................................................................... 4

    1
    Background
    This specialized module introduces the theme of climate change and human health. Human health is
    directly affected by the weather, climate variability and climate change. The module will explain how
    mitigation and adaptation policies and measures in health and related sectors can benefit the human
    health.

    Moreover, the module presents tools to assess and integrate health within climate change policies and
    strategies and vice versa. Several examples of how countries are responding to the health challenges
    posed by climate change, including taking advantage of the opportunities, are presented.

    The module has been developed and peer-reviewed through UN CC:Learn (www.uncclearn.org), with
    technical leadership provided by the World Health Organization (WHO).

    Target Groups
    The module provides clear, concise and up-to-date information for anybody interested in obtaining a
    general understanding of the health risks arising from climate change and strategies to address them.
    It should be of particular interest to the following audiences:

    • Civil servants in national ministries, provincial departments and local authorities working in the
    health and other sectors relevant to the health dimensions of climate change;
    • Managers in private sector and civil society organizations active in the area of climate change
    and/or health;
    • Health professionals wishing to improve their understanding of the risks of climate change to
    health;
    • Faculty, researchers and students; and
    • Interested citizens/youth/students.

    Course Structure and Learning Objectives


    This specialized module has three sections:

    1. Climate Change and Human Health


    2. Adaptation: Building Health Systems’ Resilience to Climate Change
    3. The Mutual Benefits of Climate Change Mitigation and Health Policies

    Learning Objectives

    After completing this specialized module, participants will be able to:

    • Explain how weather, climate variability and climate change can affect human health.
    • Describe the health benefits of mitigation and adaptation policies and measures in health and
    related sectors.

    2
    • Identify a variety of tools to assess and integrate health within climate change policies and
    strategies, and integrate climate change within health policies and strategies.
    • Provide examples of how countries are responding to the health challenges posed by climate
    change, including taking advantage of the opportunities.

    Methodology, Certification and Feedback


    The module is self-paced and not moderated. It includes an interactive lesson and a quiz. To receive a
    certificate of completion, the associated quiz needs to be successfully passed.

    The interactive lesson presents content supported by case studies, videos, external links and exercises.
    The lesson take around 2-3 hours to complete. The module is also available as a downloadable power
    point presentation that can be used for offline study or for training purposes. The module also contains
    a wealth of links to other resources on climate change and are thus a gateway to more in depth and
    specific information.

    The quiz can be completed at any time. It asses the achievement of the learning objectives for the
    module. The quiz can be attempted a maximum of three times. Once quiz is passed with at least 70%
    of correct answers, the learner can download a certificate of completion from the course home page.

    After the completion, participants will be requested to submit a feedback form, which can be accessed
    in the ‘Certificate and Course Evaluation’ section on the course home page.

    Technical Requirements
    Browser:

    • The course works best with Firefox 3.6 or higher (download for free at http://www.mozilla-
    europe.org/en/firefox).
    • The course is also compatible with Google Chrome (download for free at
    https://www.google.com/intl/en/chrome/browser/).
    • For technical reasons, it is not recommended to use Internet Explorer.
    • Note JavaScript & Cookies must be enabled.

    Software:

    • Adobe Acrobat Reader (download for free at


    http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html).
    • Adobe Flash Player (download for free at http:/get.adobe.com/flashplayer).
    • Microsoft Office (Windows or Apple version) or Open Office (download for free at
    http://www.openoffice.org).

    Platform: Windows 95, 98, 2000, NT, ME, XP or superior; MacOS 9 or MacOS X

    Hardware: 64 MB of RAM, 1 GB of free disk space; Modem: 56 K

    3
    Key References
    WHO (2014). Quantitative risk assessment of the effects of climate change on selected causes of
    death, 2030s and 2050s.
    WHO EURO (2013). Climate change and health: a tool to estimate health and adaptation costs
    WHO/WMO (2012). Atlas of health and climate
    WHO (2012). Mainstreaming gender in health adaptation to climate change programmes
    WHO (2011). Gender, climate change and health

    To Learn More:
    UN CC:Learn (2013). Resource Guide for Advanced Learning on Understanding the Climate Change
    and Heath Interface

    About UN CC:Learn
    UN CC:Learn is a partnership of more than 30 multilateral organizations supporting countries to design
    and implement systematic, recurrent and results-oriented climate change learning. At the global level,
    the partnership supports knowledge-sharing, promotes the development of common climate change
    learning materials, and coordinates learning interventions through a collaboration of UN agencies and
    other partners. At the national level, UN CC:Learn supports countries in developing and implementing
    national climate change learning strategies. Through its engagement at the national and global levels,
    UN CC:Learn contributes to the implementation of Article 6 of the UNFCCC on training, education and
    public awareness-raising, and the 2012-2020 Doha Work Programme. Funding for UN CC:Learn is
    provided by the Swiss Government and UN partners. The Secretariat for UN CC:Learn is hosted by the
    UN Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR).

    For more information, please contact: [email protected]

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