CLIMATE CHANGE, HUMAN AND PLANETARY HEALTH

POPHLTH 810

Examines the intersection of human, animal, and environmental health within the context of the Anthropocene. Drawing on the One Health framework, explore how globalization, ecological change, and human activity contribute to health disparities, the emergence of infectious diseases, and shifts in global public health priorities. Explore the epidemiology of infectious diseases, health determinants across diverse populations, and the ecological, social, and economic factors that facilitate disease transmission and emergence. Engage with case studies on zoonotic diseases, historical and modern pandemics, and management responses to infectious disease outbreaks. Integrates perspectives from veterinary science, human medicine, public health, ecology, entomology, and epidemiology, emphasizing the need for cross-disciplinary approaches to address complex, modern global health issues.

POPHLTH 728

Climate change threatens human health through multiple exposure pathways, from heatwaves, storms and air pollution episodes,to influences on infectious diseases, nutrition and mental health. Gain thorough and up to date review of these health links and learn present strategies for preparedness and prevention. Medical students will be introduced to a "Health in all Policies" approach that is essential to optimize the potential for medical interventions to address the health risks from climate change, as well as potential health benefits from mitigating the root causes of climate change.

ENVIRST/POPHLTH 471

Impact of environmental problems on human health; biological hazards to human health from air and water pollution; radiation; pesticides; noise; problems related to food, occupation and environment of the work place; accidents. Physical and chemical factors involved.

ENVIRST/HISTSCI 213

Provides an introduction to the intersections of health and environment on a global scale. Exposes students to a range of problems in global environmental health, including climate change, disease ecology, and the globalization of disease.

ENTOM/ENVIRST 205

An introduction to the multiple determinants of health, global disease burden and disparities, foundational global health principles, and the overlap between ecosystem stability, planetary boundaries, and human health. Explore the core fundamentals of global health scholarship, including but not limited to infectious disease, sanitation, and mental health, and also consider ecological perspectives on these issues through the lens of planetary boundaries. Attention is placed on how human-mediated global change (e.g. climate change, biodiversity loss, land-use patterns, geochemical cycling, agricultural practice) impacts human health and the ecosystem services we depend on. An overview of pertinent issues in sustainability science and planetary health discourse, including the 'Anthropocene' and resilience to understand and critically assess global trends.