Climate Change and Health: Training modules
Overview
This training package on climate change and health was prepared initially in 2009 and substantially revised by a group of experts in 2014. It is a product of collaborative effort of WHO/SEARO, WHO/WPRO and GIZ, Bonn. The training package consists of 17 standalone modules covering a range of topics to help build capacity of public health professionals who are involved in management of public health programmes impacted by climate change.
The modules are designed for ease of use by professionals from other sectors such as the environment, transport, disaster preparedness, etc., enabling them to understand the intersectoral nature of the issue and to address health impacts jointly with other sectors. One or more modules can be used as advocacy material as well as to orient different target audiences such as policymakers.
Training Modules
Module 1: Introduction to Weather and Climate
Module 2: Weather, Climate Variability and Climate Change
Module 3: Population Health and Climate Change
Module 4: Policies and Practices of Mitigation and Adaptation
Module 5: Assessment and Prediction of the Health Impacts of Climate Change
Module 8: Vector-borne Diseases and Climate Change
Module 9: Water- and Food-borne Diseases
Module 10: Food Security and Malnutrition
Module 12: Assessing Health Vulnerability
Module 14: Mitigation and Co-Benefits
Module 15: Climate Change at the UNFCCC and IPCC