This course defines climate change and describes the ways that climate change impact public health by exploring the topic of climate change mitigation and adaptation and local health department roles in each of these areas.

Learning objectives:

1. Define climate change
2. Describe the ways that climate change impacts public health
3. Describe climate change mitigation and adaptation and local health department roles regarding these

Tier Level: Tier 3
Modality: Self-Paced
Length: 08 minutes 11 seconds

Resources:
Communication tips: Conveying the Human Implications of Climate Change, Edward Maibach Et al., 2011. A guide to help public health professionals communicate the health implications of climate change to the public, colleagues and decision makers

Using the essential services to start your work: Climate Change: The Public Health Response, Howard Frumkin, 2008.
Webinars
Presentations
NACCHO Climate Change Toolkit