The Climate and Health Responder Course for Latin America is a 5-week free online certificate course. The course aims to engage the public health research and academic communities to facilitate climate and health research used to inform health and policy decisions.
Climate change is the biggest global health threat of the 21st century, and tackling climate change is one of our greatest opportunities for building and strengthening public health systems. To meet the emerging health needs imposed by climate change, both academic and research communities are urgently needed to further our understanding of the health impacts of climate change and adaptation options including: monitoring, projections, early-warning systems, and epidemiological surveillance of health outcomes. Simultaneously, close cooperation is needed with policy makers and health decision makers to ensure new knowledge can be translated into practice.
This course serves as an introduction to the cutting-edge of climate and health research, explores case studies of successful implementation, and opportunities for engagement.
Target Audience
Academics, Health Researchers, Environmental Researchers, Health Professionals, Health Leaders, Climate Leaders and Students, Funders
Course Structure
The course will consist of bi-weekly live-virtual didactic sessions on Tuesdays and Thursdays (90 minutes) with a live question and answer following each lecture.
Time: 9:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. CDMX (Mexico), 12:00 - 1:30 p.m. UYT (Uruguay)
NOTE: Spanish is the primary language of this course. Session recordings will be available (subtitled in English and Português) for asynchronous view after the live presentations for those unable to attend.
Course objectives
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Equip public health researchers with a knowledge base regarding the impacts of climate change on health
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Enable researchers to understand current methodologies and approaches used to establish connections between climate change and health impacts, assess attribution, access meteorological and climate data collection, develop monitoring systems and projections, undertake epidemiological surveillance, develop early warning systems, and create mechanisms to monitor and evaluate climate change interventions.
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Enable participants to engage in research that informs health policy action and implementation
Session Topics
4/19/22 - Climate Change and Health Dr. Gilma Mantilla, Pontifical Javeriana University
4/21/22 - Climate Vulnerability and Risk Dr. Mercy Borbor, Escuela Superior Politécnica del Litoral
4/26/22 - Degraded Air Quality and Wildfires Dr. Liana Anderson, National Center for Monitoring and Early Warning of Natural Disasters, Brazil
4/28/22 - Temperature Extremes and Climate Change Dr. Ramón García Trabanino, Association of Nephrology and Arterial Hypertension of El Salvador; Dr. Francisco Chesini, Ministry of Health of Argentina
5/3/22 - El niño/La niña Effects/extra-tropical cyclones Dr. Juan José Nieto, Centro Internacional para la Investigación del Fenómeno de El Niño; Dr. Carolina Portaluppi-Castro, UNDP, University Casa Grande Ecuador
5/5/22 - Food and Water Safety and Security Dr. Walter E. Baethgen, International Research Institute, The Earth Institute at Columbia University; Dr. Vivian Camacho, General Director of the Health Ministry, Bolivia
5/10/22 - Vector-borne and Zoonotic Diseases Dr. Elizabet Lilia Estallo, Institute of Biological and Technological Research and Dr. María Soledad López, Climate Change and Variability Studies Center (FICH)
5/12/22 - Data Collection and Surveillance Dr. Rachel Lowe, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine; Dr. Christovam Barcellos, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (Fiocruz) Brazil
5/17/22 - Climate Adaptation and Mitigation (Co-Benefits) Dr. Carmen Ciganda, Ministry of Public Health Uruguay and Dr. David Rojas-Rueda, Colorado State University Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences and Dr. Daniel Buss, Pan American Health Organization
5/19/22 - Regional Climate Change Guidance (public policy) Dr. Stella Hartinger, Cayetano Heredia University; Comprehensive Development, Environment and Health Unit
Climate and Health Certificate
Participants who attend > 70% of sessions and pass a brief exam at the end of the course will be awarded a Certificate of participation from PAHO/GCCHE/IAI.
Registration
The course is presented by the Global Consortium on Climate and Health Education, Pan American Healh Organization and the Inter-American Institute For Global Change Research
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