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PUBH5551: Climate Change and Public Health
2025 unit information
The unit presents critical views of climate change and the ways in which it interacts with human behaviour and population health from various disciplines, e. g. planetary health, international environmental governance and law, environmental economics, urban planning and environmental and social injustice. It addresses major public health risks associated with climate change and extremes, e. g. infectious disease, nutrition, cardiovascular disease, mental health, and indigenous health, in a broader concept of sustainability and global change. Scenarios with regards to responses to climate change, including adaptation and mitigation, will be introduced to build community resilience. This unit will provide both Australian and international perspectives on climate change and health, supported by theoretical and empirical research in both developed and developing countries.
Unit details and rules
Managing faculty or University school:
Medicine and Health
| Study level | Postgraduate |
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| Academic unit | Public Health |
| Credit points | 6 |
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At the completion of this unit, you should be able to:
- LO1. identify and describe the main paradigms used in climate change sciences and major related public health issues
- LO2. understand the interplay between climate, environment, health, and sustainability
- LO3. assist in the development of adaptation and mitigation strategies for public health preparedness, especially for vulnerable populations in needy communities
- LO4. demonstrate appropriate research skills through the competent use of library and electronic resources particular to the study of climate change and public health
- LO5. communicate arguments and ideas in a clear and effective way, both in writing, and through oral/visual presentation.
Unit availability
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Semester 2 2024
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Block mode | Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney | |
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Semester 2 2024
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Online | Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney |
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Semester 2 2025
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Block mode | Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney |
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Semester 2 2025
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Online | Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney |
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