Interdisciplinary perspectives on climate change and health
Do you want to explore the intersection between climate change and public health?
Hovedinnhold
Course leader
Esperanza Diaz, Professor, Department of Global Public Health and Primary Care at UiB and Director of the Pandemic Center.
Health and climate are interconnected directly, through easily recognizable causality chains but also indirectly, through complex interactions more difficult to understand and address.
Changes in infectious diseases transmitting from animals to humans, increase in mental health problems among young people because of fear for planetary health, changes in patterns of disease and need for health care provision due to displacement of populations and conflicts fueled by scarce water and food resources, are some of the health consequences of environment problems. In all cases, climate change aggrevates health risks, impacting vulnerable communities disproportionately.
Learning outcomes
Upon completion of this course the participant should:
- Have a comprehensive overview of the intersection between climate change and health.
- Recognize the importance of interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary approaches in addressing climate health challenges
- Understand the direct and indirect health impacts of climate change, including mental health effects.
- Grasp the ethical considerations and values guiding climate health research and practice.
- Be aware of the impact of climate change on health services, health economics, and vulnerable populations.
- Develop strategies for crises preparedness, resilience building, and policy development in the context of climate health.
Reading list
Coming
Credits
Participation at the BSRS is credited under the European Credit Transfer System (ECTS). Participants submitting an essay, in a form of a publishable manuscript of 10-20 pages, after the end of the summer school will receive 10 ECTS. Deadline for submission will be decided by your course leader.
It is also possible to participate without producing an essay. This will give you 5 ECTS. In order to receive credits, we expect full participation in the course-specific modules, plenary events and roundtables.
Course leader
Esperanza Diaz is professor at the Department of Global Public Health and Primary Care at UiB and Director of the Pandemic Center. She is a medical doctor and a specialist in general medicine. She ia also senior researcher (20 %) at Western Norway University of Applied Sciences.
Professor Diaz has researched migrant health since 2008, written over 150 peer-reviewed articles on the subject: She is also the author of Migrant Health: A Primary Care Perspective. Esperanza Diaz has extensive experience in collaborating across faculties, institutions and groups in the population. She developed and has led the Pandemic Center since 2020.