Climate Change and Planetary Health (Online) London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine

Overview

What you will learn

• Find out how global environmental systems (such as heat stress, food systems, air pollution, and biodiversity loss) affect human health with our Climate Change and Planetary Health (online) programme from London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
• Interpret studies to make informed decisions and understand theoretical underpinnings so you can turn evidence into action
• Apply and evaluate methods to quantify the impact of climate change on health, policies and practices
• Learn to co-develop solutions and engage with a large range of audiences to bring about change

• Discover how to promote and support population health in a sustainable way

You’ll be taught by more than 60 experts working in the planetary health field. The teaching team includes specialists in areas such as air pollution, heat, drought, infectious diseases and sustainable food systems. And our academics include several planetary health world leaders, including Professor Sir Andy Haines who chaired the very first (Rockefeller Foundation–Lancet) Commission on Planetary Health. On top of this, you’ll learn alongside a globally diverse range of students whose experiences bring a richness to the course.

We host the Centre for Climate Change and Planetary Health and the WHO Collaborating Centre on Climate Change, Health and Sustainable Development. There are opportunities to work with the centres’ world leading experts as part of your final project. Or perhaps you’ll contribute to their ongoing research or collaborate with the WHO.

Who is it for?

This course is suitable for a wide range of academics and professionals. That means you’ll have opportunities to work alongside students from all sorts of related fields.

You should be keen to understand the complex systems that link the environment and human health, and motivated to pursue a career in planetary health. You’ll also need some mathematical background, as parts of the programme are more focused on quantitative assessment.