SUST 2820 — Climate Change, Health, and Resilience

4 semester hoursUndergraduateLectureNUpath ND

Examines how human behavior contributes to both climate change and chronic disease and how climate change exacerbates poor health trends and inequities, creating new health risks in the United States and around the globe. Considers the health impacts of environmental changes, such as changing temperatures, extreme events, and scarcity of resources. Presents strategies for building resilience and considers steps to adapt to and mitigate climate change that mutually enhance the health of individuals, communities, and the environment.

Prerequisites

• one of:
  • AFCS 1270 (min C) (may be taken concurrently)
  • AFRS 1270 (min C) (may be taken concurrently)
  • PHTH 1260 (min C) (may be taken concurrently)
  • PHTH 1261 (min C) (may be taken concurrently)
  • NYC 151M
  • PHTH 1270 (min C) (may be taken concurrently)
  • PSYC 1101 (min C) (may be taken concurrently)
  • PSYC 101M PSYC 102M

Links

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