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Managing Health Efects o Climate Change

SummaryStudents will be introduced to the global efects o climate change on humanhealth. The lesson(s) ocuses on how goernmental and non!goernmental

organi"ations manage and respond climate change. Students in engage in aconcept mapping actiit# related to the health issues that will impact thecountries the# selected or their $nal adaptation pro%ect. &uest acilitator'atric *inne#' +irector o ,olumbia-s ,limate and Health rogram' answersstudents uestions related to /ulnerabilit# and daptation ssessment or thecountr# the# selected or their $nal adaptation pro%ect.

Learning O!ecti"en this lesson' students will

• denti# the wa#s global climate change has or will impact global

human health.

•

3nderstand adaptation strategies that can respond to human healthconcerns.

• 45plore the role o nation states in managing this growing crisis.

#ssigned Student $reparation6ead

• ntroduction

,limate change The biggest global!health threat o the 21st centur#

http77www.ucl.ac.u7news7news!articles70809708091901

(: pages)

•

&lobal erspectiehttp77www.ucl.ac.u7global! health 7ucl!lancet!climate!change.pd 

(;: pages ! sim general inormation p. 1<8:!1:00)

• 3S erspectie

3S &lobal ,hange 6esearch rogram Human Health (2008)

http77downloads.globalchange.go7usimpacts7pds7 health .pd 

(10 pages)

• daptation mplementation lan

rotecting Health rom ,limate ,hange /ulnerabilit# and daptation

ssessment

http77www.who.int7globalchange7mediacentre7eents720107costa=rica= consultation=200:107/=&uidance=+iscussion.pd 

(ntroduction p. >!11' Table o ,ontents' sim rest o document)

• ?ene$ts and ,o!?ene$ts

 The health bene$ts o tacling climate change' The @ancet

http77download.thelancet.com7Aatcontentassets7series7 health !and!

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climate!change.pd 

(> pages)

/iew• BHC oweroint iloting ,limate ,hange daptation to rotect Human

Health (www.who.int7globalchange7news7&4D=ro%ect.pps )(6eiew 2: slides)

%eli"ery &ote' 4nsure all documents are still posted.

$reparation eore Class

• roide guest speaer with inormation conte5tual inormation or

course7class and classroom location

• +iide up class into two groups ( pro climate changeE ? against

climate change) or the ,onstructie ,ontroers# actiit# ne5t class

Home(or) to Collect and *radeHow would #ou conduct a ,limate and Health /ulnerabilit# and daptationssessment or #our countr#F denti#

• Bhat ind o data would #ou want to collectF

• Bho would #ou need to get around the tableF

• 6eerences at least two readings in response (use M@ ormat)

Opening #cti"ity + ,ntroduction to Resilience-.ulneraility andConcept Maps-Concept Models(29 minutes)1. 6eerring to $rst slide o oweroint presentation Stephanie poses the

ollowing uestion to initiate discussion &uess which 2 groups o graduatestudents did best in creating an interdisciplinar# approach within 2 da#sF2. Stephanie continues brie oweroint outlining

a. The concepts o resilience7ulnerabilit# G reerring to BHC ppt• http77www.populationaction.org7ublications7Boring=apers7/ul

nerabilit#=and=6esilience7Malone=resilience.pd 

• http77www.pnl.go7main7publications7e5ternal7technical=reports7@!1>1;<.pd http77www.proentionconsortium.org7themes7deault7pds7,674M=2001=meth.pd 

b. How to create concept maps7conceptual models and wh# the# areuseul as planning7communication tools.

• Heemser' M.' Bilson' *.' I arao!Jucerman' M. 200;.,onceptual models as tools or communication acrossdisciplines. ,onseration 4colog# :1!>.

• http77www.columbia.edu7Ke29:07Binowieci=et=al.=Tools=or=enhancing=interdisciplinar#=communication.pd 

*roup #cti"ity + Concept Mapping(40 minutes)

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*loal Health ,mpacts and Responses + Resources %escriptions andLearning E1tensions

Multimedia-Resources

1. &lobal Health /ideo ! http77www.ucl.ac.u7news7news!

articles70809708091901 

+escription Scientists' law proessors' and economists discuss the Lancet  report that details the impacts o global climate change. The# highlight themore dramatic' impending efects no monsoons leading to increaseddrought' increased glacial melt resulting in a decrease o aailable reshwater' the reersal o bene$cial global health trends (such as ector borndiseases and inant mortalit#)' and threats to global ood securit# (liningbac to prior lesson).

6ecommended 3se The ideo sets up the adaptation strategies presented inthe ational &eographic /ideo (about minute 9) that will be part o BHC-s

strateg# or adapting to climate changes efects on human health' which isthe centerpiece o these classes. lso' it raises the specter o a er# largeuestion global climate change as a social problem ersus a science issue.

;. 6oberto ?ertolini nteriew on global health impacts o climate change !http77earths#.org7health7roberto!bertollini!warns!o!global!health!impacts!o!climate!change 

+escription ?ertolini' the coordinator o the Borld Health Crgani"ation globalprogram on climate change' discusses the rami$cations o climate change. nthe Best' the rise in air pollution will result in the increased incidence oillnesses. n the deeloping world' ector born diseases will increase. Hegies some estimates in terms o 190'000 deaths in 2000 attributable toclimate change impacts. He also states that this number has at least doubledbetween 2000!2009 and this trend will onl# get worse.

6ecommended 3se ?ertolini continues the line o thought in the 3niersit#,ollege o @ondon ideo on global health. ,limate change is going to impactthe poor the most. He also disputes the common misconception that there isa uniersal climate increase ! the increase is an aerage. ,limate change is alocali"ed problem. t presents an opportunit# to address common climatechange misconceptions as applied to or related to health.

L. ational &eographic &lobal ,limate ,hange' Ba# Dorward'N ideo !http77ideo.nationalgeographic.com7ideo7pla#er7enironment7global!warming!enironment7wa#!orward!climate.html 

+escription The end o the ideo presents a ariet# o er# clear ,,recommendations to adapt to climate change stabili"e emissions ogreenhouse gases (limiting b# 27; b# 2090)' modi# consumption patternsthrough more stringent goernment polic#' improe orest management

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practices' alter the prices o greenhouse gases so the costs associated withtheir production and use reAect their impact on the enironment.

6ecommended 3se common thread arises. The regions least responsibleor climate change will be the hardest hit. n light o this unit' the efect onhuman health will be dramatic in the deeloping world. This could be used

during the second class in the global health unit.

*ame-#cti"ity Resources

1. BHC iloting ,limate ,hange daptation to rotect Human HealthNoweroint

+escription iloting ,limate ,hange daptation to rotect Human HealthNintends to increase the adaptie capacit# o health care proiders in responseto the rapidl# changing climate.

6ecommended 3se The oweroint could be illustratie o how global health

adaptie strategies can be graduall# escalated rom the local to regional tonational to global scales.

n this group actiit#' students select a countr# and its suggested adaptationstrateg#. The# anal#"e how the strateg# can be implemented and thechallenges it presentsE additionall# tacling how it is both a social and ascience problem (and the uniue issues associated with each ! How do #ouaddress each' which are oten times iewed as mutuall# e5clusieF How do#ou mae the science o global climate change to the people who will hae toenact the adaptie strategies)F 6eiew readings. Students will also addressthe application o the program to ew Oor ,it#. Bhat challenges does ew

 Oor share (or that are diferent rom) the countr# under e5aminationF Thiswill be the thread connecting this unit to ,ase Stud# O,.

Course Reading %escriptions and Recommendations'

1. The ational nstitutes o Health Health 4fects o ,limate ,hange'(((2nih2go"-aout-researchresultsorthepulic-climatechange2pd 

 

+escription act sheet detailing the efects o climate change on healthorgani"ed temporall# b# Oesterda#'N Toda#'N and Tomorrow.N Cerall' thedocument speas to the increase in heat stress' disease increase as a result

o heat increase (disease ictors will increase)' the increased e5posure opollutants' and the increased use o agricultural chemicals to deal with heatstress on crops.

6ecommended 3se +ocument illustratie o how each health efect spiralsinto or out o the other. n essence' there-s a domino efect resulting rom theincreased temperature. lso' the document identi$es how not a lot is nownabout the sustainabilit# o the adaptie responses to climate change.N Thisis an interesting point that should be addressed in the group actiit# ! what-s

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the greatest challenge creating an adaptie strateg# or sustaining it oertime so that it is actuall# efectieF

2. ew Scientist' ,limate ,hange diagnosed as biggest global health threatNhttp77www.newscientist.com7article7dn1:12<!climate!change!diagnosed!as!biggest!global!health!threat.html 

+escription ,limate change magni$es eer# global health issue rom heartdisease to ector born inectious diseases. The article demonstrates howcities' which are alread# stressed due to population pressures' will haeoerloaded inrastructures. Heat waes' drought and other eents that are adirect result o climate change will afect more people.

6ecommended use Shows how 2 degrees ,elsius ! that aerage increase sooten thrown around ! can hae terri#ing implications or global health.

;. 4' ,limate ,hange ! Health and 4nironmental 4fects'Nhttp77www.epa.go7climatechange7efects7health.html 

+escription llustrates the magnitude o climate change loss o lie' damageto biodiersit#' increases to the number and range o inectie parasites.N

 The rise in ambient temperature can lead to increases in air and waterpollution' which in turn negatiel# impacts human health. The documentsummari"es ,, $ndings related to climate change with eas# to ollowheaders.

6ecommended 3se n addition to delineating the impacts o climate change'the page proides inormation related to assessment tools on climate changeimpacts as well as documents prepared to help people to adapt to climatechange. This document could be used to supplement adaptie strategiesidenti$ed in the BHC oweroint.

L. 3S ,limate ,hange Science rogram' nal#ses o the efects o globalchange on human health and welare and human s#stems'N

http77www.climatescience.go7@ibrar#7sap7sapL!<7deault.php 

+escription n interagenc# program designed to integrate ederal researchon global climate change produced this report (with the 4 as the leadagenc#) to assess the efects o global climate change as well as torecommend adaptie strategies.

6ecommended 3se t-s a dense report' but students could read the e5ecutiesummar# section. t-s a sobering report that-s indicatie o a prett# roughpredicament we $nd ourseles in (especiall# i we don-t act). The itemi"ationand anal#sis o health efects sere as a call to action. This document can beused as a primar# source in the global adaptie strategies document.,ertainl# certain ector born diseases' incidents o drought' etc. will impactthe 3S on a ar#ing local and regional scale. n terms o their adaptation tostrategies or ew Oor ,it#' students can identi# the human health' welare'and s#stem efects that will hit closest to home.

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