Credits: 3 (3-0-0)
Prerequisites: Either ASL320 or ASL340 for UG Students; None for PG students
Description
Fundamentals of climate change and weather extremes. Interpretation of climate change and weather extreme in the context of human exposure. Geohealth. Environmental health pathway. Exposure, dose, and risk assessment. Health burden indicators. Heat stress. Environmental conditions for transmission of water and vector-borne diseases. Air pollution epidemiology. Confounders in health burden estimates. Health impact assessment tools. Impacts of climate change and air pollution on mental health. Ozone layer, UV radiation and health impacts. Food security and malnutrition. Disease forecasting. Climate-health co-benefits. Climate-resilient health infrastructure. Health early-warning system.
Prerequisite Tree
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ASL765-1283[ASL765]
ASL765-1283 --- Or1284[Any one of]:::empty
Or1284 -.-> ASL320-1285[ASL320]
Or1284 -.-> ASL340-1286[ASL340]
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