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Modul: Sustainable Health: a response to the impact of the climate change on human health (Nachhaltige Gesundheit: eine Reaktion auf die Auswirkungen des Klimawandels auf die menschliche Gesundheit) (UNIC - University of Deusto)

Modulname	Sustainable Health: a response to the impact of the climate change on human health (Nachhaltige Gesundheit: eine Reaktion auf die Auswirkungen des Klimawandels auf die menschliche Gesundheit) (UNIC - University of Deusto)
Gebiet
Profil	Profil International Profil Freie Studien Profil Zukunft
CPs	5 CP
Campus	Hier geht es zum Vorlesungsverzeichnis
Voraussetzungen	The module is held in English. A good knowledge of English is therefore a prerequisite for participation in the module.
Besonderheiten	TN-Plätze: 9/55 Termin der ersten Sitzung: 10.02.2025, 15:30-16:30 Anmeldung: For registration please fill out nomination form till 15.12.2024: https://forms.gle/Ntd4RjMk6L8ZFnRh9 After successful registration, please send an email with registration confirmation to ecampus-optionalbereich@rub.de. This is necessary so that registration in Campus can take place after successful completion of the module. Zusammensetzung der Endnote: To determine the final grade for this course, three components will be considered: the written examination, continuous evaluation of class work, and practical exercises. Prüfungstermin: N/A
Blockseminar	Ja
Vorkenntnisse	The module is held in English. A good knowledge of English is therefore a prerequisite for participation in the module.
Veranstaltungszeit	siehe eCampus
Dozenten	siehe eCampus
Arbeitsaufwand	Written examnination, practical exercises, personal study, attendance and participation in the synchronous sessions by videoconference
Literatur	Ching Li, Emma L. Lawrance, Gareth Morgan, Richard Brown, Natalie Greaves, Jacob Krzanowski, Sophie Samuel, Renzo R. Guinto & Gary Belkin (2022) The role of mental health professionals in the climate crisis: an urgent call to action, International Review of Psychiatry, 34:5, 563-570, DOI: 10.1080/09540261.2022.2097005 ● Kovats, Sari, Menne, Bettina, Apfel, Franklin, Racioppi, Francesca & World Health Organization. Regional Office for Europe. (2008). Protecting health in Europe from climate change. World Health Organization. Regional Office for Europe. https://apps.who.int/iris/handle/10665/107262 ● Wolf, Tanja, Katrina Lyne, Gerardo Sanchez Martinez, and Vladimir Kendrovski. 2015. "The Health Effects of Climate Change in the WHO European Region" Climate 3, no. 4: 901-936. https://doi.org/10.3390/cli3040901 ● WHO global strategy on health, environment and climate change: the transformation needed to improve lives and wellbeing sustainably through healthy environments. ISBN: 978 92 4 000037 7 https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/9789240000377 ● Compendium of WHO and other UN guidance on health and environment. Geneva: World Health Organization; 2021 (WHO/HEP/ECH/EHD/21.02). Licence: CC BY- NC-SA 3.0 IGO. ● World Health Organization. Regional Office for Europe. (2013). Climate change and health: a tool to estimate health and adaptation costs. World Health Organization. Regional Office for Europe. https://apps.who.int/iris/handle/10665/329517 ● Green Paper from the Commission to the Council, the European Parliament, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions - Adapting to climate change in Europe – options for EU action SEC(2007) 849 /* COM/2007/0354 final */ https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal- content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX:52007DC0354 ● World Health Organization. Regional Office for Europe. (2013). Protecting health from climate change: a seven-country initiative. World Health Organization Regional Office for Europe. https://apps.who.int/iris/handle/10665/350612 ● World Health Organization. (2009). Protecting health from climate change connecting science, policy and people. World Health Organization. https://apps.who.int/iris/handle/10665/44246
Modulteil	siehe eCampus
Modultyp	Profil Freie Studien, Profil International, Profil Zukunft
Modulanbieter	UNIC -University of Deusto
Inhalt	Das Modul kann als Aufbaumodul für das Zertifikat Nachhaltigkeit anerkannt werden. Teil 1 und 2: Sustainable Health: a response to the impact of the climate change on human health: Timetable: From 10/02/2025-19/02/2025 and from 31/03/2025-23/05/2025 Monday at 15:30-16:30 / From 26/02/2025-26/03/2025 Friday at 14:30-15:30 and for the whole semester Wednesday 15:30-16:30. All times are CET until March 29, 2025. Afterwards CEST. The module deals with the concept of “sustainable health”. The aim is to shed light on how this term came about and how it relates to climate change. The following topics will be covered: Unit 1 Fundamentals of climate change and its significance ● What is climate change? ● Contributors and Consequences of Climate Change ● Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation ● Relevance of climate change to various disciplines and sectors Unit 2 The Lancet Countdown yearly report on health and climate change ● Scientific basis of climate change and its impact on human health. ● Impact of fossil fuels on health: analysis of the report's findings. ● Relationship between climate change and specific diseases: evidence and trends. ● Addressing health inequalities and climate change. ● Ethical and social implications of the relationship between health and climate change. ● Future perspectives: roadmap for research and action. Unit 3 Impact of climate change on human mental health ● Links between climate change and mental disorders. ● Understand the concepts of solastalgia and eco-anxiety and how they may contribute negatively to well-being ● List populations of patients who are most vulnerable to adverse mental health impacts from climate change ● Environmental, social and economic determinants of mental health negatively affected by climate change ● Promotion of mental health and well-being in a context of climate change. Unit 4. Sustainable health. Fabula o desideratum? ● Health and economics. Totum revolutum ● Towards an unsustainable health. Fabula acta est ● Making the health sustainable. Ad sensum oeconomicum ● Making a sustainable health. Ad sensum naturae Unit 5. Impact of climate change on Public Health and mitigation policies Health and environment, an approach from public health Public health in the face of climate change: extreme temperatures, water quality, air quality and vector-borne diseases. Policies for adaptation to climate change. Strategies to mitigate the impact on health
Lernziele	Competency 1 (C1): To understand the fundamentals of climate change and its significance Indicators (I): I 1.1 Describes the causes and mechanisms of climate change. I 1.2 Explains the scientific evidence supporting the existence and impacts of climate change. I 1.3 Recognizes the interconnectedness between climate change and human health. I 1.4 Analyzes the social, economic, and environmental implications of climate change. I 1.5 Identifies the relevance of climate change to various disciplines and sectors. Competency 2 (C2): To understand the Lancet Countdown yearly report on health and climate change Indicators (I): I 2.1 Summarizes the key findings and recommendations of the Lancet Countdown report. I 2.2 Evaluates the impact of fossil fuels on human health based on the report's data and analysis. I 2.3 Identifies the linkages between specific health outcomes and climate change indicators. I 2.4 Critically examines the policy implications of the report for promoting health and reducing climate change. Competency 3 (C3): To recognize the impact of climate change on human mental health Indicators: I 3.1 Recognizes the potential psychological effects of climate change on individuals and communities. I 3.2 Evaluates the relationship between climate change, natural disasters, and mental health issues. I 3.3 Analyzes the role of resilience and adaptation in addressing climate-induced mental health challenges. I 3.4 Identifies strategies to mitigate and support mental health concerns related to climate change. Competency 4 (C4): To understand the health sustainability from the health economic perspective. How the three elements: health, economics and environmental are related over the health progress and its corresponding health expenditure growth Indicators (I): I 4:1 Understands the concept of health economics I 4:2 Understands the key drivers of the health expenditure growth I 4:3 Understands the concept of health economic evaluation as a tool to make the health sustainable I 4:4 Incorporates the environmental perspective on the health economic evaluation to make a sustainable health Competency 5 (C5): To analyze public health policy strategies for climate change adaptation and mitigation Indicators (I): I 5.1 Understands Public Health, Health and its environmental determinants and environmental crises concepts. I 5.2 Identifies the impact on Public Health of extreme temperatures, water quality, air quality and vector-borne diseases I 5.3 Describes the main elements of policies to adapt mitigate the impact of climate change I 5.4 Examines current public health policies and strategies related to climate change adaptation and mitigation.