BIS706 - Health impacts of Climate Change
Présentation
Sommaire
- Cycle
- 2e cycle
- Crédits
- 3 crédits
- Faculté ou centre
- Centre universitaire de formation en environnement et développement durable
Cible(s) de formation
Examine a broad range of potential health impacts associated with climate change and the overall impact of environmental degradation, displacement, and loss of livelihood on the general physical and mental health of populations.
Contenu
Health impacts associated with thermal stress and extreme weather events such as floods and hurricanes (premature deaths, infectious diseases, diarrheal disease).
Global warming and spread of vector-borne diseases (malaria, dengue fever, yellow fever, Lyme disease, etc.) and increases in seasonal allergies.