Doctoring Climate Change: Air Quality, Heat-Related Illness, and Disparate Impact

Doctoring Climate Change

This course is no longer offered for Continuing Education Credit. 

Information contained on this page is available for archival purposes only. This course was released in April 2020, and expired in April 2023.

Doctoring Climate Change: Air Quality, Heat-Related Illness, and Disparate Impact is an educational activity developed by Dr. Ashley McClure, FACP, and the Center for Occupational and Environmental Health (COEH) Continuing Education program.

About the Course

This two-hour online course will explore how climate change is impacting public health now, and provide examples of how to communicate with patients regarding health risks posed by climate change. The course is broken into 5 modules, designed to provide context for clinicians and other allied health professionals to better understand climate change through a public health lens. 

Learning Objectives

At the completion of this activity, the learner will be able to:

  • Recognize how climate change worsens air quality and identify the links between poor air quality and health impacts such as heart attacks, strokes, and pulmonary diseases.
  • Describe the impact of climate change on heat-related illness and identify demographics at increased risk
  • Review how socioeconomic disparities influence the adaptive capacity of vulnerable communities and amplify health inequities
  • Translate climate change impacts in terms of public health to communicate with patients regarding health risks, preventative measures, and regulatory protection

Accreditation

This course is no longer offered for Continuing Education Credit. Information contained on this page is available for archival purposes only. This course was released in April 2020, and expired in April 2023.

The Center for Occupational and Environmental Health is accredited by the California Medical Association (CMA) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The Center for Occupational and Environmental Health designates this enduring material for a maximum of 2.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number 12983, for 2.0 contact hours. 

Disclosure

No individuals involved in the planning or presentation of this activity have any relevant financial relationships with commercial interests to disclose.