Teaching medical students about the impacts of climate change on human health

Climate change is among the greatest threats to human health, yet most medical schools fail to adequately teach students about its impact. To address this educational gap, we designed and implemented a new elective course for Stanford medical students, “The Impact of Climate Change on Human Health.”...

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Autores principales:	Jason Gomez, Anna Goshua, Nicholas Pokrajac, Barbara Erny, Paul Auerbach, Kari Nadeau, Michael A. Gisondi
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Lenguaje:	EN
Publicado:	Elsevier 2021
Materias:	Climate change Medical education Climate health Public aspects of medicine RA1-1270 Meteorology. Climatology QC851-999
Acceso en línea:	https://doaj.org/article/e48f442af9e7483a80bc80b7a5a8b7ce
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:e48f442af9e7483a80bc80b7a5a8b7ce2021-11-18T04:53:50ZTeaching medical students about the impacts of climate change on human health2667-278210.1016/j.joclim.2021.100020https://doaj.org/article/e48f442af9e7483a80bc80b7a5a8b7ce2021-08-01T00:00:00Zhttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2667278221000183https://doaj.org/toc/2667-2782Climate change is among the greatest threats to human health, yet most medical schools fail to adequately teach students about its impact. To address this educational gap, we designed and implemented a new elective course for Stanford medical students, “The Impact of Climate Change on Human Health.” Students (40/74, 54% response rate) evaluated its effectiveness by completing a pre/post-course survey that measured changes in their beliefs, attitudes, and knowledge about the health effects of climate change. We found significant increases in students' beliefs about the need for climate change education and related physician responsibilities. Intentions to change personal behaviors and apply new knowledge in future clinical practice also significantly increased. Our findings illustrate the importance of a medical school course on climate science and health. Additionally, we describe the curriculum design and program evaluation of our course.Jason GomezAnna GoshuaNicholas PokrajacBarbara ErnyPaul AuerbachKari NadeauMichael A. GisondiElsevierarticleClimate changeMedical educationClimate healthPublic aspects of medicineRA1-1270Meteorology. ClimatologyQC851-999ENThe Journal of Climate Change and Health, Vol 3, Iss , Pp 100020- (2021)
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topic	Climate change Medical education Climate health Public aspects of medicine RA1-1270 Meteorology. Climatology QC851-999
spellingShingle	Climate change Medical education Climate health Public aspects of medicine RA1-1270 Meteorology. Climatology QC851-999 Jason Gomez Anna Goshua Nicholas Pokrajac Barbara Erny Paul Auerbach Kari Nadeau Michael A. Gisondi Teaching medical students about the impacts of climate change on human health
description	Climate change is among the greatest threats to human health, yet most medical schools fail to adequately teach students about its impact. To address this educational gap, we designed and implemented a new elective course for Stanford medical students, “The Impact of Climate Change on Human Health.” Students (40/74, 54% response rate) evaluated its effectiveness by completing a pre/post-course survey that measured changes in their beliefs, attitudes, and knowledge about the health effects of climate change. We found significant increases in students' beliefs about the need for climate change education and related physician responsibilities. Intentions to change personal behaviors and apply new knowledge in future clinical practice also significantly increased. Our findings illustrate the importance of a medical school course on climate science and health. Additionally, we describe the curriculum design and program evaluation of our course.
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Teaching medical students about the impacts of climate change on human health

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