Climate Change and Health Certificate
3 Courses
36 Hours
Online
Program Description
The Climate Change and Health Certificate equips learners with the knowledge and skills to understand, address, and advocate for solutions at the intersection of climate change and human health. Across three courses: Climate Change and Health Risks, Climate Change and Health Solutions, and Climate Change and Health Advocacy and Activism, participants explore the evolving health impacts of a changing climate, examine evidence-based mitigation and adaptation strategies, and develop practical tools for communication, policy engagement, and community action. The program is intentionally designed for learners working both within the health sector and beyond it, recognizing that many of the most powerful health solutions emerge from decisions in fields such as energy, housing, transportation, food systems, and urban planning.
Positioned at the intersection of public health, communication, and digital literacy, this program delivers evidence-based, socially impactful education that addresses urgent challenges in real time. Designed for professionals, students, and community leaders, this fully online, competency-based program empowers learners to advance climate resilience, equity, and sustainability within their spheres of influence.
Who Will Benefit?
This program is designed for public health practitioners, healthcare providers, environmental and municipal planners, educators, and policy professionals from across sectors who want to integrate climate-health considerations into their practice.
Questions? Please contact our program team: sph.programs@ualberta.ca
What You'll Learn
- 🗸Describe the evolving health impacts of climate change
- 🗸Examine evidence-based mitigation and adaptation strategies to protect health
- 🗸Apply practical tools for effective climate-health communication
- 🗸Engage with policy processes related to climate and health
- 🗸Support community-based action addressing climate-related health challenges
What You'll Earn
- 🗸 Coursera will award a digital certificate to learners who complete Climate Change and Health Risks. Digital badges will be issued to learners who complete the other two courses offered through the University of Alberta.
- 🗸 Once learners meet the program requirements and submit their application for program completion, they will be awarded a digital parchment that showcases their specialized expertise.
⚠️ Important
Choose Apply Now if you have:
- Successfully completed all three program courses.
- Confirmed that your name and student record details are correct.
- Are ready to receive your digital credential.
- The program leverages an asynchronous learning environment in two online learning platforms.
- One of the three courses in this program Climate Change and Health Risks, is available via Coursera.
You may be eligible for funding and scholarships – explore your Funding and Scholarship Opportunities.
- Approximate cost of the full program: $1,185 CAD.
- Flexible payment options: register and pay for all courses at once or pay course-by-course as you go.
- Courses are GST-exempt.
- To learn about transferability from other institutions, see our Transfer Credit information.
- International Students are welcome to enroll and pay the same course fees as local students.
- Proficiency in English and a stable internet connection are needed to participate and succeed in our courses.
- Please note that non-credit programming does not qualify for a study permit, therefore, this program cannot be used for immigration to Canada. For more information, please contact University of Alberta International Student Services.