Communicating Climate Change and Health

Yale University

public-health   |   Intermediate   |   11 Hours

How can you persuasively discuss the negative effects of climate change on human health to motivate change in your community? How do you encourage your friends, family, neighbors and community leaders to take meaningful action to address these impacts? In this course, you will learn to communicate the health-related risks of climate change effectively to the public and policymakers and motivate positive changes in climate-related behaviors. Starting with a review of best practices in health risk communication, the course examines the specific challenges of climate change communication and successful strategies to address these challenges. Throughout the course, you will build a step-by-step plan for developing and delivering a communications campaign.

What skills will you gain?

behavior

belief

Communication

collective action

climate change

perception

social norms approach

efficacy

social influence

target audience