This short course is targeted at frontline health workers, including Environmental Health Practitioners / Officers (EHPs), Air Quality Officers, Nurses, other Allied Health Workers, NGO workers interfacing with communities, and UWC students interested in climate change impacts on health.

The course will be run with three days of interactive classroom sessions, and two days of field visits to monitoring and innovation sites close to Cape Town.

Overall course objectives:

To enhance the knowledge of frontline health workers, EHPs, authorities and others, concerning the climate crisis and its impact on health, equip them with skills to identify and respond to climate change risks and advocate for climate action within their institutions, communities, and professional domains.

Topics covered in the course include:

• Understanding climate change and air pollution
• Impact of climate change on human health
• Risks and vulnerability to climate change
• Mitigation and adaptation strategies to climate change
• Role of health workers, EHPs and authorities in addressing climate change risks and impacts

 

CPD Accredited with the HPCSA.

Apply by:

31 OCTOBER 2025 by completing the Application Form

Applications will be reviewed for suitability based on experience and roles.

Notifications of acceptance will be sent by 7 NOVEMBER 2025 by email.

Participants will be capped at 30.

Enquiries can be addressed to Dr Solange Mianda at email: smianda@uwc.ac.za