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Course summary
This webinar is part 7 of the series Nursing on the Frontlines of the Climate Crisis: Education for Action, developed through a collaboration between the Global Consortium on Climate and Health Education, Nursing - Climate Resources for Health Education, the Alliance of Nurses for Healthy Environments, the Canadian Association of Nurses for the Environment, and Climate Action Nurses. This presentation discusses the relationship between air quality, climate change, and health. Participants will explore how wildfires and air pollution affect respiratory health and increase the risk of chronic diseases.
What you'll learn
- Learning Objectives:
- 1. Understand the links between air quality and human health.
- 2. Identify the major air pollutants that threaten air quality in regions of the world.
- 3. Define the parameters of air quality guidelines/standards in relation to exposure and health outcomes of populations in a local region.
- 4. List the potential indoor and outdoor environmental factors that lead to air pollution and increased allergens.
- 5. Discuss how air pollution is linked to climate change and the effects on human health.
- 6. Describe the mechanisms by which heat worsens air quality.
- 7. Identify the chronic diseases related to air pollution (outdoor/indoor air, workplaces, drinking water).
- 8. Apply your understanding of the effects of air pollution (poor air quality standards) to the health of populations in specific regions of the world.
- 9. Identify populations that are vulnerable to degraded air quality.