Apply for the Yale Online Climate Change and Health Certificate Program for Working Professionals (scholarships available)

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Closing Date: 14 March 2025

Apply for the Yale Online Climate Change and Health Certificate Program for Working Professionals (scholarships available)

Overview

Climate change is arguably the greatest public health threat faced by humanity. Governmental and nongovernmental organizations like the World Health Organization, the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), China CDC, and U.S. CDC note the current and growing adverse impacts of climate change on communicable and non-communicable diseases, as well as mental health. The Yale Online Climate Change and Health certificate program is designed for all working professionals who require training to understand and address this mounting threat, including those working in public health, medicine and allied fields, mental health, health education, policy, environmental protection, energy, sustainability, government, advocacy, insurance, and other related fields.

Enroll in the longest-running Climate Change and Health Certificate Program, which is recommended by 98.6% of program participants.

Learn: The hybrid learning model, designed for busy working professionals, includes recorded lectures that learners view at their convenience and real-time discussions that promote collaboration among diverse, like-minded participants and expert faculty.
Innovate: The cutting-edge curriculum is the first and longest-running online program of its kind. Yale leads the field with a program designed to equip learners with the most relevant and forward-thinking knowledge to thrive in today’s dynamic public health landscape.
Connect: Engage with faculty during dedicated weekly sessions and participate in peer-to-peer learning. After completing the program, join a global network of 800 learners who are committed to addressing the impacts of climate change, offering valuable connections.

About the Yale Online Climate Change and Health Certificate Program

Launched in 2018 as the first-ever online certificate on climate change and health from an accredited U.S. school of public health, this 21-week program for working professionals reflects current science and best practices in the field of climate change and health. It is designed to equip you with the knowledge and proven strategies needed to increase your community’s resilience to the adverse health impacts of climate change and to communicate effectively about the health effects of climate change to the public and policymakers. Led by the Yale Center on Climate Change and Health, the certificate leverages outstanding faculty to provide learners with an unparalleled opportunity to develop skills and create change.

The Yale School of Public Health’s Online Climate Change and Health Certificate Program for working professionals provides a deep dive into three domains those in public health and related fields must master to help their communities and organizations address the adverse health impacts of climate change:

An overview of climate change and health
Climate change adaptation
Climate change health behavior and risk communication

All components of the Climate Change and Health Certificate are online; there are no residential requirements. Learners will experience a blend of asynchronous (content viewed at their own pace) and synchronous (live discussions with faculty and peer) instruction to ensure a rich learning experience while providing the flexibility learners need to balance coursework with their careers.

Each week you can expect to spend about 5-7 hours working on the course. This weekly time commitment will be divided among the following activities:

Viewing lecture videos
Participating in discussion boards and learning activities
Reading 2 to 3 articles
Participating in required real-time small group discussions with faculty
Completing short assignments

After completing this program, learners will be able to:

Explain the health impacts of climate change and the near-term benefits of mitigating greenhouse gases;
Discuss the specific climate change and health issues faced by the Caribbean, South Asia, or Sub-Saharan Africa;
Devise adaptation strategies to increase community or organizational resilience to the health consequences of climate change and improve health equity; and
Communicate effectively about climate change and health to enhance adaptive capacity, motivate positive changes in climate-related behaviors, and promote civic engagement to support systemic change.