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Heartbeat of the Planet: Reporting on how climate change affects our health

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  1. Objectives and Structure 📋
  2. Lesson 1: Climate Change 🌍
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    3 Quizzes
  3. Lesson 2: Direct health impacts 🌪️
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    1 Quiz
    1. The climate crisis is a health crisis
    2. The One Health Approach
    3. Direct Impacts on Human Health
  4. Lesson 3: Indirect health impacts 🌾
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    1 Quiz
  5. Lesson 4: Solutions Journalism 📰
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  6. Lesson 5: Sources and Resources 📚
    3 Topics

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Extreme weather events such as flooding, wildfires, cyclones and droughts affect people’s health directly. In the short-term to medium term, health impacts are mainly determined by population vulnerability. The various health conditions related to climate change include heat stress, respiratory issues, waterborne diseases, vector-borne diseases, mental health disorders, and injuries.

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