Why study climate change and health?
Develop a deep understanding of the impact of climate change on human health and the environment. Expand your career opportunities by becoming a climate health expert and contribute to the global effort of mitigating the effects of climate change on health.
Gain practical knowledge and skills to understand the complex relationship between climate change and health and engage in hands-on research projects and case studies.
Students can focus on specific populations, approaches to health or global health issues, such as women's health, primary healthcare, non-communicable diseases or mental health and develop a comprehensive understanding of how to reduce health disparities on a global scale.
Study options in climate change and health:
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Why study climate change and health at Melbourne?
Explore our industry-leading research outputs:
- Co-designing healthier climate policies
- Accelerate climate-resilient health outcomes with the university’s Climate CATCH Lab, a joint initiative of the Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, Melbourne Medical School and Melbourne Climate Futures.
- Exchange ideas, collaborate and advance real action at the Melbourne Climate Futures — the university’s multi-disciplinary initiative to lead national, regional and global communities to a sustainable, safe, fair and equitable climate future.
- Contribute to the real-world impact of the university by gaining knowledge from the research outputs of the Health, Environment, Research & Action (HERA) Collaborative.
- Collaborate with experts at the leading Healthcare Carbon Lab to revolutionise sustainability within the healthcare sector. By measuring waste, carbon emissions and energy usage in hospitals, the lab pioneers innovative solutions to mitigate environmental harm while upholding patient care standards.
- Victorian Department of Health
- Melbourne Academic Centre for Health (MACH)
- Nossal Institute for Global Health
- One Health
- Professor Eugenie Kayak
Diverse careers
We are a global institution, and our qualifications enable you to progress in your career. The range of roles you can expect after completing a public health education include, but are not limited to:
- Consultant – Climate Change and Health
- Environmental Health Officer
- Public Sector & Health Consultant
- Public Health Specialist, Climate Change
- Senior Policy Adviser (Health Care)
Climate change and health sectors
Graduates from this specialisation often find themselves in roles within organisations such as:
- Victorian Department of Health
- Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action
- Australian Government’s Department of Health and Aged Care
- Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water (DCCEEW)
- Australian Council of Social Services (ACOSS)
- Victorian Council of Social Services (VCOSS)
- Climate and Health Alliance (CAHA)
- Global Climate and Health Alliance (GCHA)
The climate change threat to our mental health
It’s time to address the mental health impacts of climate change to support more people in the face of more extreme weather events.
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