ENV HLT 216Planetary Health: Consequences of Environmental Change for Human Health
Environmental Health Sciences · 4 units · Graduate courses (200-299)
Planetary health is emerging interdisciplinary field that explores connections between environmental change and public health. Human-caused impacts on natural systems that have subsequent effects on human health include changes in land use, food systems, biodiversity, air pollution, and water availability. Our ability to understand planetary health requires synthesizing information from diverse academic disciplines across spatial and temporal scales, including atmospheric and climate science, ecology, epidemiology, and policy. Students from environmental health sciences and related fields learn how to interpret studies from scientific literature that discuss various aspects of planetary health, from drivers of environmental change to human health outcomes, integrate information across multiple scientific fields, and communicate planetary health research through oral presentation and written report.
S/U or letter grading.
When it runs
- Fall 2025
- Fall 2026
Scheduled, not typical — from UCLA’s Schedule of Classes, which publishes Fall 2025 through Spring 2027 and nothing before it.
Requisites
UCLA lists no requisites for this course.
Requires
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Nothing — this is an entry point.
Unlocks
What this course is a requisite for, and what those courses lead to in turn.
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