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Climate change and its effects on older persons’ health (1 cr)

Code: SG10032-3001

General information


Enrollment

01.02.2025 - 27.03.2025

Timing

01.04.2025 - 31.07.2025

Number of ECTS credits allocated

1 op

Virtual portion

1 op

Mode of delivery

Distance learning

Unit

Open UAS

Campus

Tikkarinne Campus Tikkarinne 9

Teaching languages

  • Finnish

Seats

1 - 20

Degree programmes

  • Degree Programme in Applied Gerontology

Teachers

  • Elina Turunen
  • Anne Ryhänen
  • Marika Lappalainen
  • Kaija Saramäki

Teacher in charge

Elina Turunen

Scheduling groups

  • Avoimen opiskelijat (Size: 20. Open UAS: 20.)

Groups

  • KAKK25
    Karelia, Open UAS, All, Spring, 2025

Small groups

  • Open UAS students

Objective

At the end of this learning, students will be able to:

1. Identify the key drivers of climate change on a global level, and critically analyse the consequences
of this for climate globally and locally.
2. Differentiate between key direct and indirect effects of climate change on human health.
3. Define the likely climate change impacts on the older person in their local region and the
consequences for the health and social care service.
4. Understand the difference between climate mitigation, adaptation and resilience as concepts.
5. Discuss climate adaptation solutions for their own work context.

Content

1. Overview of Climate Change and Its Effects on the World
2. Key Definitions: Climate Mitigation, Adaptation and Resilience
3. Direct and Indirect Effects of Climate Change on Health
4. Specific Vulnerability of Older People to Climate Change Effects
5. Assessment of Learning

Further information

EQFQ 6

Evaluation scale

Approved/Rejected

Assessment methods and criteria

Assessment; approved / assessment rejected

Further information

Assessment; approved / assessment rejected

EQFQ 6