Course Content
- Start Date: 19/12/25
- Category: General Public Health
- Course description
- Integrating Weather and Climate Data into Public Health Research
- PDF of course
- Feedback Evaluation
- Certificate of Completion CHES
Enrollment options
Integrating weather and climate data with health research or investigation is crucial for understanding the impact of various weather events, such as heatwaves, hurricanes, or droughts, on human health. In this course, you will learn basic weather and climate-related terminology and the connection between extreme weather, climate, and health before moving on to explore tips for identifying and assessing weather and climate data. Additional meteorological resources are included at the end of the course. Prior experience with health research or quantitative data analysis is recommended for this course.
Learning Objectives
By the end of this course, learners will be able to:
Define weather and climate terminology
Examine how weather and climate data can relate to public health
Identify appropriate data sources and analytic methods for weather and climate applications in public health research
Format: Self-paced training (work at your own pace, use "save and exit" as needed).
Duration: 45-60 minutes
Arranged by: Caitlin Meyer, MPH
Subject Matter Experts: Mona Arora, PhD, Michael Crimmins, PhD, Kacey Ernst, PhD, Joe Hoover, PhD, Nathan Lothrop, PhD, & Cat Simmons
Subject Matter Reviewers: Amanda Anderson, MPH, RS, Tom Dang, Cheyenne McChesney, MPH, & Nate Young, MPS
Target Audience: Public health researchers and other professionals interested in examining the relationship between weather or climate data and health outcomes, but who have limited experience in weather or climate-based exposures or working with meteorological data.
Published: January 2026
Disclosures: The planners, reviewers, and authors have no declared conflicts of interest.
CE Available:
- Continuing Education Contact Hours for Certified Health Education Specialists (CHES): This program is designated for Certified Health Education Specialists (CHES®) and/or Master Certified Health Education Specialists (MCHES®) to receive up to 1.0 total Category I continuing education contact hours (1.0 Advanced Credit, 0 Continuing Competency). WRPHTC provider number 99036.
Accreditation Statement
The WRPHTC is a Designated Multiple Event Provider of Continuing Education Contact Hours (CECH) for Certified Health Education Specialists (CHES) through the National Commission for Health Education Credentialing, Inc.
Language: English
CHES Event ID#: SS99036_IWCDPHR
Category 1 Credits: 1.0
Continuing Competency Credits: 0
Advanced Credits: 1.0
Level 1: No
Level 2: No
Level 3: No
Primary Tier: Tier One
Secondary Tier: Tier Two
Primary Domain: Data Analytics and Assessment Skills
Secondary Domain: Public Health Sciences Skills