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Disasters and Climate-Ready Public Health, Certificate

Arnold School of Public Health

Develop skills for navigating public health emergencies for more effective disaster response, recovery, mitigation and preparedness.

Enhance your knowledge and skillset in public health preparedness and response, climate change, and resilience, among others. Advance your skills or professional capabilities in the fields of public health, emergency management and environmental health.

Program Highlights

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    Readiness & Preparation

    Learn to assess vulnerabilities, design response strategies and strengthen local public health systems.

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    Interdisciplinary Curriculum

    Tap into environmental science, emergency preparedness and hazard mitigation to lead during climate-driven emergencies.

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    Learn & Apply

    Apply knowledge from recent disasters like floods and wildfires to projects with local and global partners.

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    Flexible Delivery

    Hybrid delivery helps health professionals, emergency planners and students advance skills without disrupting career.

What You’ll Study

Courses including Climate Change and Human Health Impacts as well as Crisis Leadership for the Public Health Professional educate public health professionals in emergency management principles. Program graduates are further equipped to lead through a disaster’s public health impacts and address upstream issues that increase risk.

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Building Skills

Gain the professional and personal intelligence it takes to have a successful career.

  • Leadership

    Inspiring and guiding others to achieve common goals and reach their full potential

    Human Health

    Fostering well-being, preventing diseases and optimizing physical, mental and social aspects of individuals' well-being

    Manage Risk

    Identifying potential hazards and implementing measures to mitigate or prevent negative outcomes

  • Strategic Communication

    Connect with a targeted audience through stories backed by data to elevate a brand and building loyalty

    Planning and Strategy

    Developing and implementing a comprehensive and effective approach to achieve specific goals

    Decision-making Expertise

    Applying critical thinking and analytical skills to make informed and effective decisions

Using your degree

Make your college experience the foundation for a successful future.

Learn how alumni use degrees with outcome data from Gamecock GradStats, a service of the University of South Carolina Career Center.

Job Titles of Alumni

  • Emergency Preparedness Coordinator
  • Emergency Manager
  • Hospital Preparedness Coordinator
  • Public Health Preparedness Liaison
  • Resilience Officer
  • Chief Heat Officer

Workplace Settings

  • Health
  • Environmental Services
  • State Resilience
  • Hospital Preparedness
  • Emergency Management
  • Nonprofits

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