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Climate change is a significant issue impacting human and environmental health. Public health professionals will play an important role in responding to this crisis. This research investigated the need for enhanced climate change education for those in a Canadian Institute of Public Health Inspector (CIPHI)-accredited post-secondary program. In February 2020, a web-based survey was sent to public health professionals via the Ontario Branch of the CIPHI and the Association of Supervisors of Public Health Inspectors in Ontario listservs. The survey explored the climate change subject areas most relevant to public health work, reflections of public health professionals’ own climate change education, and opportunities for improvements in climate change education. The results showed most public health professionals are aware of climate change’s relationship to human health, recognize its impacts in their field, and believe in the value of climate change education. Understanding climate change impacts within this public health profession and the need for climate change education can influence future curricula for prospective public health professionals, resulting in professionals entering the field prepared to tackle the challenges of the future. |
