Medical Peace Work is an emerging field of expertise in health work, violence prevention, and peace-building. These interactive cases will introduce you to some of the key concepts, opportunities and dilemmas in the peace health field.
Can you answer these fundamental questions? If not, click on the resources below for more information. You can use the resources below to help you answer the questions, and to improve your understanding throughout the case studies on the next page.
Questions
What is the evidence for the anthropogenic (human-caused) climate change? What level of certainty or doubt has been established?
Why do health professionals need to understand climate change science?
Resources
Medact. Climate science for health professionals. → Access here
Medact. Climate change: health impacts and opportunities. → Access here
World Health Organization. Climate change and human health – risks and responses. → Access here
Medical Peace Work E-book 4: Structural violence and the underlying causes of violent conflict → Access here
