Climate and Health Basics

The American Lung Association's Climate and Health Basics course is a free one-hour interactive online learning module designed to help people understand how climate change affects health and actions that can be taken to reduce the risk. This course is ideal for anyone wishing to learn more about the health impacts of climate change, and especially sensitive groups most at risk for health harm including parents of children, adults over the age of 65, individuals with chronic lung or disease such as asthma or COPD, if you are a healthcare professional, and if you work outdoors, are pregnant or live in an area with poor air quality.

This program will teach participants:

• How climate change increases the risk of air pollution that impacts the lungs
• Personal actions that reduce and prevent risk
• How to prioritize climate actions that protect human health

One of the highlights of this learning module is the animation Climate and Your Health that provides an overview of the impact of climate change on lung health.

Climate and Health Basics also includes comprehensive resources, videos and downloads.

This continuing education activity is provided by AffinityCE and American Lung Association (ALA). This activity provides continuing education credit for physicians, physician assistants, nurses, and nurse practitioners. A statement of participation is available to other attendees.

This program has been approved for 1.0 contact hour Continuing Respiratory Care Education (CRCE) credit by the American Association for Respiratory Care.

Sponsored by The American Lung Association, a designated provider of continuing education contact hours (CECH) in health education by the National Commission for Health Education Credentialing, Inc. This program is designated for Certified Health Education Specialists (CHES®) and/or Master Certified Health Education Specialists (MCHES®) to receive up to 1 total Category I contact education contact hours. Maximum advanced-level continuing education contact hours available are 0. Continuing Competency credits available are 1. Provider ID#1167151.
Effective Dates: July 1, 2026 - June 30, 2030.