The Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) has announced a Global Online Training Program on how to use data for communicating the health crisis.
Participants will learn the linkages between seemingly distinct but related concepts of health, environment and the SDGs. By the end of the course, participants will be able to analyze the data on these concepts and prepare impactful stories, dashboards and communication collaterals for different stakeholders to trigger action, the CSE said.
The 15-hour course will be conducted from 31 January to 14 February 2023 on Zoom and Moodle.
The advocacy group said climate change, air pollution and antimicrobial resistance will be amongst top threats to public health and the SDGs too. But the action to address risks to human health due to deteriorating environment is not happening at the scale and urgency needed.
This is clearly seen in the data that is emerging every year. If identified, understood and visualized well, data can become an effective basis for actions to address the link between health and environment. Data is not just numbers. It is critical for research communication, advocacy and decision-making.
Who can attend?
- Professionals, government officials and policymakers working on health and environment.
- Academia: Faculty and researchers, and students associated with health and sustainable development.
- Researchers and writers on health and development.
- National and international civil society groups, NGOs, health activists and advocates.
- Industries: Environmental, social and governance (ESG)/ CSR officers, public relations/ communication officers.
- Data managers and statisticians interested in improving communication skills.
- Anyone else interested in the subject
All those who attend and complete the course will be assessed by the course coordination team. CSE and AAETI will award e-certificates to all those who attend and complete the course.
What will you learn?
- State of health and environment: Understand the risks to public health with focus on climate change, air pollution and antimicrobial resistance (AMR).
- Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): Understand essential concepts and the link between health and 12 SDGs.
- Data collection: Learn how and where to research for relevant data on health, environmental risks and the SDGs.
- Data analysis: Develop skills to analyze and interpret trends on health and impacts on the SDGs in your region (continent, country, state).
- Data visualization: Learn to visualize data for effective communication.
- Report writing: Develop skills to process, visualize and transform health and SDGs data into simple, compelling and informative ‘stories’ for print and web.
