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Online education program raised awareness of climate change risks for healthcare professionals, indicating success in training adaptation strategies.
The course "Climactions-URBAN HEALTH", dedicated to all professions related to the national health service, aimed to raise awareness among healthcare professionals about the risks to human health associated with climate change through an online tool. The course was created to promote training as a means of implementing adaptation and mitigation strategies for climate change. It is an online Continuing Medical Education (CME) course developed on the e-learning platform of the Italian National Health Institute (Istituto Superiore di Sanità - ISS). This course was directed and scientifically coordinated by the Ecosystem and Health Unit (ISS), in collaboration with the Department of Epidemiology of the Latium Region, and technically coordinated by the Training Office (ISS).The course attracted 25,000 participants, reaching the maximum limit available on the platform.The high number of participants who completed the course, their positive feedback on the course, the different professional categories to which they belong, and their diverse origins across the country serve as indicators of the effectiveness of distance learning, demonstrating it as a valid tool for promoting climate change adaptation and mitigation strategies for professionals within the Italian National Health Service and the Italian National Health System for Prevention.
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