Climate change is a major concern for public health. This was exemplified by the estimation of Vicedo et al. (2021) that 37% of heat-related deaths were attributable to climate change between 1991-2018, when considering data from 43 countries. Two key frontiers in health impact attribution are now to move from trend attribution to event attribution, and from considering heat-related mortality to a broader set of health outcomes, such as cause-specific hospital admissions or the spread of infectious diseases.

This short course will provide an overview of 3 core aspects:
• the caveats associated with moving from a hazard to a health-impact focused perspective within an attribution framework
• discuss examples of health impact assessments from heat-related mortality and infectious diseases from an epidemiological perspective
• demonstrate how to combine epidemiological modelling with attribution

We welcome all those interested in the intersection of climate and health. The content will be targeted towards an audience with experience or interest in (extreme) event attribution of hazards, and/or those with experience in epidemiology or health impacts modelling. The goal of this course is to provide participants with an understanding of some of the key challenges from both the climate and health perspectives, as well as to facilitate future collaborations between those in both the climate and health fields by providing teaching material and interactive tutorials. This short course is delivered as part of the project TACTIC, and gratefully acknowledges funding provided by the Wellcome Trust.