TY - JOUR
T1 - A new environmental public health practice to manage current and future global health challenges through education, training, and capacity building
AU - Leonardi, Giovanni S
AU - Zeka, Ariana
AU - Ashworth, Matthew
AU - Bouland, Catherine
AU - Crabbe, Helen
AU - Duarte-Davidson, Raquel
AU - Etzel, Ruth Ann
AU - Giuashvili, Nia
AU - Gökdemir, Özden
AU - Hanke, Wojciech
AU - van den Hazel, Peter
AU - Jagals, Paul
AU - Khan, Ejaz Ahmad
AU - Martin-Olmedo, Piedad
AU - Pett, Joseph
AU - Ruadze, Ekaterine
AU - Santamaria, Maria Grazia
AU - Semenza, Jan C
AU - Sorensen, Cecilia
AU - Vardoulakis, Sotiris
AU - Yip, Fuyuen
AU - Lauriola, Paolo
N1 - Funding Information:
The author(s) declare financial support was received for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article. The publication of this study is part funded by the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Health Protection Research Unit in Environmental Change and Health (NIHR 200909), a partnership between UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) and the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM), in collaboration with University College London and the Met Office. The views expressed are those of the author(s) and not necessarily those of the NIHR, UK Health Security Agency, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, University College London, the Met Office or the Department of Health and Social Care. SV acknowledges the HEAL (Healthy Environments And Lives) National Research Network, which receives funding from the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Special Initiative in Human Health and Environmental Change (Grant No. 2008937).
Publisher Copyright:
Copyright © 2024 Leonardi, Zeka, Ashworth, Bouland, Crabbe, Duarte-Davidson, Etzel, Giuashvili, Gökdemir, Hanke, van den Hazel, Jagals,Khan, Martin-Olmedo, Pett, Ruadze, Santamaria, Semenza, Sorensen, Vardoulakis, Yip and Lauriola.
PY - 2024/11
Y1 - 2024/11
N2 - Unsustainable globalisation of economic activities, lifestyles and social structures has contributed to environmental degradation, posing major threats to human health at the local and global levels. All these problems including climate change, pollution, and biodiversity loss represent challenges that are unlikely to be met with existing approaches, capabilities and tools. This article acknowledges the need for well-prepared practitioners from many walks of life to contribute to environmental public health (EPH) functions thus strengthening society’s capacity and capability to respond effectively and in a timely manner to such complex situations and multiple challenges. It envisions a new EPH practice addressing questions on: Why do this? What needs to be addressed? Who will do it? How can it be implemented? This article focuses on the main challenging EPH issues worldwide and how they could be addressed using a conceptual framework for training. A companion article shows how they have been tackled in practice, providing ideas and experiences.
AB - Unsustainable globalisation of economic activities, lifestyles and social structures has contributed to environmental degradation, posing major threats to human health at the local and global levels. All these problems including climate change, pollution, and biodiversity loss represent challenges that are unlikely to be met with existing approaches, capabilities and tools. This article acknowledges the need for well-prepared practitioners from many walks of life to contribute to environmental public health (EPH) functions thus strengthening society’s capacity and capability to respond effectively and in a timely manner to such complex situations and multiple challenges. It envisions a new EPH practice addressing questions on: Why do this? What needs to be addressed? Who will do it? How can it be implemented? This article focuses on the main challenging EPH issues worldwide and how they could be addressed using a conceptual framework for training. A companion article shows how they have been tackled in practice, providing ideas and experiences.
KW - ecological public health
KW - ecological sustainability
KW - ecology
KW - education
KW - environmental change
KW - environmental health
KW - professional training
KW - public health
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85211576977&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.3389/fpubh.2024.1373490
DO - 10.3389/fpubh.2024.1373490
M3 - Review article
C2 - 39655257
SN - 2296-2565
VL - 12
SP - 1
EP - 16
JO - Frontiers in Public Health
JF - Frontiers in Public Health
M1 - 1373490
ER -