TY - JOUR
T1 - Building competency to deal with environmental health challenges
T2 - experiences and a proposal
AU - Leonardi, Giovanni S
AU - Zeka, Ariana
AU - Ashworth, Matthew
AU - Bouland, Catherine
AU - Crabbe, Helen
AU - Duarte-Davidson, Raquel
AU - Etzel, Ruth A
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, Jagals, Khan, Martin Olmedo, Pett, van den Hazel, Ruadze, Santamaria, Semenza, Sorensen, Vardoulakis, Yip and Lauriola.
PY - 2024/11
Y1 - 2024/11
N2 - The global landscape of professional training in environmental health, encompassing ecological public health or environmental public health, lacks consistent global implementation for training programs for public health practitioners, clinical professionals, and individuals across various disciplines, as well as standardized curricula for undergraduates. This training gap is related to the overall lack of capacity in addressing the population impacts of the triple challenge of pollution, biodiversity loss, and climate change, impeding the worldwide transition to and development of ecological sustainability. This paper reviews existing approaches and their potential to address implementation challenges within the necessarily tight timescale. Spreading of best practice appears feasible even without substantial additional resources, through the reorientation of current practices via comprehensive multi-disciplinary training programs. By adopting international best practices of training in environmental health, the focus in training and education can shift from future decision-makers to enhancing the competencies of current professionals and their institutions.
AB - The global landscape of professional training in environmental health, encompassing ecological public health or environmental public health, lacks consistent global implementation for training programs for public health practitioners, clinical professionals, and individuals across various disciplines, as well as standardized curricula for undergraduates. This training gap is related to the overall lack of capacity in addressing the population impacts of the triple challenge of pollution, biodiversity loss, and climate change, impeding the worldwide transition to and development of ecological sustainability. This paper reviews existing approaches and their potential to address implementation challenges within the necessarily tight timescale. Spreading of best practice appears feasible even without substantial additional resources, through the reorientation of current practices via comprehensive multi-disciplinary training programs. By adopting international best practices of training in environmental health, the focus in training and education can shift from future decision-makers to enhancing the competencies of current professionals and their institutions.
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=85211583423&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.3389/fpubh.2024.1373530
DO - 10.3389/fpubh.2024.1373530
M3 - Review article
C2 - 39655259
SN - 2296-2565
VL - 12
SP - 1
EP - 12
JO - Frontiers in Public Health
JF - Frontiers in Public Health
M1 - 1373530
ER -