Exploring Ecosystems and Health by Shifting to a Regional Focus: Perspectives from the Oceania EcoHealth Chapter
| Autor: | Jonathan Kingsley, Pierre Horwitz, Claire Henderson-Wilson, Kerry Arabena, Rebecca Patrick, Margot W. Parkes, Charles Massy, Aaron Jenkins |
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| Rok vydání: | 2015 |
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medicine.medical_specialty Health Toxicology and Mutagenesis Oceania lcsh:Medicine EcoHealth ecosystems approaches to health Oceania region Environment Environmental stewardship Article Population Groups medicine Humans Traditional knowledge Ecosystem Qualitative Research business.industry Public health lcsh:R Environmental resource management Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Public relations Female Public Health business Discipline Qualitative research Forecasting |
| Zdroj: | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health Volume 12 Issue 10 Pages 12706-12722 International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Vol 12, Iss 10, Pp 12706-12722 (2015) |
| ISSN: | 1660-4601 |
| Popis: | This article highlights contributions that can be made to the public health field by incorporating “ecosystem approaches to health” to tackle future environmental and health challenges at a regional level. This qualitative research reviews attitudes and understandings of the relationship between public health and the environment and the priorities, aspirations and challenges of a newly established group (the Oceania EcoHealth Chapter) who are attempting to promote these principles. Ten semi-structured interviews with Oceania EcoHealth Chapter members highlighted the important role such groups can play in informing organisations working in the Oceania region to improve both public health and environmental outcomes simultaneously. Participants of this study emphasise the need to elevate Indigenous knowledge in Oceania and the role regional groups play in this regard. They also emphasis that regional advocacy and ecosystem approaches to health could bypass silos in knowledge and disciplinary divides, with groups like the Oceania EcoHealth Chapter acting as a mechanism for knowledge exchange, engagement, and action at a regional level with its ability to bridge the gap between environmental stewardship and public health. |
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