Planetary Health European Hub

🌿 Upcoming Webinar: Urban green spaces as nature-based solutions for healthy people on a healthy planet 🌿 Join us on December 18th from 3pm-4pm for an insightful session led by Matilda van den Bosch, a physician and expert in the field of landscape planning, public health, and Planetary Health. 🌍 Matilda, a senior researcher at both ISGlobal (Spain) and the Biocities Facility of the European Forest Institute (Italy), will share her interdisciplinary work on how urban green spaces can serve as nature-based solutions to improve human and ecosystem health. 🌱 Her research and consultancy experience with organizations like the WHO, EPA, and UNEP will offer a unique perspective on policy priorities for creating healthier cities for both people and the planet. 🌳 📅 Date: December 18th 🕒 Time: 3pm-4pm CET 📍 Location: Online (contact us for the link) 💬 Topic: Urban Green Spaces as Nature-Based Solutions for Healthy People on a Healthy Planet Don't miss out on this opportunity to learn about the power of green spaces in promoting public and planetary health! Bio: Matilda van den Bosch is a trained physician with a PhD in landscape planning and public health. Currently, she is a senior researcher at the Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal),Spain and at the Biocities Facility of the European Forest Institute (EFI), Rome, Italy. Her interdisciplinary research is situated at the nexus of ecosystem health and human health, within the context of Planetary Health. She has worked as a consultant to, for example, the WHO, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and the UN Environmental Programme (UNEP) on topics like urban green space indicators for public health and policy priorities for protecting health for both humans and the environment. #PlanetaryHealth #UrbanGreenspaces #NatureBasedSolutions #PublicHealth #EcosystemHealth #SustainableCities #Webinar

🌍 Join us for an insightful webinar about the 2024 Lancet Countdown report on December 11th! 🌍 We’re excited to invite you to a special online science session with Dr. Kim van Daalen, who will share highlights from the 2024 Lancet Countdown report and discuss her recent research on the climate-gender-health nexus. 🗓 Date: December 11th ⏰ Time: 3-4 PM (CET) 📍 Location: Online (contact us for the link) About the Speaker: Dr. Kim van Daalen is a distinguished post-doctoral researcher with the BSC Global Health Resilience team, focusing on climate change, infectious diseases, and gender inequities. As a Lancet Countdown Research Fellow, she coordinates the Lancet Countdown in Europe alongside Prof. Rachel Lowe. She also holds an honorary fellowship at University College London (UCL) and has a PhD from the University of Cambridge, where she was awarded the Bill Gates Sr. Prize for her outstanding research. Kim has co-authored numerous studies on environmental epidemiology, climate change, planetary health, and gender inequities. She also serves as a research coordinator for Women in Global Health.

🚨 New EEA Report: Tackling Chronic Respiratory Disease in Europe through Environmental Policy 🚨 The latest European Environment Agency (EEA) report sheds light on the crucial link between environmental risk factors and chronic respiratory diseases (CRD) in Europe, revealing that these factors contribute to almost 80,000 early deaths annually. This alarming figure underscores the urgent need for strong, preventative policies to reduce the burden of chronic respiratory disease. Key findings from the report: 🌿 Air pollution accounts for 14% of CRD-related deaths 🌡️ Extreme temperatures (cold & heat) contribute 11% 💼 Occupational exposure (dust, chemicals, extreme temperatures) leads to 8% 🚬 Second-hand smoke is responsible for 3% What’s clear from the report is that many of these environmental risk factors are inherently preventable, but individuals alone cannot fully protect themselves. That's why robust policies, full implementation, and adequate financing at all levels are essential. 🔑 Key interventions that could significantly reduce CRD include: Improving air quality Addressing energy poverty Adapting to climate change Enforcing tobacco regulations and reducing occupational risks These measures, combined, could prevent a large share of premature deaths from CRD linked to environmental factors in Europe. As the report emphasizes, chronic respiratory diseases tend to reflect past exposure, so it may take years for reduced exposure to lead to lower disease rates. However, the time to act is now! Read the full report and join the conversation on how we can collectively beat chronic respiratory disease in Europe! Link: https://lnkd.in/e-5FGE75 #Health #Environment #ClimateAction #Pollution #RespiratoryHealth #Sustainability #EuropeanGreenDeal #EEA #Policy #PublicHealth #EnergyPoverty #PlanetaryHealth

📢 Join us next week for the symposium: 'Reducing Global Risk: Interdisciplinary Research from Nagasaki to Achieve Planetary Health!' Discover how global experts are addressing the Earth crisis through #PlanetaryHealth initiatives and research. This event will cover Nagasaki University’s three-pronged approach to achieving #PlanetaryHealth, which includes #GlobalHealth management, Global #Ecology management, Global #RiskManagement and the interconnectedness between them. PHA’s Marie Studer will speak at "Session 5: Planetary Health at Work: Concepts and Practice,” which will focus on disseminating the concept of Planetary Health among the Health System Research Community and any person interested in the field! ✨ In-person & online attendance options are available. Register now: https://lnkd.in/e-uebpHE

Yesterday the Klimaatonderzoek Initiatief Nederland (KIN)-funded research project, Accelerating Just Climate Transitions in Urban Regions (#ACT), officially kicked off! 🎉 UMC Utrecht colleagues Charisma Hehakaya, Joyce Browne, Roel Vermeulen🟥 are involved in the work package on #ClimateJustice. Together with Dat Manh Nguyen, Marthe Singelenberg, Corinne Lamain, Daphina Misiedjan, Ph.D. and GH colleagues Juliette Mattijsen and Bente Mossink, they will be working on achieving three goals over the next three years: 1️⃣ ⁠ ⁠Develop a shared definition of climate justice and establish practical ways to operationalize it. 2️⃣  ⁠Strengthen collaboration within the consortium on and to advance climate justice initiatives. 3️⃣  ⁠Foster transdisciplinary partnerships with KIN and external stakeholders to better integrate climate justice into broader efforts. For more information about the project, see link to the LinkedIn page in the comments or reach out to the people involved! Utrecht University Utrecht University Centre for Global Challenges (UGlobe) Utrecht Life Sciences Kennisportaal Klimaatadaptatie Klimaatrechtvaardig Rotterdam KNAW - Koninklijke Nederlandse Akademie van Wetenschappen Planetary Health Hub NL Planetary Health European Hub Green Deal Samen werken aan duurzame zorg JUPITA

🌍 A Milestone for Global Collaboration on Planetary Health: The First International Girawa Youth Club Meeting! We are happy to share that the Girawa Youth Club successfully held its first international meeting, uniting young leaders from Brazil and Sri Lanka. 🌱 This groundbreaking meeting marks the beginning of a powerful collaboration in the pursuit of planetary health! During the meeting, youth coordinators engaged in meaningful discussions on water systems, climate change, and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), laying the groundwork for their upcoming activities. With workshops and events on the horizon, these young changemakers are ready to bring their local communities into the conversation, making a real impact on environmental sustainability. More info here: https://lnkd.in/ezerThYi Girawa #GirawaYouthClub #PlanetaryHealth #SDGs #ClimateAction #YouthLeadership #GlobalCollaboration #COP30 #SustainableFuture

Very interesting European Environment Agency report on the impact of environmental factors on chronic respiratory diseases, one of the leading causes of death in Europe (more than a third of these deaths are estimated to be caused by environmental factors that are preventable, according to the report). As the European Environment Agency (EEA) states in this document, key interventions include reducing pollution, energy poverty, and occupational exposures. EEAC Network Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal) Planetary Health European Hub Gerardo Sanchez Martinez

📜 🌏 Call for papers related to Planetary Health and One Health in the journal BioScience! 📆 Deadline for the special issue: 1 December 2024! "Global communities and ecosystems face significant challenges that are complex and multidimensional, with adverse effects on living organisms and global ecosystems. The One Health concept initially focused on transmission of disease from wildlife to humans. More recently, One Health describes a broader perspective encompassing human, wildlife, and ecosystem interrelationships, and the factors that drive outcomes. The One Health Framework can provide a structure approach to develop interventions and actions. Planetary Health, Ecohealth, and Global Health perspectives provide important insights into areas of overlap, methodologies, restoration, and knowledge base. Interventions to reverse the demise of global ecosystems utilize restoration ecology, community education, ecotoxicology, and multiple disciplines such as anthropology, sociology, economics, conservation, biodiversity, and health. BioScience is planning to publish a special issue on One Health and invites articles addressing human, wildlife, domestic animal, and ecosystem health. Topics pertinent to One Health are extremely broad, including, for example, disease transmission, wildlife and human health, anthropogenic effects, One Environmental Health, societal drivers, ecosystem restoration, ecotoxicology, and other subject areas mentioned above. As such, this special issue is intended to encompass multiple aspects and perspectives on the very broad topic of One Heath." Link here: https://lnkd.in/eZSHxdMb

🌟Discover the programme of the sessions of #EUPHAatEPH2024 Lost in the wealth of EUPHA content at this conference? We’ve got you covered! Dive into our second theme highlight on Planetary Health 💚 🌍 🌱 We’re excited to share sessions featuring our EUPHA experts in #planetaryhealth. Here’s a sneak peek at the sessions we’ll (co-)organize next week at the EPH Conference in Lisbon: 🔸 4 Scientific Sessions 🔸 3 Round Tables 🔸 Skills-builiding seminar & Join-the-network session Join us to dive into impactful discussions on planetary health! #PublicHealth #PlanetaryHealth #EPH2024 #EUPHA #EUPHA_LAW #EUPHA_ENV #EUPHA_HIA #EUPHA_PMH #EUPHA_PHPP #EUPHA_HSR #INPHET #AlettaJacobsSPH, #FPH, #GCCHE #LSHTM_HPRU_ECH #BEST_COST #SItI_WGCMH, #EUPHA_URB with WHO Regional Office for Europe, The Association of Schools of Public Health in the European Region - ASPHER, PHMR section EUPHA, Global Health Section EUPHA, EHMA - European Health Management Association, EUPHAnxt, Marija Jevtic, MD PhD, Piedad Martin-Olmedo, Jutta Lindert, Stefano Capolongo, Vlatka Matkovic, Hanna Tolonen, João Vasco Santos, Vanessa Gorasso, Farhang Tahzib

Health is THE argument for climate action. Top recommendations: Make human health and well-being the top measure of climate success to catalyse progress and ensure people-centred adaptation and resilience; End fossil fuel subsidies and reliance by realigning economic and financial systems to protect both people's health and the environment, through investment in clean, sustainable alternatives that reduce pollution-related diseases and cut carbon emissions; Mobilize financing for climate-health initiatives, particularly to strengthen responsive health systems and support the health workforce, creating resilient, climate-proof health systems to protect health and save lives; Invest in proven solutions; just 5 interventions – from heat-health warning systems, to clean household energy, to efficient pricing of fossil fuels – would save almost 2 million lives a year, and bring US$ 4 in benefits for each dollar invested; Build greater focus on the role of cities in health outcomes, through more sustainable urban design, clean energy, resilient housing, and improved sanitation; Increase protections for and restoration of nature and biodiversity, recognizing the synergistic health benefits of clean air, water and food security. https://lnkd.in/dDDDrwhu