Planetary Health - One Health - Environmental Health Working Group - Consortium of Universities for Global Health

The threats to our planet, humans and indeed all species run across one health, environmental health and planetary health. This working group was created to enable members of the three communities to collaborate across advocacy, research, education, and service to improve the health of the people and our planet. A central effort of this group is to identify initiatives that policymakers, communities or individuals can implement that will improve the well being of people and improve environmental outcomes. It also identifies advocacy issues and educational material in this field that can be shared with worldwide.

If you are interested in contributing to this working group, please contact info@cugh.org.

Roster

Jonathan Patz (co-chair)
Keith Martin (co-chair)
Corinne Wallace-Schuster (co-chair)
Carlos Faerron (co-chair)
Woutrina Smith (co-chair)
Catherine Machalaba
Jill Raufman
Cheryl Stroud
Liz Grant
Olivier Lepage
Andrew Maccabe
Maureen Lichtveld
Marie Studer
Phaedra Henley

Resources

Planetary Health-One Health-Environmental Health Working Group Resources

Planetary health learning objectives: foundational knowledge for global health education in an era of climate change
The Road to COP27: Climate and Health Through Three Lenses
Health in the Environmental Agenda report from IISD, authored by Liz Willetts, Liz Grant et al
The Minderoo-Monaco Commission on Plastics and Human Health led by Dr. Phil Landrigan at Boston College
The Pan American Climate Resilient Health Systems Course focuses on the relationship between health systems and climate change. Health systems are on the frontlines of climate change, bearing the costs of increasing disease burdens and more frequent extreme weather events while simultaneously inadvertently contributing to negative environmental and climate-related impacts.
One Health Workforce Academies – Earn accreditation and employer recognition of One Health training, core competencies, and technical skills.
MSc program in Planetary Health at the University of Edinburg
AFMC Planetary Health Declaration
Planetary Health Report Card – Created with the purpose of increasing planetary health awareness and accountability among medical schools.
Climate and Health Core Competencies for Health Professionals from Columbia Mailman School of Public Health
The Learning for Sustainable Future: Live at COP26 Short Course offers an opportunity to examine what COP26 is, why it’s important and reflect on how you can add your voice to the call for collective action for a sustainable future.
Operational Framework for Strengthening Human, Animal and Environmental Public Health Systems from the World Bank is intended as a guide for One Health operations, from project and program scoping and identification stages to design and implementation, including monitoring and evaluation, to help optimize investments.
Planetary Health for Nurses Course
The Planetary Health In Action Online Education Exchange Program from Health in harmony and the Oregon Health and Science University
The Climate Change and Health Online Certificate Program from Yale
The Red List of Ecosystems is a global standard for assessing risks to ecosystems.
IUCN Green List of Protected and Conserved Areas
Masters in Environmental Conservation at the University of Wisconsin-Madison
Columbia Global Consortium on Climate and Health Education Resource Bank
Compilation of One Health Tools and Toolkits
One Health Educational Resources for Public Health (Global Health and more) Educators
Recent article in the World Medical Association Journal pp22-25 – ‘Modernizing Health Education: The Need to Address Planetary Health by Taking a One Health Approach
One Health Educational Opportunities (evolving resource)
Who’s Who in One Health – Academic Programs (evolving resource)
Planetary Health is a collection of modules covering the relationship between human health and the environment with the aim of empowering future health professionals to prepare for and tackle challenges that changing climate and environmental pollution present to our health and livelihoods. 14 Modules/Bricks, 3hours. ScholarRx Brick Exchange is a digital platform aiming to expand open access health professions education in a shared curriculuar ecosystem for all, making education accessible for learners around the world.
Collaborative for Health and Environment is a Recorded conference calls and webinars that span a wide variety of topics related to the latest environmental health science.
Biodiversity and Health in the Face of Climate Change is good source as an introductory text. Offers a unique view on biodiversity, physical health and mental wellbeing Provides an insight into the relationship between biodiversity and human health A definitive text for new students of biodiversity and health.
The Lancet Planetary Health is the pre-eminent journal for enquiry into sustainable human civilizations in the Anthropocene. They particularly favor work that contributes to our understanding of, and transition into, a safe and just space for humanity, respecting planetary boundaries and the social and economic foundations of a healthy life. They are interested in all important aspects of societal development and its interaction with the environment including the drivers of change, the implications of those changes for people and society, and practical policies and interventions for a healthier planetary future.
Climate change and Human Health Literature Portal is an integrated, curated bibliographic database of global peer-reviewed research and gray literature on the science of climate impacts on human health
AR6 Synthesis Report: Cliamte Change 2023 focuses on The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) is the UN body for assessing the science related to climate change. The Synthesis Report is based on the content of the three Working Groups Assessment Reports: WGI – The Physical Science Basis, WGII – Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability, WGIII – Mitigation of Climate Change, and the three Special Reports: Global Warming of 1.5°C, Climate Change and Land, The Ocean and Cryosphere in a Changing Climate.
Issue Brief – Planetary Health this issue brief explores what is meant by planetary health, and how it can inform UNDP’s work at the nexus of environmental sustainability and climate change, disaster risk reduction, health, gender equality, and poverty alleviation. It offers examples of ongoing work and key entry points for future activities and partnerships.
Planetary Health Alliance – For Educators this collection of resources for educators is aimed to meet the need for relevant educational resources to enrich Planetary health courses and includes frameworks for course content, directory of syllabi, examples of course design, and special resources specific to teaching children and teens.
Planetary Health Alliance Online Members Community this is a free and inclusive virtual coordination space where Alliance Members can easily connect, sustain collaborations, and share “who’s doing what, where” in Planetary Health around the world!
One Health for Global Health Security – One Health Course Series this collection from WHO are self-paced, english-language courses that offer certificate of completion. Course topics are: Response Preparedness for Zoonotic Disease Outbreaks Using a One-Health Approach; Navigating the Tripartite Zoonoses Guide (TZG): A Training for advocates and implementers; The Joint Risk Assessment (JRA OT): A training for Implementers; and Strengthening Collaboration Between Human and Aimal Health Sectors for Improved Security
The Tripartite Zoonoses Guide: Operational Tools and approaches for Zoonotic Diseases The Tripartite Zoonoses Guide (TZG) has been jointly developed by the FAO, WHO, and WOAH to support countries in taking a multisectoral, One Health approach to address zoonotic diseases. It provides principles, best practices and options to assist countries in achieving sustainable and functional collaboration at the human-animal-environment interface.
One World, One Health Podcast In this podcast, we bring you the latest ideas to improve the health of our planet and its people. Our world faces many urgent challenges from pandemics and decreasing biodiversity to pollution and melting polar ice caps, among others. This podcast highlights solutions to these problems from the scientists and experts working to make a difference.
Global Consortium of Climate and Health Education Global Consortium of Climate and Health Education offers courses throughout the year on a variety of topics aimed at educating interdisciplinary professionals on the impacts of climate change on health and propel them to a place of action in their respective fields and communities. All of the courses are free and open to the public! Currently, all courses are live-virtual, however, recordings are posted after sessions and can be viewed on the respective webpages. Past course recordings on “Climate and Health Responders Course for Health Professionals” are offered for general health professional audience as well as specific regional courses (Africa, Pan-America, Caribbean, Europe, and SE Asia)
Between Two Baobob Trees – Listen and Learn. Episode 1 Climate and Health in this first episode of the Between Two Baobab Trees series, we’re going to explore the intersection between climate change and human health. We have an exciting panel of speakers joining us today to describe the impacts that climate has on health, the benefits of a multi-sectoral approach and ways that you can integrate climate into your health programming.

THE INTERNATIONAL UNION FOR THE CONSERVATION OF NATURE (IUCN) – OPEN ACCESS RESOURCES TO ADDRESS ENVIRONMENTAL AND DEVELOPMENT CHALLENGES;

The IUCN is the world’s largest and most diverse network of scientists and organizations tasked to monitor and identify measures to safeguard our natural world. Its work shows ways in which we can protect nature and improve human wellbeing. Below are a number of important open access resources and links highly relevant to improving global health outcomes.