Planetary Health

Question 1

How should global health change under a planetary health umbrella? (mitigation)

Answer 1

Reduce environmental footprint of the health sector - health facilities and healthcare industries:

• Greenhouse has and criteria air pollutant emissions (heating, cooling, flying, driving)
• Waste generation, incineration of waste, escape of plastics into environment
• water use

And promotion of sustainable diets: Good for the planet and for health

Question 2

What is localization of health systems?

Answer 2

Localization is a set of processes moving production of health and inout goods for health to more local or regional scales

Health services are not only adapted to local needs, but also to local environmental conditions and resource availability, with much less reliance on petroleum-based and globalized resources

Question 3

How should global health change under a planetary health umbrella? (adaption)

Answer 3

Work with other sectors to improve preparedness and response to extreme weather

Analyze and respond to emerging diseases

Analyze and respond to hunger and food insecurity

Question 4

What are the four pillars of food security?

Answer 4

1. Availability: Are sufficient quantities of food available?
2. Access: Are nutritious foods physically and economically accessible?
3. Utilization: Can foods be used appropriately (knowledge), and are people healthy enough to absorb and utilize the nutrients (water/sanitation)?
4. Stability: Is food available on a consistent basis?

Question 5

What are some threats to irrigated agriculture?

Answer 5

Depletion of fossil water

Melting of glaciers

Increased salinity of soil from continuous irrigation (water contains dissolved salts), sea level rise