week 4 planetary health Flashcards
planetary health
Lancet 2014 - to transform the public health field that was focused on the health of human populations without considering natural ecosystems.
2015 - Rockefeller foundations, lancet commission on planetary health
concerned with the governance and stewardship threat so sustainability
defined as the fusion of two domains - the health of human civilization & the state of the natural systems of which it depends. Conceptual hyper-object.
One work one health
Interconnectedness humans and nonhumans and ecosystems. Coequal collaboration & partnerships.
The four layers of ecology
1) Everything is connected to everything else
2) everything must go somewhere
3) Nature knows best
4) There is no such thing as free lunch
Planetary health is…
A field - set of institutional arrangements
A Scientific paradigm - Nothing in human health makes sense except in light of planetary health
A policy framework
a Communication strategy
A moral imperative
global health
Tropical health –> international health –> global health –> planetary health
tropical health was white male doctor, colonial expeditions hoping to protect colonists from newly encountered diseases.
Global health is truce reciprocal partnerships for global capacity.
lessons from SARS outbreak
Communication critical: same page
Creativity: using learning management systems for communication and teaching
Provincial guidance
students used best judgement
Anthropocene
industrial society has made it into the ranks of deep time, brining a geological effect that has no analogue i the earth’s history. The great acceleration since 1950
Nurses engagement in planetary health
Need to participate in the conversation nat every level (Academic, association & policy) and develop emotional intelligence
Professional nursing education programs
Help nurses develop competencies and attributes for engagement in global health reform
Inter-professional education programs
promote networking, collaboration, non-hierarchical relationships & common goals
Nurse-clinicians
Need inquiry approach situated within a culturally competency framework
Nursing community
embrace one world, one health
Capacity building
Improve individuals, organizations or communities ability to address health issues. We are now challenging unidirectional flow of knowledge and skills for a more equitable partnership model. Not based on distinctions but is concern with equitable partnerships.
One world, One health
Majority of the world are now middle-income countries - interconnectedness f humans & non-humans with our ecosystem, coequal collaboration & partnership. Privileged intersection in which the capacity of healthcare providers, regardless of geographical boundaries is enhanced for societies well being
Nurse clinician’s inquiry approach
situated within a cultural competency framework that promotes behaviours, attitudes and practices to come together in inter professional & interpersonal relationship that:
1) acknowledge & view cultural differences as strength
2) promote self-reflection to develop an understanding of their own culture, attitudes, and prejudices
3) Avoid assumptions & stereotypes
4) Facilitate empathy, despite language or communication barriers
5) knowledge, skills, attitudes and core values of nurses are fluids / borderless