Planetary Health: The Interdependence of Human and Natural Systems
Setup
It is no longer possible to separate the health of the planet from the health of its people. Disease patterns are changing as the climate does, and human health is at risk from loss of biodiversity, depleted water supplies, environmental toxins, and collapsing food systems. As the Rockefeller Foundation-Lancet Commission on Planetary Health states: “The continuing degradation of natural systems threatens to reverse the health gains seen over the last century… We have mortgaged the health of future generations to realize economic and development gains in the present.” Do we have the scientific knowledge and political will to approach these systems differently?
Speakers
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Renzo GuintoDirector and Co-Founder, #Reimagine Global Health -
Thumbi MwangiClinical Assistant Professor, Paul G. Allen School for Global Animal H... -
Samuel MyersSenior Research Scientist, Department of Environmental Health, Harvard... -
Steven OsofskyExecutive Director, Wildlife Health and Health Policy, Wildlife Conser... -
Donna ShalalaTrustee Professor of Political Science and Health Policy at the Univer... -
Michael MyersManaging Director, The Rockefeller Foundation (Festival Underwriter)
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- Environment
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