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HSCI 855- Week 12 Mind Map - Coggle Diagram
HSCI 855- Week 12 Mind Map
Health promotion initiatives should actively challenge the Western anthropocentric perspective that divides humanity and the planet's ecosystems, and instead integrate planetary perspectives.
b) Recognizing and specifically targeting the health outcomes that are the result of a ripple effect from human activity
b) i. Example: Resource extraction
b) ii. Example: Rising global temperatures
a) Promoting the interconnectivity between humans, other-humans, and the lands we occupy
a) i. Paradigm shifts and health systems change
Shifting towards an emerging field of planetary health requires upstream efforts of decolonizing structures through policy reform for health, wellbeing, and equity.
a) Decolonize governance and leadership by including Indigenous representation
a) i. Building relationships with local Indigenous governments
b) Co-developing policies that address the structural determinants of health and equity
b) i. Example: Integrate Indigenous knowledge within IUPHE's core competency and accreditation system
b) ii. Example: Economic reform policies- "doughnut economics"
Mobilizing communities and collaborations across all sectors to engage in planetary health efforts through the integration of two-eyed seeing.
b) Integrating traditional teachings and Indigenous knowledge that explores the connections between physical environments and and wellbeing
b) i. "Centering Mother Nature and Ecosystems"
a) Focus on land-based learning and health promotion initiatives across various communities
a) i. Support biodiversity and holistic connection to the land
The sustainable development goals (SDGs) encourage health promoters to critically reframe their approaches to working towards these goals while prioritizing empowerment, participation, and holistic wellness.
a) A lack of historical context was evident in the framing of these goals in global documentation
a) i. Inadequate acknowledgement of the impacts of colonialism
b) Critically reframing the SDGs from a top-down orientation and reductionist conceptualization of health
b) i. Example: Solely focusing on disease burden and ignoring the social and holistic factors that shape overall disease burden
The Anthropocene is most effectively addressed through understanding the complex intersections of its ecological and sociological phenomenon.
a) Understanding the effects of resource depletion on both humanity and health, and discerning how certain populations are disproportionately impacted.
a) Example: Water scarcity in Northern Indigenous communities
b) The importance of adopting an eco-social framework for public health action
b) i. Leads to more equitable and multi-faceted health programs