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Climate action at Public Health Schools in the European region
- Source :
- International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Vol 18, Iss 1518, p 1518 (2021), International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Volume 18, Issue 4, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(4):1518. Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
- Publication Year :
- 2021
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Abstract
- Climate change is putting the achievement of all Sustainable Development Goals at risk and leads to negative impacts on human health and well-being. Consequently, tremendous social responsibility lies with public health professionals and their associations. Therefore, this study addressed the following question: “How can the Association of Schools of Public Health in the European Region (ASPHER) best support the goals of the European Green Deal through its network of public health schools and departments?” This study looked at the implementation of climate education in public health schools in the European region and climate action taken by these public health schools. An online survey among ASPHER members with a 51% overall response rate (excluding non-European members) shows that 64% of the responding schools provide climate-health educational offerings, while 63% consider these for the future. Additionally, most climate actions taken by the schools were ad hoc actions. These findings show that a systematic approach is missing, and there is a general lack of strategy in most schools. We consequently recommend that schools invest in climate and health education in their curricula and become exemplars for climate action to actively contribute to the achievement of Europe’s climate goals.
- Subjects :
- medicine.medical_specialty
Schools, Public Health
Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis
university social responsibility
lcsh:Medicine
Climate change
Article
03 medical and health sciences
0302 clinical medicine
Political science
medicine
Humans
030212 general & internal medicine
Curriculum
Sustainable development
Schools
030505 public health
business.industry
climate action
Public health
public health education
lcsh:R
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Public relations
European region
climate change
Action (philosophy)
Health education
Public Health
0305 other medical science
business
Social responsibility
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 16604601
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Vol 18, Iss 1518, p 1518 (2021), International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Volume 18, Issue 4, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(4):1518. Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....7028a0e2cc191cbea1346d3ab5c4b0bb