by Woyram Kofi-Bediako | Oct 24, 2021 | Clinical Practice, SDGs
The global economic recession following the COVID-19 pandemic, along with changes in climate patterns has magnified already existing global challenges that numerous countries are facing. The urgency to achieve the seventeen UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) has...
by Filip Maric | Aug 6, 2021 | SDGs
These are exciting times for environmental physiotherapy! Nearly exactly two years since the inception of the Environmental Physiotherapy Association (EPA), we are proud and delighted to say that we have become a member of the UN Sustainable Development Solutions...
by Annie Palstam | Apr 22, 2021 | Environmental Sustainability, Physiotherapy Research, SDGs
It is about time physiotherapists realize our potential as a profession that could make vital contributions to sustainable development, in healthcare and in society as a whole. Global environmental changes, such as climate change and loss of biodiversity, greatly...
by Jordan Spencer | Mar 4, 2021 | SDGs, Students in EPT
Now more than ever it feels necessary to, at a very minimum, encourage deliberation on the importance of adopting more sustainable practices in physiotherapy. Major fields such as engineering and fashion have already begun the process of teaching students about...
by Filip Maric | Jan 10, 2021 | Clinical Practice, Events, Planetary Health, SDGs
Though the official launch is scheduled for World Environment Day on 5 June 2021, this year marks the beginning of the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration. This United Nations effort is based on the recognition that ‘there has never been a more urgent need to...
by Filip Maric | Apr 23, 2020 | Environmental Issues and Health Impacts, Physiotherapy Education, SDGs
Today we are excited to announce that the EPA has joined the Physiotherapy and Refugees Education Project (PREP) as associate partner. PREP is an Erasmus+ project led by the Western University of Applied Sciences in Bergen, Norway. It seeks to address the mismatch...
