RESEARCH AND OTHER RESOURCES
On this page you will find research and additional resources on environmental physiotherapy and a broad array of related fields.
To provide a broad perspective of the themes and questions of interest for Environmental Physiotherapy, the research and resources gathered on this page also draw on fields like Planetary Health, EcoHealth, One Health, Sustainable Healthcare and the Sustainable Development Goals. We also include resources from within traditional and indigenous knowledges, philosophy, the environmental humanities and social sciences. We hope this will provide you with interesting starting points for further exploration and development of an environmentally aware and responsible physiotherapy. If you are aware of a publication that we have not featured, but could be relevant to this field, please use the submission form below. We appreciate your help in building this resource platform.
Environmental physiotherapy (incl. publications by EPA members)
World Physiotherapy Europe Region (2023).
Mescouto, K., Olson, R. E., & Setchell, J. (2023). Towards an ethical multiplicity in low back pain care: Practising beyond the biopsychosocial model. Sociology of Health & Illness, 45(3), 522–541. https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-9566.13598
Maric, F., Bårdsen, Å, & Nikolaisen, L.J. (2023). Rød tråd om grønn fremtid: Slik satser vi på bærekraft. Fysioterapeuten Tidsskriftet. https://www.fysioterapeuten.no/rod-trad-om-gronn-fremtid-slik-satser-vi-pa-baerekraft/148333
Baier, L., Richter, R., Maric, F., Höppner, H. (2023). Umweltverantwortlich Handeln in der Physiotherapie. In: Hartung, S., Wihofszky, P. (eds) Gesundheit und Nachhaltigkeit. Springer Reference Pflege – Therapie – Gesundheit . Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-64954-1_33-1
Lundmark Alfredsson, L. (2023). Åpne dørene for fysioterapeutiske tiltak utendørs! Fysioterapeuten Tidsskriftet. https://www.fysioterapeuten.no/fysioterapeut-fysioterapeuten-fysioterapeuter/apne-dorene-for-fysioterapeutiske-tiltak-utendors/147998
Beattie, P., Jernigan, D., McDavitt, S., & Hearn, D. (2022). Physical Therapists Can Be Value-Added Providers in Wilderness Medicine. Physical Therapy : Journal of the American Physical Therapy Association., 102(9). https://doi.org/10.1093/ptj/pzac096
Vibholm, A. P., Christensen, J. R., & Pallesen, H. (2022). Occupational therapists and physiotherapists experiences of using nature-based rehabilitation. Physiotherapy Theory and Practice, 1–11. https://doi.org/10.1080/09593985.2021.2023927
Young, B. A., & Beattie, P. F. (2022). A Physical Therapist’s Experience as a Point-of-Contact Care Provider in a Wilderness Environment: A Case Series Report. JOSPT Cases, 2(3), 173-180. https://doi.org/10.2519/josptcases.2022.10944
Duindam, D.. (2022). Transitioning to Sustainable Healthcare: Decarbonising Healthcare Clinics, a Literature Review. Challenges, 13(2), 68. https://doi.org/10.3390/challe13020068
Smoliga, J.M. (2022). Monkeypox Virus Outbreak: Implications for the Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Community. Physical Therapy : Journal of the American Physical Therapy Association., 103(1). https://doi.org/10.1093/ptj/pzac148
Maric, F., Nikolaisen, L. J., Ntinga, N. M., & Webb, J. (Eds.) (2022). Healthpunk Vol 2: Healthcare + Fiction + You. Open Physio Journal. https://www.doi.org/10.14426/opj/202212hp0200
Langballe, M. N., & Maric, F. (2022). Ein fysioterapeutstudents erfaring med å leda ein «grøn» faglunsj. Fysioterapeuten. Available from: https://www.fysioterapeuten.no/baerekraft-fysioterapi-personlig-erfaring/ein-fysioterapeutstudents-erfaring-med-a-leda-ein-gron-faglunsj/146279
Ibáñez, A., de las Mercedes Franco Hidalgo-Chacón, M., Sánchez-Romero, E., & Cuenca-Zaldivar, J. (2022). Situation of Physiotherapy Clinics in the Community of Madrid in Relation to the Concept of Sustainability: A Survey Study. Sustainability, 14(24), 16439. https://doi.org/10.3390/su142416439
Maric, F. & Davenport, T. (2022). Environmental Influences on Health. In Garner, G. & Tatta, J. (Eds.), Integrative Lifestyle and Medicine in Physical Therapy: A guide for primary care, health promotion, and disease prevention. OPTP. https://www.optp.com/Integrative-and-Lifestyle-Medicine-in-Physical-Therapy
MSK Partnership Group (2022). The United Kingdom Musculoskeletal Advanced Practice Standards. MSK Partnership Group: NHS Health Education England, MACP Musculoskeletal Association of Chartered Physiotherapists, IFOMPT.
MSK Partnership Group (2022). The UK MSK Advanced Practice Standards: What are they and what purpose do they serve? MSK Partnership Group: NHS Health Education England, MACP Musculoskeletal Association of Chartered Physiotherapists, IFOMPT.
World Physiotherapy European Region (2022). Harmonisation of Sustainable Development Goals Within the Profession. World Physiotherapy European Region, Professional Practice Working Group (PPWG).
World Physiotherapy European Region (2022). Statement on Physiotherapy Education of the Europe region. Education Matters Working Group (EMWG). Prague, Czech Republic.
Palstam, A., Sehdev, S., Barna, S., Andersson, M., & Liebenberg, N. (2022). Sustainability in physiotherapy and rehabilitation. Orthopaedics and Trauma. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mporth.2022.07.005
World Physiotherapy (2022). Draft policy statement: climate change and health. Available online: https://world.physio/policy/policy-statement-climate-change-and-health
Lister, H. E., Mostert, K., Botha, T., van der Linde, S., van Wyk, E., Rocher, S.-A., Laing, R., Wu, L., Müller, S., des Tombe, A., Kyangyago, T., Zwane, N., Mphogo, B., & Maric, F. (2022). South African Healthcare Professionals’ Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices Regarding Environmental Sustainability in Healthcare: A Mixed-Methods Study. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19(16), 10121. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph191610121
Schwab, S.M., Spencer, C., Carver, N.S., Andrade, V., Dugan, S., Greve, K. and Silva, P.L (2022). Personal factors understood through the Ecological-Enactive Model of Disability and implications for rehabilitation research. Frontiers in Rehabilitation Science, 3, 954061. https://doi.org/10.3389/fresc.2022.954061
Richter, R., & Maric, F. (2022). Ecological Bodies and Relational Anatomies: Toward a Transversal Foundation for Planetary Health Education. Challenges, 13(2), 39. https://doi.org/10.3390/challe13020039
Nicholls, D.A. (2022). How Do You Touch an Impossible Thing? Frontiers in Rehabilitation Sciences., 3. https://doi.org/10.3389/fresc.2022.934698
Astell-Burt, T., Pappas, E., Redfern, J., & Feng, X. (2022). Nature prescriptions for community and planetary health: unrealised potential to improve compliance and outcomes in physiotherapy. Journal of Physiotherapy. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jphys.2022.05.016
Afxonidis, G., Tsagkaris, C., Papazoglou, A.S., Moysidis, D.V., Tagarakis, G., Foroulis, C., Anastasiadis, K., (2022). Respiratory physiotherapy as a key player in the effort to make surgery greener during and beyond the COVID-19 pandemic. The Journal of Climate Change and Health. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.joclim.2022.100134
Stanhope, J., Breed, M., & Weinstein, P. (2022). Biodiversity, Microbiomes, and Human Health. In Evolution, Biodiversity and a Reassessment of the Hygiene Hypothesis (pp. 67–104). Evolution, Biodiversity and a Reassessment of the Hygiene Hypothesis. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-91051-8_3
Maric, F., Griech, S.F., Davenport, T.E. (2022). Advancing Environmental Stewardship in Physical Therapy: Connect, Learn, Act. Cardiopulmonary Physical Therapy Journal, 33(1): 2-4. https://doi.org/10.1097/CPT.0000000000000189
Wachira, L.-J., Hayker, S. O., Larouche, R., Oyeyemi, A. L., Prista, A., Owino, G. E., Tremblay, M. S., & Onywera, V. O. (2022). Physical activity and active transportation behaviour among rural, peri-urban and urban children in Kenya, Mozambique and Nigeria: The PAAT Study. PLOS ONE, 17(1), e0262768. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0262768
Stanhope, J., Maric, F., Rothmore, P., & Weinstein, P. (2021). Physiotherapy and ecosystem services: improving the health of our patients, the population, and the environment. Physiotherapy Theory and Practice, 1-14. https://doi.org/10.1080/09593985.2021.2015814
Chapman, D., & Larsson, A. (2021). Practical urban planning for winter cycling; lessons from a Swedish pilot study. Journal of Transport & Health, 21, 101060. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jth.2021.101060
Maric, F., Nikolaisen, L.J., & Bårdsen, Å. (Eds.). (2021). Physiopunk Vol 1. OpenPhysio Journal. https://doi.org/10.14426/opj/202111pp00
Banerjee, S., & Maric, F. (2021). Mitigating the environmental impact of NSAIDs – Physiotherapy as a contribution to One Health and the SDGs. European Journal of Physiotherapy. doi:10.1080/21679169.2021.1976272
Torp, S., & Lorentzen, C. (2021). Ulovlige stengsler og bygging i strandsonen – en sak også for fysioterapeuter. Fysioterapeuten.
Czernik, C. (2021). „Wir können uns nicht um Gesundheit kümmern und gleichzeitig ihre Grundlage zerstören“ – Physiotherapeut/innen für planetare Gesundheit im Gespräch. physiopraxis, 19(05), 12-14. doi:10.1055/a-1468-2325
Sudmann, Tobba T. (2021). Professor Tobba Sudmann innoverer fysioterapi med hest (podcast). 17-målspodden, HVL podcast: Bergen, Norway.
Alt, A. (2021). Was kann die Physiotherapie zum Umweltschutz beitragen? PT Zeitschrift für Physiotherapeuten, September 2021, 73: 14-17.
Maric, F., & Nicholls, D. A. (2021). Environmental physiotherapy and the case for multispecies justice in planetary health. Physiotherapy Theory and Practice, 1-12. doi:10.1080/09593985.2021.1964659
Christe, G. (2021). Why should pain researchers consider climate change? Pain Research Forum, PRF Virtual Correspondents Blog – Cycle 3.
Maric, F. (2021). Momentum is building, so let’s keep going: Extending our efforts in sustainable healthcare (blogpost). Centre for Sustainable Healthcare. Oxford: UK.
Maric, F., Chance-Larsen, K., Chevan, J., Jameson, S., Nicholls, D., Opsommer, E., Perveen, W., Richter, R., Stanhope, J., Stone, O., Strimpakos, N., Vieira, A., Williams, M., Zuber. S., Söderlund, A. (2021). A progress report on planetary health, environmental and sustainability education in physiotherapy – Editorial. European Journal of Physiotherapy, 1-2. doi:10.1080/21679169.2021.1932981
Maric, F., Groven, K.S., Banerjee, S. & Dahl-Michelsen, T. (2021). Essentials for sustainable physiotherapy: Introducing environmental reasoning into physiotherapy clinical decision-making. Fysioterapeuten (online). Retrieved from https://fysioterapeuten.no/fagfellevurdert-sustainable-physiotherapy/essentials-for-sustainable-physiotherapy-introducing-environmental-reasoning-into-physiotherapy-clinical-decision-making/1317
Palstam, A., Andersson, M., Lange, E., Grenholm, A. (2021) A Call to Include a Perspective of Sustainable Development in Physical Therapy Research, Physical Therapy, 101: 3. doi: 10.1093/ptj/pzaa228
Toner, A., Lewis, J.S., Stanhope, J., Maric, F. (2021). Prescribing active transport as a planetary health intervention – benefits, challenges and recommendations. Physical Therapy Reviews. doi:10.1080/10833196.2021.1876598
Cleaver, S., Simard, M., Cardillo, O., Xiang, L., & Beavis, A. (2020). Physiotherapy Practice Goes Digital: A positive entry point into discussing physiotherapy and planetary health. Physiotherapy Practice. Canadian Physiotherapy Association.
Maric, F. (2020). The Environmental Physiotherapy Agenda 2023. Physio Matters October 2020 Issue: Physiotherapy New Zealand.
Barna, S., Maric, F., Simons, J., Kumar, S. & Blankestijn, P.J. (2020): Education for the Anthropocene: Planetary health, sustainable health care, and the health workforce, Medical Teacher, 42(10): 1091-1096. doi:10.1080/0142159X.2020.1798914
Maric, F. & Nicholls, D.A. (2020). Paradigm shifts are hard to come by: Looking ahead of COVID-19 with the social and environmental determinants of health and the UN SDGs. European Journal of Physiotherapy, 22(6); doi:10.1080/21679169.2020.1826577
Maric, F., Cleaver, S., O’Sullivan, C., Vieira, A., Stone, O. (2020). Environmental Physiotherapy Education podcast. In Beta Unconference 2020: https://inbeta.uwc.ac.za/.
Maric, F., Nicholls, D., Mostert, K., Culpan, J., Stone, O., van Wijchen, J., Kennedy, M., Long, I., Bundtzen, T. (2020). The Environmental Physiotherapy Agenda 2023. Oslo: Environmental Physiotherapy Association (EPA). ISBN: 978-82-303-4491-0. https://eptagenda2023.com/
Stanhope, J., Breed, M.F., Weinstein, P. (2020). Exposure to greenspaces could reduce the high global burden of pain. Environmental Research 187: 109641. doi:10.1016/j.envres.2020.109641
Nicholls, D.A. (2020). What’s real is immaterial: What are we doing with new materialism? Aporia, 11(2): 4-14. doi:10.18192/aporia.v11i2.4594
Maric, F. & Nicholls, D.A. (2019) A call for a new environmental physiotherapy – An editorial, Physiotherapy Theory and Practice, 35:10, 905-907, DOI: 10.1080/09593985.2019.1632006
Maric, F. (2019). Ruf nach einer ökologischen Physiotherapie. PT Zeitschrift, Oktober 2019. Pflaum Verlag, Deutschland.
Oyeyemi, A. L., Kolo, S. M., Rufai, A. A., Oyeyemi, A. Y., Omotara, B. A., & Sallis, J. F. (2019). Associations of Neighborhood Walkability with Sedentary Time in Nigerian Older Adults. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 16(11), 1879. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16111879
Oyeyemi, A. L., Kolo, S. M., Oyeyemi, A. Y., & Omotara, B. A. (2019). Neighborhood environmental factors are related to health-enhancing physical activity and walking among community dwelling older adults in Nigeria. Physiotherapy Theory and Practice, 35(3), 288-297. https://doi.org/10.1080/09593985.2018.1443187
Narain, S., & Mathye, D. (2019). Do physiotherapists have a role to play in the Sustainable Development Goals? A qualitative exploration. The South African journal of physiotherapy, 75(1), 466. doi:10.4102/sajp.v75i1.466
Foo, R. (2016). The role of physiotherapy in climate change mitigation. Physiotherapy, 102(3), e5. doi:10.1016/j.physio.2015.10.009
(2016) Connectivity: An emerging concept for physiotherapy practice, Physiotherapy Theory and Practice, 32(3): 159-170. doi:10.3109/09593985.2015.1137665
Oyeyemi, A. Y., Akinrolie, O., & Oyeyemi, A. L. (2015). Health-related physical activity is associated with perception of environmental hygiene and safety among adults in low-income neighbourhoods in Nigeria. European Journal of Physiotherapy, 17(1), 45-53. https://doi.org/10.3109/21679169.2014.955526
Oyeyemi, A.L., Ishaku, C.M., Deforche, B. et al. Perception of built environmental factors and physical activity among adolescents in Nigeria. Int J Behav Nutr Phys Act 11, 56 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1186/1479-5868-11-56
Oyeyemi, A. L., Adegoke, B. O., Oyeyemi, A. Y., Deforche, B., Bourdeaudhuij, I., & Sallis, J. F. (2012). Environmental factors associated with overweight among adults in Nigeria. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, 9(1), 32. https://doi.org/10.1186/1479-5868-9-32
Jones, L.E. (2009a). Physiotherapy and the Earth’s global climate: a need for cultural change. Physiotherapy Research International, 14(2): 73–76. doi:10.1002/pri.441
Jones, L.E. (2009b). Thinking vertically about carbon emissions. InMotion, Septmber 2013: The Green Issue. Australian Physiotherapy Association (APA).
Planetary health, EcoHealth, One Health, Geo Health & Sustainable Healthcare
Association of Clinical Psychologists UK (2019). Practitioner psychologists and the trauma of climate change. An open letter demanding immediate and effective action. Association of Clinical Psychologists (ACP-UK). Retrieved March 1, 2020.
Climate Health Action (2019). US Call to Action on Climate, Health, and Equity. Climate Health Action: A Policy Action Agenda. Climate Health Action (CHA). Retrieved March 1, 2020.
Eckelman, M.J., Sherman, J. (2016). Environmental Impacts of the U.S. Health Care System and Effects on Public Health. PloS One, 11: e0157014. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0157014
Gill, S.R., & Benatar, S.R. (2019) Reflections on the political economy of planetary health. Review of International Political Economy, 27(1), 167-190. doi:10.1080/09692290.2019.1607769
Haines, A., & Scheelbeek, P. (2020). European Green Deal: a major opportunity for health improvement. The Lancet, Online First. Retrieved February 20, 2020. doi:10.1016/S0140-67362030109-4
Horton, R. (2020). A “super-year” for the environment. Lancet Planetary Health, 4(1), PE1. doi:10.1016/S2542-51962030007-3
International Federation of Medical Students’ Associations (2018). Statement on Draft WHO global strategy on health, environment and climate change. Sixty-fifth session of the WHO Regional Committee for the Eastern Mediterranean. 2018, Retrieved: December 16, 2019.
Legard C, Green M, Tucker Y, van Daalen K (2019). Climate change is impacting population health and our future patients: remaining silent is not an option. The BMJ: Opinion. (Sept 26) 2019. Retrieved: October 16, 2019.
Karliner, J., Slotterback, S., Boyd, R., Ashby, B., Steele, K. (2019). Health Care’s Climate Footprint: How the Health Sector Contributes to the Global Climate Crisis and Opportunities for Action. Health Care without Harm, Climate-smart healthcare series Green Paper Number One, produced in collaboration with ARUP. Reston, VA. Retrieved: February 15, 2020.
Myers, S. (2017). Planetary health: protecting human health on a rapidly changing planet. The Lancet, 390, 2860- 2868. doi:10.1016/S0140-67361732846-5
NHS UK: Greener AHP Hub. The Greener AHP hub aims to provide information, examples and suggestions of how AHPs can contribute to a greener NHS. https://www.england.nhs.uk/ahp/greener-ahp-hub/
Oluwatoyin Onabola, C. (2019). Planetary Health as a Central Context to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Journal of Environmental Health and Sustainable Development, 4 (3), 798-801. doi:10.18502/jehsd.v4i3.1495
Pongsiri, MJ., Bickersteth, S., Colón, C., DeFries, R., Dhaliwal, M., Georgeson, L., Haines, A., Linou, N., Murray, V., Naeem, S., Small, R., Ungvari, J. (2019). Planetary Health: From concept to decisive action. Lancet Planteray Health, 3(10): PE402-404. doi:10.1016/S2542-51961930190-1
Pradyumna, A. (2018). Planetary Health and Food Systems: Insights from global SDGs. Lancet Planetary Health, 2(10): PE417-E418. doi:10.1016/S2542-51961830202-X
Rees, W.E. (2010). Globalization and Extended Eco-footprints: Neo-colonialism and (Un)sustainability. In (2010). Democracy, Ecological Integrity and International Law (pp. 467-489). Cambridge Scholars Publishing.
Rice, M.B., Thurston, G.D., Balmes, J.R., Pinkerton, K.E. (2014). Climate Change. A Global Threat to Cardiopulmonary Health. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, 189(5), 512-519. doi:10.1164/rccm.201310-1924PP
Roe, D. (2019). Biodiversity loss—more than an environmental emergency. The Lancet Planterary Health, 3(7): PE287-289. doi:10.1016/S2542-51961930113-5
Steffen, et al. (2015). Planetary Boundaries: Guiding human development on a changing planet. Science, 347(6223), 1259855. doi:10.1126/science.1259855
Watts, N., Amann, M., Arnell, N., Ayeb-Karlsson, S., Belesova, K., et al. (2019). The 2019 report of The Lancet Countdown on health and climate change: ensuring that the health of a child born today is not defined by a changing climate. The Lancet, 394(10211), pp.1836-1878. doi:10.1186/s13063-018-3129-y
Whitmee, S., Haines, A., Beyrer, C., et al. (2015). Safeguarding human health in the Anthropocene epoch: report of The Rockefeller Foundation–Lancet Commission on planetary health. Lancet; 386: 1973-2028; doi:10.1016/S0140-67361560901-1
WONCA (2017). WONCA Statement on Planetary Health and Sustainable Development Goals. World Organisation of Family Doctors (WONCA). Retrieved February 19, 2020.
Traditional and indigenous knowledges, philosophy, the social sciences and humanities
Barnhardt, R., & Kawagley, A.O. (2008). Indigenous Knowledge Systems and Alaska Native Ways of Knowing. 36(1), 8-23. doi:10.1525/aeq.2005.36.1.008
Charlier, P., et al. (2020). Global warming and planetary health: An open letter to the WHO from scientific and indigenous people urging for paleo-microbiology studies. Infection, Genetics and Evolution, 82: 104284. doi:10.1016/j.meegid.2020.104284
Haraway, D. (2003). The Companion Species Manifesto: Dogs, People, and Significant Otherness. Prickly Paradigm Press, Chicago.
Hill, R., et al. (2020). Working with indigenous, local and scientific knowledge in assessments of nature and nature’s linkages with people. Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability, 43, pp. 8–20. doi:10.1016/j.cosust.2019.12.006
Jonas, H. (1984). The imperative of responsibility. In search for an ethics for the technological age. Chicago: University of Chicago Press.
Kawagley, A.O., Barnhardt, R. (2008). Education Indigenous to Place: Western Science Meets Native Reality. Alaska Native Knowledge Network, Alaska University, Fairbanks.
Kropotkin, P. (1993). Mutual Aid: A Factor of Evolution. London: Freedom Press.
Kumalo, S., & Praeg, L. (2020). Decoloniality and justice a priori. Journal of Decolonising Disciplines, 1(1). doi:10.35293/2664-3405/2019/v1n1a1
McKivett, A, Hudson, JN, McDermott, D, Paul, D. (2020) Two‐eyed seeing: A useful gaze in Indigenous medical education research. Medical Education; 54: 217– 224. https://doi.org/10.1111/medu.14026
Morton, T. (2017). Humankind: Solidarity with nonhuman people. London: Verso Books.
Næss, A. (1989). Ecology, community and lifestyle. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
O’Gorman, E., et al. (2019). Teaching the Environmental Humanities: International Perspectives and Practices. Environmental Humanities, 11(2): 427–460. doi:10.1215/22011919-7754545
Ratima, M.; Martin, D.; Castleden, H.; Delormier, T. (2019). Indigenous voices and knowledge systems – promoting planetary health, health equity, and sustainable development now and for future generations. Global Health Promotion, 26: 3-5. doi:10.1177/1757975919838487
Redvers, N. (2018). The Value of Global Indigenous Knowledge in Planetary Health. Challenges, 9, 30. doi:10.3390/challe9020030
Sangha, K.K.; Le Brocque, A.; Costanza, R.; Cadet-James, Y. (2015). Ecosystems and indigenous well-being: An integrated framework. Global Ecology and Conservation, 4: 197-206. doi:10.1016/j.gecco.2015.06.008
Surrales, A., & Hierro, P.G. (eds.)(2005). The Land Within: Indigenous Territory and the Perception of Environment. Copenhagen: Centralrtykkeriet Skive A/S.
Tuhiwai Smith, L. (2001). Decolonizing methodologies: Research and Indigenous peoples. Dunedin: University of Otago Press.
UNESCO (2017). Local Knowledge, Global Goals. UNESCO: Paris, 48 pp. Retrieved February 24, 2020. See also UNESCO Local and Indigenous Knowledge.
EPT, PH, EcoHealth, One Health, SusHealth education
Alvarez-Nieto, C., Richardson, J., Parra-Anguita, G., Linares-Abad, M., Huss, N., Grande-Gascon, M.L., Grose, J., Huynen, M., Lopez-Medina, I.M. (2018). Developoing digital educational materials for nursing and sustainability: The results of an observational study, 60, pp. 139-146. doi:10.1016/j.nedt.2017.10.008
Barna, S., Goodman, B., Mortimer, F. (2012). The health effects of climate change: What does a nurse need to know? Nurse Education Today, 32(7), pp. 765-771. doi:10.1016/j.nedt.2012.05.012
Barna, S., Maric, F., Simons, J., Kumar, S., & Blankestijn, P.J. (2020). Education for the Anthropocene: Planetary health, sustainable health care, and the health workforce. Medical Teacher. doi:10.1080/0142159X.2020.1798914
British Columbia Coalition (2020). Planetary Health Education resources and modules for a localized approach to Planetary Health. Institute Canadian Coalition for Global Health Research (CCGHR).
Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment (2019). Climate Change Toolkit for Health Professionals.
Canadian Coalition for Green Healthcare: Green Hospital Scorecard: The Green Hospital Scorecard (GHS) is the only comprehensive health care benchmarking tool in Canada measuring energy conservation, water conservation, waste management and recycling, corporate commitment and pollution prevention.
Canadian Federation of Medical Students (CFMS) HEART Planetary Health Competencies & Toolkit
Climate for Health (2019). Moving Forward Toolkit. The Climate for Health: Moving Forward Toolkit provides guidance and tools to reduce energy use, to build resilient clinics and health departments, and advocate for climate solutions that prioritize health and equity. The website also provides a range of other helpful resources.
CoPEH-Canada Teaching Resources: A series of teaching and training resources for Ecosystems approaches to Health developed over more than a decade.
Duff H., Faerron Guzmán, C., Almada, A., Golden, C., and Myers, S. (2020). Planetary Health Case Studies: An Anthology of Solutions. 2020; doi:10.5822/phanth9678
Duff H., Faerron Guzmán, C., Almada, A., Golden, C., and Myers, S. (2020). Planetary Health Case Studies: An Anthology of Solutions – Teaching Notes.
EcoAmerica (2016). Let’s talk health and climate: Communication guidance for health professionals. Climate for Health, Washington, DC.
Ekosanté course: El curso que usted esta a punto de tomar es una introducción a las principales formas de pensar, relacionarse y actuar que caracterizan las investigaciones e intervenciones en Ecosalud. Esta capacitación está compuesta por 7 módulos que iniciarán con una introducción de aproximadamente 10 minutos en la que retomaremos algunos conceptos principales y empezaremos a profundizar sobre ciertos aspectos de este enfoque. Luego de ese preámbulo, tendrá las herramientas necesarias para avanzar en cada sección del curso, cada una de las cuales le llevará entre 45 minutos y 1.4 horas.
Gandhi, V., Al-Hadithy, N., Göpfert, A., Knight, K., van Hove, N., Hockey, P. (2020). Integrating sustainability into postgraduate medical education. Future Healthcare Journal, 7(2): 102-104. doi:10.7861/fhj.2020-0042
Godsmark, C.N. (2020). Inspiring climate action without inducing climate despair. The Lancet Planetary Health, 4(5), E169-E170. doi:10.1016/S2542-51962030102-9
Hackett, F., Got, T., Kitching, G.T., MacQueen, K., Cohen, A. (2020). Training Canadian doctors for the health challenges of climate change. Lancet Planetary Health, 4(1), PE2-E3. doi:10.1016/S2542-51961930242-6
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Neal-Boylan L., Breakey S., Nicholas P. (2019). Integrating Climate Change Topics Into Nursing Curricula. Journal of Nursing Education, 58(6) 364-368. doi:10.3928/01484834-20190521-09
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Nicholas, K. (2018). Climate Change We Can Fix It World Cafe: A 3 hour activity where students analyze, compare, and present climate solutions proposed and now underway from governments, non-governmental organizations, businesses, scientists, citizens, and more.
NurSusTOOLKIT for Sustainability Literacy and Competency (SLC in nurse education.) International Erasmus+ Project seeking to enhance the availability of an evidence-based learning offer in Sustainability Literacy and Competency (SLC) in nurse education.
One Health: Connecting Humans, Animals and the Environment Online Course (free). Future Learn: University of Basel.
One Health Lessons: Online resource for One Health lessons for children and the general public
One UN Climate Change Learning Partnership: The One UN Climate Change Learning Partnership (UN CC:Learn) is a joint initiative of more than 30 multilateral organizations helping countries to achieve climate change action both through general climate literacy and applied skills development. UN CC:Learn provides strategic advice and quality learning resources to help people, governments and businesses to understand, adapt, and build resilience to climate change.
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Planetary Health Report Card Metrics: A student-led initiative to assess and inspire planetary health engagement in medical schools.
Prescott, S.L., & Logan, A.C. (2019). Planetary Health: From the Wellspring of Holistic Medicine to Personal and Public Health Imperative. Explore, 15(2): 98-106. doi:10.1016/j.explore.2018.09.002
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UNESCO Earth School – 30 Quests for students around the world to celebrate, explore and connect with nature.
University of Oslo Honours certificate in Environmental Humanities and Sciences: A unique opportunity to develop interdisciplinary competence in environmental and climate change studies.
US National Institute of Environmental health Sciences: Climate Change and Human Health Lesson Plans. Climate and Health learning modules for a variety of student audiences that explore the health impacts of climate change both in the United States and globally.
Walpole, S., Barna, S., Richardson, J., & Rother, H. (2019). Sustainable healthcare education: integrating planetary health into clinical education. The Lancet Planetary Health, 3(1), e6. doi:10.1016/S2542-51961830246-8
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Sustainable Development Goals and SDG education tools
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Guterres, A. (2020). Remarks to the General Assembly on the Secretary-General’s priorities for 2020. Retrieved 16 Feb 2020.
Indigenous People’s Major Group for Sustainable Development (IPMG SDGs.) Indigenous People’s Major Group engaging with the SDGs. Initiative implemented with funding by the European Union.
Kopnina, H. (2012). Education for sustainable development (ESD): the turn away from ‘environment’ in environmental education? Environmental Education Research, 18(5), 699-717. doi:10.1080/13504622.2012.658028
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Kopnina, H. (2018). Teaching Sustainable Development Goals in The Netherlands: a critical approach. Environmental Education Research, 24(9), 1268-1283. doi:10.1080/13504622.2017.1303819
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Oslo SDG Initiative: Achieving the SDGs: Global goals and national interests. Free online course by the Oslo SDG Initiative, University of Oslo, Norway.
Oslo SDG Initiative: What Works? Promising Practices in International Development. Free online course by the Oslo SDG Initiative, University of Oslo, Norway.
Sachs, W. (1992). The Development Dictionary – a guide to knowledge as power. Zed Books Ltd., London, UK.
Sachs, W. (2015). Planet dialectics: Explorations in environment and development. Zed Books Ltd., London, UK.
TEACH SDGs: Volunteer organisation with the goal to actively support and enhance the work of the United Nations’ efforts within K-12 classrooms by connecting with global educators dedicated to responding to a call to action within education to meet the Sustainable Development Goals, pointing to open and accessible resources, lessons plans, and global projects directly aligned to the Sustainable Development Goals. See also their comprehensive ‘Responding to a Call to Action: How do you #TeachSDGs?’ blogpost.
The SDG Academy: The SDG Academy is the flagship education platform of the Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN), a global initiative for the United Nations.
The World’s Largest Lesson in collaboration with UNICEF: A UNICEF project looking to integrate ‘A lesson about the #GlobalGoals for Sustainable Development in every school on the planet’. Free materials available on the website.
United Nations (2015). Transforming Our World, the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. General Assembly Resolution. A/RES/70/1. New York: United Nations Publishing.
United Nations (2019). Harmony with Nature: Report of the Secretary General. A/74/236. New York: United Nations Publishing.
UN DESA Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Division for Sustainable Development Goals: Sustainable Development Goals Knowledge Platform
UNESCO (2017). Local Knowledge, Global Goals. UNESCO: Paris, 48 pp. Retrieved February 24, 2020. See also UNESCO Local and Indigenous Knowledge.
UNESCO What is Education for Sustainable Development? Retrieved February 20, 2020.
UNESCO (2018). Education for Sustainable Development and the SDGs: Learning to Act, Learning to Achieve. Policy Brief: Advancing ESD Policy. UNESCO Global Action Programme on Education for Sustainable Development. Retrieved February 20, 2020.
UNESCO (2017). Education for Sustainable Development Goals: learning objectives.
UNESCO and Gaia Education:
Key journals, networks and centres across planetary health and related fields
Peer-reviewed journals:
Challenges. Topical Collection: The Emerging Concept of Planetary Health: Connecting People, Place, Purpose and Planet. Affiliated Societies: InVivo Planetary Health, Planetary Health Alliance.
EcoHealth: The official journal of the EcoHealth Alliance
Ekosanté: A Latin American, Caribbean and Canadian Collaboration in EcoHealth
GeoHealth: Transdisciplinary, gold open access journal publishing high-quality original research articles and commentaries across the intersections of the Earth and environmental sciences and health sciences.
International Journal of One Health: Open Access. Veterinary World.
The Lancet Planetary Health: Gold open access journal that seeks to be the pre-eminent journal for enquiry into sustainable human civilisations in the Anthropocene.
The PAMJ One Health: Showcasing and advancing One Health practice and research in Africa and beyond. Pan African Medical Journal.
One Health: The official journal of the International Federation of Tropical Medicine.
Relevant centres and networks:
Centre for Sustainable Healthcare, Oxford, UK: The Centre for Sustainable Healthcare is renowned for its work on sustainable healthcare research and practice and provides strategic input and consultancy to internation, national and local programmes.
Centre for Sustainable Healthcare Education SHE, UiO University of Oslo, Norway: SHE is a Centre for Excellence in Education at the Faculty of Medicine that will educate students to become change agents for the sustainable healthcare in both the global and local contexts, and will provide them with competencies to make sustainable evidence-based decisions.
Centre for Sustainable Health Systems – Redefining sustainable healthcare, Canada: The Centre for Sustainable Health Systems is a research and innovation lab, a training shop, and a network of allies and partners working on the transition to truly sustainable and social health care.
CoPEH-Canada: Community of Practice in Ecosystem Approaches to Health #ecohealth / Communauté de pratique sur les approches écosystémiques de la santé #écosanté.
EcoHealth Alliance: Building on over 45+ years of groundbreaking science, EcoHealth Alliance is a global environmental health nonprofit organization dedicated to protecting wildlife and public health from the emergence of disease.
inVIVO Planetary Health: A collaborative network for planetary health with the mission ‘To transform personal and planetary health through awareness, attitudes and actions, and a deeper understanding of how all systems are interconnected and interdependent’.
Planetary Health Alliance: The Planetary Health Alliance is a consortium of over 200 universities, non-governmental organizations, research institutes, and government entities from around the world committed to understanding and addressing global environmental change and its health impacts.
Planetary Health Platform, University of Sydney, Australia. The Planetary Health Platform fosters understanding of how natural systems support civilisation health, drives research, education and leadership on the relationships between ecological, economic and social change and the health and wellbeing of future generations.
SHE – Centre for Sustainable Healthcare Education: Centre of Excellence in Education at the Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo, Norway.
Sustainable Development Unit, UK: The Sustainable Development Unit (SDU) help organisations across health and care embed and promote sustainable development in order to reduce emissions, save money and improve the health of people and communities.