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A New Framework for Climate-Conscious Prescribing: The MAMS Model

Imagine a healthcare professional stepping into a bustling clinic, trying to balance patient care with the growing need for environmental sustainability. She wonders how her decisions might impact not just her patients, but the planet as a whole. Because prescribed medicines and healthcare practices contribute significantly to climate change, this dilemma is becoming increasingly pressing. […]

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Environment

Harnessing Games to Reconnect Youth with Urban Nature

Imagine a university campus bustling with students, buried in their phones, oblivious to the whispering trees and chirping birds around them. This isn’t just an abstract scene; it’s a daily reality in many urban areas, where nature often fades into the background of our fast-paced lives. We overlook seemingly mundane greenery as digital engagement often […]

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Environment

Integrating Indigenous Knowledge in Planetary Health: A Decolonial Approach

Picture a meeting room bustling with public health leaders and Indigenous community members. The air buzzes with urgency as they discuss climate change — a pressing issue that intertwines deeply with the knowledge systems maintained by Indigenous Peoples for millennia. This scene represents an essential step toward decolonizing planetary health, a goal underscored by a […]

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Environment

Governing Urban Commons: Rethinking City Shared Resources

A community leader in Katowice, Poland, stands before a room full of locals, a blueprint of their neighborhood spread out before them. The room buzzes with determination and hope as each participant envisions a future in which community gardens, shared workspaces, and cooperative living areas thrive. Across this city, similar initiatives are sprouting up, each […]

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Environment

Wastewater Surveillance and Public Health

As the sun rises over the bustling city, Dr. Emily Jensen, a public health officer, takes her first sip of coffee, gazing at the stacks of reports on her desk. These aren’t just any reports; they’re the whisperings of unseen threats, the detective’s clues in the complex game of tracking public health risks. Her tool? […]

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Carbon Pricing and Public Health?

Standing in the bustling electronics market in Shanghai, one can’t help but notice the towering presence of electronic waste and pollution. Li Wei, a local electronics dealer, has observed the changes over the years. ‘More regulations have come, but the costs keep piling up!’ he laments (in Mandarin) as he points to stacks of unclaimed […]

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Environment

Redefining Water Scarcity: New Insights from IWSRI

A public health officer in Sana’a, Yemen, faces a daily challenge: finding enough clean water for thousands of families amid ongoing conflict and climate pressures. This struggle is not unique to Yemen; it’s a pressing issue across many regions facing severe water stress. Water scarcity is no longer just a matter of limited rainfall or […]

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Environment

Salmonella Surveillance in Wastewater

Imagine a bustling city in the heart of Southeast Asia, where the challenge of safe water and sanitation meets the pressing need to monitor infectious diseases. Here, health workers strive to track Salmonella, a pathogen that poses significant risks to public health. Using advanced tools such as Wastewater and Environmental Surveillance (WES), these professionals detect […]

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