Abstract
Human occupations affect human health and well-being and, for the first time in history, human occupations are now affecting the health of planetary systems. As we enter the Anthropocene-a new epoch of geological time-it is timely to widen our field of vision to an occupational perspective on links between the health of people, places and planet, thereby enabling understanding of population health co-benefits from action on climate change and other environmental changes. There is an urgent need for a transition to ways of living that respond to, and are in tune with, the health needs of people and planetary systems.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 8-11 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Journal of Occupational Science |
Volume | 21 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2014 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Climate change
- Non-communicable diseases
- Population health
- Urban sustainability