Connections

Connecting people and ideas

A “Connection” is an area of the site which brings people together to discuss, debate and collaborate on a chosen theme. Relevant actionsParticipants' experiences of public health action and learning for climate change., events, news and resources from elsewhere on the site are brought into the Connections by members. You can create a Connection based on any concept or group, as long as it links to both climate change and public health - simply make sure you are logged in and go to Create content in the right hand menu.

Connections List

Nursing Students Action Group

Can a student "Community of Practice" affect change in health education and practice?

Mitigation
Resilience
Natural environment
Health priorities
Communicable disease
Leadership and collaborative working
1
0
01/02/2010 - 12:16
01/02/2010 - 12:16
Vulnerability Assessments- regional planning

identifying vulnerable hotspots to climate change and linking these to health and wellbeing objectives

Mitigation
Resilience
Health determinants
Health priorities
1
0
18/12/2009 - 15:45
18/12/2009 - 15:45
Nursing Students Action Group

Can a student 'Community of Practice' affect change in health education and practice?

Mitigation
Energy consumption
Goods and services consumption
Transport
Leadership and collaborative working
2
0
30/11/2009 - 16:43
30/11/2009 - 16:50
Climate Change and Open Space Stratagies

Climate Change and Open Space Stratagies

Mitigation
Resilience
Health determinants
1
0
20/08/2009 - 08:31
20/08/2009 - 08:31
Emergency Planning

How can we prepare for climate emergencies and prevent emergency responses from damaging the environment

Resilience
Energy insecurity
Flooding and storms
Food insecurity
Food-borne disease
Heatwaves
Population displacement
Sea level rise
Vector-borne disease
Natural environment
Built environment
Community
Accidents
Leadership and collaborative working
1
0
31/05/2009 - 15:51
31/05/2009 - 15:51
Health and Wealth in the 21st Century

A public health debate which began at the UKPHA 17th Annual Forum in March 2009.

Agriculture
Buildings
Energy consumption
Energy supply
Forests
Goods and services consumption
Industry
Transport
Waste management
Resilience
Natural environment
Built environment
Learning
Living
Playing
Travel
Working
Local economy
Income
Markets
Community
6
0
26/03/2009 - 08:21
27/03/2009 - 09:31
Unhealthy foods and greenhouse gas emissions

A discussion of the links between greenhouse gas emissions in the food sector and unhealthy foods

Mitigation
Agriculture
Energy consumption
Health determinants
Lifestyle
Diet
Health priorities
Obesity
8
2
19/02/2009 - 15:42
19/02/2009 - 15:42
Health and Sustainable Environments (UKPHA Special Interest Group)

A forum for discussions relating to the work of the UKPHA's Special Interest Group on Health and Sustainable Environments

Mitigation
Resilience
Health determinants
Health priorities
Public health competences
4
4
23/01/2009 - 14:27
23/01/2009 - 14:27
Nursing, Midwifery and Health Professions

Working with others to embed sustainability and climate change into healthcare education and research.

Mitigation
Resilience
Health determinants
Health priorities
Public health competences
5
4
14/01/2009 - 15:32
15/01/2009 - 13:25
Commissioning

How to increase sustainability through the power of commissioning

Mitigation
Resilience
Built environment
Local economy
Community
Lifestyle
Health & social care quality
8
1
12/12/2008 - 22:19
04/03/2009 - 17:26
Co-Management of Air Quality and Climate Change

This Connection is to bring together examples and discussions specifically relating to the co-management of air quality and climate change

Mitigation
Resilience
Health determinants
Health priorities
5
0
04/12/2008 - 09:25
29/12/2008 - 13:14
Local Air Quality Management

This 'connection' is intended to provide a forum for Local Authority officers involved in the LAQM process to discuss issues

Buildings
Industry
Transport
Air pollution changes
Air
Built environment
Buildings
Green space
Streets
Learning
Travel
Health protection
7
2
01/12/2008 - 19:36
01/12/2008 - 19:40
Active Travel Group

Discussion of all things relating to active travel (including promoting cycling and walking to work)

Mitigation
Resilience
Health determinants
Health priorities
Public health competences
4
1
01/12/2008 - 13:56
29/12/2008 - 13:10
Climate Change in Medical Schools

Sharing resources for teaching and learning about climate change and health in undergraduate medical education.

Mitigation
Resilience
Health determinants
Public health competences
Academic public health
10
4
01/12/2008 - 12:38
05/06/2009 - 15:01