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Health and Wealth in the 21st Century

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

At the UK Public Health Association's 17th Annual Forum on 26 March 2009, the UKPHA Health and Sustainable Development Action Group hosted a workshop "Health and Wealth in the 21st Century - what role will public health play?"

Sustainable community
A sustainable community?

How will we create communities with a focus on people - their contentment, wellbeing, resilience and fulfilment? Will it be possible within current economic systems and the impacts of climate change? What role should public health play?  Speakers William Bird (Natural England), Anna Coote (New Economics Foundation) and Jonathan Harris (DH East Mids) kicked off discussion.  As a society, can we shift our measures of success from those of economic growth and life expectancy to the more complex but important wellbeing?  And how do we measure this?

This connection has been set up to share insights from the workshop and to invite continuing debate on this important area of policy development - please visit the opinion and discussion pages, and give your views!

The World on a Plate: Food, Greenhouse Gas Emissions and our Changing Climate

by Frances Mortimer | Tue, 24/03/2009 - 17:01
23/04/2009 - 13:00 - 14:00
RESOLVE
Guildford
The food we eat in the UK contributes around 19% of our greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. At a global level, the overall contribution made by the food system is more significant still. This seminar looks at how and why these emissions arise, considering both the impacts of different life cycle stages (from agriculture through to cooking at home) and of different foods types.
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Healthy solutions for the low carbon economy

by Frances Mortimer | Wed, 21/01/2009 - 20:47
Author: 
Paul R. Epstein, William Moomaw, Christopher Walker
Published by: 
Harvard Medical School Center for Health and the Global Environment
Publication date: 
1 Jul 2008
Resource type: 
report
Brief description: 
This report examines the suite of energy choices available - the "stabilization wedges" - through a health and environmental lens. The methodology includes: a) assessing net energy gains and b) conducting full life-cycle analyses of the potential health, ecological and economic consequences of proposed technologies and practices.
External URL: 
http://chge.med.harvard.edu/programs/ccf/healthysolutions.html
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Health, place and nature: Presentation

by Frances Mortimer | Tue, 25/11/2008 - 21:18
Published by: 
Sustainable Development Commission
Publication date: 
31 Mar 2008
Resource type: 
slide presentation
Brief description: 
How outdoor environments influence health and well-being.
External URL: 
http://www.sd-commission.org.uk/publications/downloads/Outdoor_environment_and_h...
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Health, place and nature: a knowledge base

by Frances Mortimer | Tue, 25/11/2008 - 21:12
Published by: 
Sustainable Development Commission
Publication date: 
31 Mar 2008
Resource type: 
literature review
Brief description: 
How outdoor environments influence health and well-being: a knowledge base.
External URL: 
http://www.sd-commission.org.uk/publications/downloads/Outdoor_environments_and_...
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