NSG 3123 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Resource Depletion, Planetary Health, Cardiovascular Disease
7 Dec 2020
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Ecological determinants of health: necessary to sustain all life forms on earth. Comprise interacting ecosystems of earth"s atmosphere, oceans, and terrestrial surfaces, or the natural goods and services that we get from nature that are essential for life on our planet. Includes o2, clean water, and soil, but also we depend on resources for energy and materials for shelter. Much of the unequal distribution of resources for healthy living has been socially created. Indigenous traditional knowledge: reflects the diversity of indigenous people around the world. Is closely linked to land and place of community. Supports a holistic view of health and wellness through culture, relationships, history, community and ecosystems. Ancestral relationships with the land has given indigenous people unique insights called. Twkw has been handed down through generations, has been recognized by major organizations such as the un, and has been threatened with displacement and climate change. Environmental health inequities: climate change, pollution, resource depletion, marine degradation, population growth.
