Planetary Health: Educating the Current and Future Health Workforce

McLean, Michelle; Madden, D Lynne; Maxwell, Janie; Schwerdtle, Patricia Nanya; Richardson, Janet; Singleton, Judith; MacKenzie, Kristen; Behrens, Georgia; Cooling, Nick; Matthews, Roger; Hortibn, Graeme

doi:10.1007/978-981-13-6106-7_121-1

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“…Figure 2 presents a graphic synthesis of findings from studies that explored healthy and environmentally sustainable practices in food procurement and foodservice research, education, and training for nutrition and dietetics students and other healthcare professionals (with detailed data extracted from those studies presented in Table A2 (Appendix B). Four studies analyzed existing Australian curriculum content related to healthy and environmentally sustainable practices in nutrition and dietetics undergraduate/postgraduate courses [12,[43][44][45] and found there is a need for related modules, and opportunities exist to strengthen the depth to which sustainable food system modules are taught and assessed [12,43,45], despite a recognized need in a reworking of nutrition and dietetics professionals' required competencies [44]. For example, in an analysis of the breadth and depth to which sustainable food systems were taught to Australian nutrition and dietetics students, Carino, McCartan and Barbour (2020) identified 130 relevant degrees, among which only 8% included modules about the sustainable food systems [12].…”

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Healthy and Environmentally Sustainable Food Procurement and Foodservice in Australian Aged Care and Healthcare Services: A Scoping Review of Current Research and Training

2021

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Balancing the adoption of environmentally sustainable food systems in Australian healthcare and aged care settings whilst meeting nutritional requirements has never been more critical. This scoping review aimed to identify: the major authoritative reports/guidelines related to healthy and environmentally sustainable food procurement and foodservice in aged care and healthcare services released by international and Australian governments/organizations; and the scope of healthy and environmentally sustainable food procurement and foodservice research and training initiatives in aged care and healthcare services implemented in Australia over the past decade. A systematic search yielded n = 17 authoritative reports/guidelines and n = 20 publications describing Australian research and training initiatives. Implementation of healthy and sustainable food procurement and foodservices were limited by staff knowledge and self-efficacy, and unsupportive management. Further intervention and monitoring of healthy and sustainable food procurement and foodservice practices is needed. Whilst professionals working in and managing these services require upskilling to apply evidence-based approaches, no system-wide training programs are currently available. There is an urgent need to resolve the existing gap between recommendations to adopt environmentally sustainable practices and staff training across these sectors.

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Healthy and Environmentally Sustainable Food Procurement and Foodservice in Australian Aged Care and Healthcare Services: A Scoping Review of Current Research and Training

2021

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“…As such, a necessity to upskill and educate both practising and present health professionals to exercise environmentally sustainable practices to protect the environment and human health. 11 Where they can play a very important role in development of policies across the health sector, in areas such as manufacturing, community health, and institutional health which many medical professionals do not have access too.…”

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Pharmacist Rethink through a Planetary Health Lens

Maharaj

Moonilal

Jankie

et al. 2021

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Planetary Health is a rapidly developing field that is gaining momentum and significance as the world grapples with the devastating effects of infectious diseases, climate change, biodiversity loss, complex food insecurities, and international competition for resources. These challenges are often attributable to the financial activity made by nation states and increasing disposable individual wealth. The outcomes have created a perfect storm of events that, if not managed properly, threatens the health of current and future generations. Given the front-line role pharmacists play within health system in the community and institutional levels, the profession is uniquely positioned to make a meaningful impact to planetary health. This article aims to explore contributions pharmacists can make to secure planetary health.

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“…Although the integration of PHE into the medical curriculum has been demanded repeatedly, including by medical students in Germany and globally, the integration of PHE into medical education and the monitoring of these processes remains insufficient (22)(23)(24)(25)(26)(27). Like in other countries, such as the UK (28), previous studies show that that the majority of German students is not yet familiar with the PH concept, but would like to learn more about PH and consider it relevant to their studies (29).…”

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Ten characteristics of high-quality planetary health education—Results from a qualitative study with educators, students as educators and study deans at medical schools in Germany

Simon

Parisi

Wabnitz

et al. 2023

Front. Public Health

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AimThe climate and ecological crises are considered fundamental threats to human health. Healthcare workers in general and doctors in particular can contribute as change agents in mitigation and adaptation. Planetary health education (PHE) aims to harness this potential. This study explores perspectives among stakeholders involved in PHE at German medical schools on the characteristics of high-quality PHE and compares them to existing PHE frameworks.MethodsIn 2021, we conducted a qualitative interview study with stakeholders from German medical schools involved in PHE. Three different groups were eligible: faculty members, medical students actively involved in PHE, and study deans of medical schools. Recruitment was performed through national PHE networks and snowball sampling. Thematic qualitative text analysis according to Kuckartz was used for the analysis. Results were systematically compared to three existing PHE frameworks.ResultsA total of 20 participants (13 female) from 15 different medical schools were interviewed. Participants covered a wide range of professional backgrounds and experience in PHE education. The analysis revealed ten key themes: (1) Complexity and systems thinking, (2) inter- and transdisciplinarity, (3) ethical dimension, (4) responsibility of health professionals, (5) transformative competencies including practical skills, (6) space for reflection and resilience building, (7) special role of students, (8) need for curricular integration, (9) innovative and proven didactic methods, and (10) education as a driver of innovation. Six of our themes showed substantial overlap with existing PHE frameworks. Two of our themes were only mentioned in one of the frameworks, and two others were not explicitly mentioned. Few important elements of the frameworks did not emerge from our data.ConclusionsIn the light of increased attention regarding the connections of the climate and ecological crises and health, our results can be useful for anyone working toward the integration of planetary health into medical schools' and any health professions' curricula and should be considered when designing and implementing new educational activities.

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Planetary Health: Educating the Current and Future Health Workforce

Cited by 8 publications

References 47 publications

Healthy and Environmentally Sustainable Food Procurement and Foodservice in Australian Aged Care and Healthcare Services: A Scoping Review of Current Research and Training

Healthy and Environmentally Sustainable Food Procurement and Foodservice in Australian Aged Care and Healthcare Services: A Scoping Review of Current Research and Training

Pharmacist Rethink through a Planetary Health Lens

Ten characteristics of high-quality planetary health education—Results from a qualitative study with educators, students as educators and study deans at medical schools in Germany

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