Platforming youth voices in planetary health leadership and advocacy: an untapped reservoir for changemaking

Arora, Rohan; Spikes, Ellery T; Waxman-Lee, Cleo F; Arora, Roma

doi:10.1016/s2542-5196(21)00356-9

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“…They can carry the role of consultants and be included via various youth-led networks. Governments can start giving regular visibility to youth engagement initiatives and establish institutional accountability mechanisms for ensuring continuous engagement with young people [23]. Table 1 shows several examples of youth participation in planetary health governance.…”

Section: Governancementioning

confidence: 99%

“…However, meaningful engagement requires deeper exploration into the barriers youth face when trying to position themselves as stakeholders in the multidisciplinary and overwhelming planetary health realm. Their opinions are often delegitimized due to perceived gaps in education and their needs are not prioritized [23]. The youth-inclusive public health framework presented in this paper was produced from a strengths-based approach and has the potential to expand and encompass a needs-based perspective.…”

Section: Recommendationsmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Youth‐inclusive framework for a sustainable future in planetary health action: A conference summary

Miranda¹,

Feng²,

Põld³

et al. 2023

Public Health Challenges

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The multisectoral nature of emerging global health threats, such as climate change, antimicrobial resistance, and food security, requires holistic solutions. Planetary health, which encompasses the relationship between human systems– political, economic, and social—and Earth's natural systems, is an emerging holistic approach used globally. The Global Health Workforce Network (GHWN) Youth Hub Virtual Conference 2022 was held on 9–10 September 2022 to discuss the role of youth in advancing planetary health. This conference summary introduces a novel youth‐inclusive planetary health framework and describes the current implementation landscape and challenges of planetary health. Based on literature review and discussions at the conference, we identified four supporting pillars of youth‐inclusive planetary health approaches: governance, competency‐based education, research, and digital health. Considering the increasing number of youth in the global health workforce and their huge interests in community participation, meaningful youth engagement should be prioritized to ensure the sustainability of these approaches.

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Section: Governancementioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Recommendationsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Youth‐inclusive framework for a sustainable future in planetary health action: A conference summary

Miranda¹,

Feng²,

Põld³

et al. 2023

Public Health Challenges

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“…To advance planetary issues, it is indisputable to think that children and young people need to be part of this context of change, as cited in the São Paulo Declaration on Planetary Health (2021), which pointed to the school and all those involved in the educational sector with a fundamental role to protect and minimize the impacts that humanity is causing on the planet and consequently on our health. Furthermore, excluding this public means delaying the global process in combating the great climate crisis, since what is often observed is an education with a curriculum disconnected from the issues that link human health and environmental health, not teaching skills that allow an efficient defense of environmental issues (Arora et al, 2022).…”

Section: Potential Of Riverside Schools To Intervene In Environmental...mentioning

confidence: 99%

Exploring educators’ perception of issues involving Planetary Health: A qualitative study in the Brazilian Amazon

Melo¹,

Camargo²,

Lima³

et al. 2022

Int Health Trends & Persp

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Background: Planetary Health is a transdisciplinary area that needs to be part of the curriculum of students at all levels of education, starting from basic education with early childhood education. The present work aims to discuss the perceptions of basic education teachers from a riverside school on Planetary Health issues, in addition to knowing the environmental context of communities and/or riverside schools in the Brazilian State of Amazonas. Methods: The data collection was done through semi-structured interviews with rural education teachers from the south of the state of Amazonas. For the data analysis, we opted for the content analysis (Bardin, 2009) with the support of the N-Vivo software - version 1.5. Results: The results indicated the main environmental problems related to anthropogenic actions in the community and school, in which the following questions stood out: garbage disposal in the river, mineral extraction, lack of basic sanitation, and the predominance of ultra-processed foods in school meals. On the other hand, teachers pointed out the great potential of rural schools to promote the consciousness of children and adolescents on Planetary Health themes. Conclusion: Primary school teachers in rural Amazonia are in contact with a rich source for the creation of teaching materials on PH for students, in view of the importance of the inclusion of PH themes in the formative trajectory of children and adolescents in the basic education curriculum. These experiences provide knowledge about the reality of riverside schools, local traditional issues, environmental sustainability, and the changes occurring in ecosystems, especially in the Amazon.

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“…1 Given that young people are likely to be the group who are most impacted by political decisions relating to the climate crisis, 3,4 it is necessary to understand and structurally integrate their views into political decision-making. 5 Over the last decade, researchers have increasingly called for a public health approach to the climate crisis. 6 Researchers have urged the health promotion and public health communities to consider their role in creating the "paradigm shifts" necessary to address a range of concurrent public health issues, including the climate crisis.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Young people are often excluded from decision-making processes due to both institutional and systemic obstacles, including the historical exclusion of young people from conversations about planetary health, and a lack of monetary investment in youth-led and focused initiatives. 5 While initiatives such as the climate justice protests have helped to challenge previously held ageist and other exclusionary notions about young people, age continues to remain a barrier to political engagement. 13,15 Youth climate activities can also receive negative media reporting which may reinforce existing power structures and may frame young climate advocates as uninformed and unimportant 16 "ignorant zealots" and "anxious pawns."…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Australian young people's perspectives about the political determinants of the climate crisis

Arnot

Thomas

Pitt

et al. 2023

Health Prom J of Aust

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Issue AddressedThere has been little focus on young people's views about the political determinants of the climate crisis. As young people are likely to be the group most impacted by political decisions relating to the climate crisis, it is essential to understand their views about government decision‐making.MethodsA qualitatively‐led online survey of n = 500 young Australians aged 15–24 years. Open text questions sought young people's views about current government climate policies, perceptions about policy effectiveness, and how governments could improve their climate responses. Reflexive thematic analysis was used to interpret and construct themes from the data.ResultsYoung people perceived that governments were not taking serious action on the climate crisis. They stated that climate policies were largely influenced by economic imperatives, rather than concern for the wellbeing of current and future generations. They perceived that governments had a duty of care to protect them from the climate crisis, and needed to engage young people in climate discussions and decision‐making.ConclusionsYoung people's perspectives about the political determinants of the climate crisis provides information about their understanding of government policies and their recommendations for action. There is a need for collaboration between young people and decision‐makers to urgently develop effective climate policies.So What?Young people understand key issues relating to the political determinants of the climate crisis. The health promotion community has a role in advocating for structural changes in policymaking processes to ensure young people have a seat at the decision‐making table.

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Platforming youth voices in planetary health leadership and advocacy: an untapped reservoir for changemaking

Cited by 21 publications

References 4 publications

Youth‐inclusive framework for a sustainable future in planetary health action: A conference summary

Youth‐inclusive framework for a sustainable future in planetary health action: A conference summary

Exploring educators’ perception of issues involving Planetary Health: A qualitative study in the Brazilian Amazon

Australian young people's perspectives about the political determinants of the climate crisis

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