Pacific connections for health, ecosystems and society: new approaches to the land-water-health nexus.
Rev Environ Health
; 31(1): 125-30, 2016 Mar.
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| ID: mdl-26953704
ABSTRACT
Renewed effort to understand the social-ecological context of health is drawing attention to the dynamics of land and water resources and their combined influence on the determinants of health. A new area of research, education and policy is emerging that focuses on the land-water-health nexus this orientation is applicable from small wetlands through to large-scale watersheds or river basins, and draws attention to the benefits of combined land and water governance, as well as the interrelated implications for health, ecological and societal concerns. Informed by research precedents, imperatives and collaborations emerging in Canada and parts of Oceania, this review profiles three integrative, applied approaches that are bringing attention to the importance the land-water-health nexus within the Pacific Basin wetlands and watersheds as intersectoral settings to address land-water-health dynamics; tools to integrate health, ecological and societal dynamics at the land-water-health nexus; and indigenous leadership that is linking health and well-being with land and water governance. Emphasis is given to key characteristics of a new generation of inquiry and action at the land-water-health nexus, as well as capacity-building, practice and policy opportunities to address converging environmental, social and health objectives linked to the management and governance of land and water resources.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Contexto en salud:
2_ODS3
Problema de salud:
2_quimicos_contaminacion
Asunto principal:
Salud Ambiental
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Salud Pública
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Conservación de los Recursos Naturales
Tipo de estudio:
Prognostic_studies
Aspecto:
Determinantes_sociais_saude
País/Región como asunto:
America do norte
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Oceania
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Rev Environ Health
Año:
2016
Tipo del documento:
Article