Global Change: a Public Health Researcher's Ethical Responsibility.
Curr Environ Health Rep
; 6(3): 160-166, 2019 09.
Article
em En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-31342411
ABSTRACT
PURPOSE OF REVIEW Loss of biodiversity and globalized environmental degradation result in planetary-scale changes which impact human societies. RECENT FINDINGS:
This paper highlights the urgency for public health researchers to integrate a global change perspective into their daily work. The public health community needs to answer several questions, e.g., how to weight the health of present and future generations; how to balance between the possible immediate adverse impacts of mitigating climate change vs long-term adverse impacts of global change; how to limit the environmental impacts of public health intervention; and how to allocate resources. Public health practitioners are faced with a moral responsibility to address these challenges. Key elements to ensure long-lasting, innovative global change and health solutions include (i) empowering the population; (ii) tailoring the framing of global change and health impacts for different stakeholders; (iii) adopting less conservative approaches on reporting future scenarios; (iv) increasing accountability about the health impacts of mitigation and adaptation strategies; and (v) recognizing the limits of science.Palavras-chave
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Mudança Climática
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Prática de Saúde Pública
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Saúde Pública
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Conservação dos Recursos Naturais
Aspecto:
Determinantes_sociais_saude
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Ethics
Limite:
Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Curr Environ Health Rep
Ano de publicação:
2019
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
França