by Park Doctor | Jul 3, 2019 | Important, Planetary Health
“Planetary health isn’t a “new discipline”; it is merely an extension of a concept that was understood by our ancestors, and remains the vocation of all healthcare providers. Discourse on the topic requires cultural competency, critical consciousness and a...
by Park Doctor | Jul 2, 2019 | Important, Planetary Health
Around the world, groups of doctors are realising the devastation of climate change and the links to human health. In June, over 1000 UK doctors signed a letter against the ‘Cancer of Climate Change’. Their demands are aligned with those of Extinction...
by Park Doctor | Jun 5, 2019 | Protected Areas
In an article published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America (PNAS), the authors, who modelled fishing vessel number, type and effort over the past 70 years, find a stark picture. They use Catch Per Unit Effort (CPUE)...
by Park Doctor | May 27, 2019 | Planetary Health
Research led by the University of York and presented at the annual general meeting of the Society of Toxicology and Chemistry (SETac) in Helsinki shows that the concentration of antibiotics found in some of the worlds rivers exceeds ‘safe’ levels by up to...
by Park Doctor | May 15, 2019 | Doctors and Conservation, Important, Planetary Health, Resources
The World Organisation of Family Doctors (WONCA), the Planetary Health Alliance, and the Clinicians for Planetary Health Working Group have published a declaration that any Family Doctor can commit to. It asks Family Doctors to take action: We ask family...
