Nature and Healthcare

Learning Objectives

By the end of the course you will be able to:

1. Discuss how unequal access to the health benefits of nature and unequal exposure to the impacts of nature degradation are widening health inequalities.
2. Define the term nature footprint.
3. Explain why healthcare should taking a leading role in helping nature to recover.
4. Describe the nature footprint of the healthcare sector and some practical steps we can take to reduce it.
5. Design efforts to help nature to thrive using a 3-part framework.
6. Describe how human health and the healthcare sector are dependent on the health of nature, and the main reasons nature is in decline.

In the last half century global greenhouse gas emissions have doubled, and human activity has removed about 3/4 the wild birds, mammals, fish, invertebrates and insects on our planet. The health implications of this are deeply worrying. There is a huge amount to do, which can feel overwhelming, but this free module will help you start to identify how you can play your part.