Nature and Healthcare
This free module, developed in partnership between the Centre for Sustainable healthcare, Healthcare Ocean and RSK, explores the complex relationship between nature, human health and the healthcare sector and what we can do to support nature to thrive.
Description
Learning Objectives
By the end of the course you will be able to:
- Describe how human health and the healthcare sector are dependent on the health of nature, and the main reasons nature is in decline.
- Discuss how unequal access to the health benefits of nature and unequal exposure to the impacts of nature degradation are widening health inequalities.
- Define the term nature footprint.
- Explain why healthcare should taking a leading role in helping nature to recover.
- Describe the nature footprint of the healthcare sector and some practical steps we can take to reduce it.
- Design efforts to help nature to thrive using a 3-part framework including:
- a. Reducing our nature footprint
- b. Restoring nature
- c. Rebuilding the relationship between nature and people
Contact details
Email address
Telephone number
01865515811
Education Provider
Centre for Sustainable Healthcare (CSH)
48 active educational opportunities
Cranbrook House, 287-291 Banbury Road, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX2 7JQ
This free module, developed in partnership between the Centre for Sustainable healthcare, Healthcare Ocean and RSK, explores the complex relationship between nature, human health and the healthcare sector and what we can do to support nature to thrive.
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