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1Department of Environmental Health, The Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA; Planetary Health Alliance, Harvard University Center for the Environment, Cambridge, MA, USA.
Lancet (London, England)
|November 18, 2017
Resumen
Las actividades humanas perturban cada vez más los sistemas naturales de la Tierra, lo que representa una amenaza significativa para la biodiversidad y la salud humana. Abordar estos desafíos de salud planetaria requiere un enfoque multidisciplinario para proteger a las generaciones futuras.
Área de la Ciencia:
- Ciencias del medio ambiente
- Salud pública
- Ecología
Sus antecedentes:
- Las actividades humanas se han intensificado, causando una rápida alteración y transformación de los sistemas naturales globales.
- Estas perturbaciones afectan a la atmósfera, los océanos y la tierra, lo que lleva a la extinción de especies y plantea serias amenazas para la salud y el bienestar humanos.
Objetivo del estudio:
- Describir la escala de los impactos humanos en los sistemas naturales y los efectos asociados en la salud.
- Para resaltar temas generales en la salud planetaria.
- Proponer avances en la capacitación, la financiación y la recompensa de los científicos de la salud para hacer frente a estas amenazas.
Principales métodos:
- Una conferencia pronunciada en la Academia de Ciencias Médicas.
- Análisis de la escala y el alcance de los impactos humanos en los sistemas naturales.
- Identificación de los efectos en la salud en múltiples dimensiones de la salud humana.
Principales resultados:
- Las actividades humanas están provocando una interrupción generalizada de los sistemas naturales.
- Estas perturbaciones tienen amplios efectos negativos en casi todas las dimensiones de la salud humana.
- Se necesita un cambio de paradigma para caracterizar y abordar estas amenazas interconectadas.
Conclusiones:
- La protección de la salud de las generaciones futuras está intrínsecamente ligada a la salud de los sistemas naturales de la Tierra.
- La colaboración interdisciplinaria entre los científicos de la salud es crucial.
- Los avances en las estructuras de capacitación, financiación y recompensa son necesarios para abordar los desafíos de salud planetaria.
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