VIRTUS HEALTH PARTNERS
Planetary Health
Defined as “the health of human civilization and the state of the natural systems on which it depends,” planetary health calls urgent attention to the extensive degradation of our planet for human advancement.
Planetary health concerns itself with governance and stewardship which pose a threat to the sustainability of the human civilization, environment, and planet.
Urgent attention and action is required to address the extensive damage that humans have created and acknowledge our health is intrinsically linked to the health of the planet.
Urgent attention and action is required to address the extensive damage that humans have created and acknowledge our health is intrinsically linked to the health of the planet.
The premise of planetary health is that human well-being over the long-term depends on the well-being of the earth, including both its living and nonliving systems.
Issues
Planetary health aims to seek out further solutions to global human and environmental sustainability through collaboration and research across all sectors, including the economy, energy, agriculture, water, and health.
Biodiversity loss, exposure to pollutants, climate change, and fuel consumption are all issues that threaten human and climate health alike, and are, as such, foci of the field.