Ecological Public Health for Nursing and Health Professionals in the Anthropocene

Download or read book Ecological Public Health for Nursing and Health Professionals in the Anthropocene written by Alice M.L. Li and published by Cambridge Scholars Publishing. This book was released on 2022-02-14 with total page 435 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: We are today encountering numerous sustainable health concerns in relation to the existential threats caused by ecological and global changes. This book illustrates the ways in which health is being affected by anthropogenic human impacts on the environment, as well as climate change. It highlights synergistic, interventional approaches towards sustainable healthcare, together with innovative conceptual frameworks and models for facing the changing demands of our health needs under these current epidemiological and health transitions. It also sets out a vision of ecological principles to guide our professional directions with regards to sustainable health developments as legacy-based values across generations.