Q & A with Dr Aaron Bernstein
Read our Q & A with Congress keynote Aaron Bernstein, MD, MPH. He is on faculty at Harvard Medical School and the Center for Health and the Global Environment. Along with Nobel Peace Prize recipient Eric Chivian, he co-authored 'Sustaining Life: How Human Health Depends on Biodiversity'.
He discusse...
Read more...Urbanisation & Health selected as 2010 World Health Day theme
The UN's World Health Organistion has announced that World Health Day 2010 will have the theme "Urbanisation and Health". The International
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Congress 2010 has requested registration as an official "1000 Cities 1000 Lives" event.
The 1000 cities 1000 lives campaign encourages...
Read more...2010 - International Year of Biodiversity
The United Nations has declared 2010 as the International Year of Biodiversity, making it a particularly appropriate year in which to stage the Congress. The Congress principle regarding the importance of a healthy environment to achieve healthy communities is a symbiotic dependency . This internation...
Read more...New US National Park Director at Congress
We are excited to announce that Jonathan (Jon) B. Jarvis, the recently appointed 18th Director of the National Park Service, will be a guest speaker at the International
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Congress.
Mr Jarvis took the helm in October 2009 of an agency that preserves and manages so...
Q & A with Dr Howard Frumkin
Read our interview with Congress key speaker, Howard Frumkin, M.D., Dr.P.H. He is the Director National Center for Environmental Health / Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
He discusses cross-sector initiatives, his work at the CDC and ho...
Read more...Registration Now Open for Congress
After almost two years of hard work, planning, and development, the Congress Program Committee are pleased to announce that registrations for the inaugural International Healthy Parks Healthy People Congress are now open!
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Case Studies beyond parks
Whilst the Healthy Parks Healthy People philosophy originated in the parks sector, there is far reaching applicability outside this industry.
We've got just a few examples from Australia and around the world where a Healthy Parks Healthy People approach has already been taken, to produce an improved...
Read more...Overwhelming Response
There has been an overwhelmingly positive response to the ‘call for proposals’ with over 200 submissions received from 27 different countries. Review our program listing to see the comprehensive topic coverage. If you work in
Read more...Priority list for improved health outcomes
A new paper "Nature, Childhood, Health and Life Pathways" has suggested that active living policies need to be integrated into all aspects of public policy and has recommended a ten point priority list for improved health outcomes , many related to interaction with nature.
One of the paper's author's, Pr...
Read more...Truth in Art Awards announced
Climate Change is the “inconvenient truth” already affecting our environment and the health and wellbeing of society.
The Truth in Art Awards is looking for you to express this truth through tapping into your creative skills. We’re seeking a range of photographs, drawings, paintings, and sculptures t...
Read more...Q & A with Dr. Gladys Kalema-Zikusoka
Read our Q&A with Dr. Gladys Kalema-Zikusoka.
Dr. Kalema-Zikusoka is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Conservation Through Public Health, an international grassroots NGO, to promote conservation with public health by improving primary health services for people and animals around protected ...
Read more...Q & A with Richard Louv
Read our Q&A with Congress Key Speaker, Richard Louv. Richard is the author of "Last Child in the Woods: Saving Our Children from Nature-Deficit Disorder” and is the co-founder and chairman of the Children & Nature Network.
In this interview, learn what prompted him to write his boo...
Read more...Healthy Oceans, Healthy Humans
The Healthy Ocean, Healthy Humans program (at the Center for Health and the Global Environment - Harvard Medical School) aims to create educational materials that inspire marine conservation by demonstrating how human health depends on a healthy ocean environment. The program is based on the belief ...
Read more...Plans to reduce Congress carbon footprint
We are have developed a
Sustainability Strategy
to minimise and compensate for environmental impacts associated with the delivery of the inaugural International
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Congress.
To help increase the sustainability of the congress, we have established appropriate procedures and pract...
Q&A with Dr Kathleen Frith
Read our interview with Dr Kathleen Frith, one of our key speakers.
Dr Frith is Assistant Director, Center for Health and Environment, Harvard Medical School, United States.
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