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Kingsley J, Patrick R, Horwitz P, et al. Exploring Ecosystems and Health by Shifting to a Regional Focus: Perspectives from the Oceania EcoHealth Chapter. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2015;12(10):12706-22doi: 10.3390/ijerph121012706.
Kingsley, J., Patrick, R., Horwitz, P., Parkes, M., Jenkins, A., Massy, C., Henderson-Wilson, C., & Arabena, K. (2015). Exploring Ecosystems and Health by Shifting to a Regional Focus: Perspectives from the Oceania EcoHealth Chapter. International journal of environmental research and public health, 12(10), 12706-22. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph121012706
Kingsley, Jonathan, et al. "Exploring Ecosystems and Health by Shifting to a Regional Focus: Perspectives from the Oceania EcoHealth Chapter." International journal of environmental research and public health vol. 12,10 (2015): 12706-22. doi: https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph121012706
Kingsley J, Patrick R, Horwitz P, Parkes M, Jenkins A, Massy C, Henderson-Wilson C, Arabena K. Exploring Ecosystems and Health by Shifting to a Regional Focus: Perspectives from the Oceania EcoHealth Chapter. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2015 Oct 13;12(10):12706-22. doi: 10.3390/ijerph121012706. PMID: 26473903; PMCID: PMC4626995.
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Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2015 Oct 13;12(10):12706-22. doi: 10.3390/ijerph121012706.

Exploring Ecosystems and Health by Shifting to a Regional Focus: Perspectives from the Oceania EcoHealth Chapter.

International journal of environmental research and public health

Jonathan Kingsley, Rebecca Patrick, Pierre Horwitz, Margot Parkes, Aaron Jenkins, Charles Massy, Claire Henderson-Wilson, Kerry Arabena

Affiliations

  1. Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, The University of Melbourne, Parkville 3010, Australia. [email protected].
  2. School of Health & Social Development, Deakin University, Melbourne 3125, Australia. [email protected].
  3. School of Natural Sciences, Edith Cowan University, Joondalup 6027, Australia. [email protected].
  4. School of Health Sciences, University of Northern British Columbia, Prince George V2N4Z9, Canada. [email protected].
  5. School of Natural Sciences, Edith Cowan University, Joondalup 6027, Australia. [email protected].
  6. Fenner School for Environment and Society, Australian National University, Canberra 2601, Australia. [email protected].
  7. School of Health & Social Development, Deakin University, Melbourne 3125, Australia. [email protected].
  8. Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, The University of Melbourne, Parkville 3010, Australia. [email protected].

PMID: 26473903 PMCID: PMC4626995 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph121012706

Abstract

This article highlights contributions that can be made to the public health field by incorporating "ecosystem approaches to health" to tackle future environmental and health challenges at a regional level. This qualitative research reviews attitudes and understandings of the relationship between public health and the environment and the priorities, aspirations and challenges of a newly established group (the Oceania EcoHealth Chapter) who are attempting to promote these principles. Ten semi-structured interviews with Oceania EcoHealth Chapter members highlighted the important role such groups can play in informing organisations working in the Oceania region to improve both public health and environmental outcomes simultaneously. Participants of this study emphasise the need to elevate Indigenous knowledge in Oceania and the role regional groups play in this regard. They also emphasis that regional advocacy and ecosystem approaches to health could bypass silos in knowledge and disciplinary divides, with groups like the Oceania EcoHealth Chapter acting as a mechanism for knowledge exchange, engagement, and action at a regional level with its ability to bridge the gap between environmental stewardship and public health.

Keywords: Oceania region; ecosystems approaches to health

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