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Health-related education for sustainability: public health workforce needs and the role of higher education

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posted on 2016-07-01, 00:00 authored by Rebecca Patrick, J Kingsley, Teresa CapetolaTeresa Capetola
Public health practitioners have important roles to play in addressing environmental sustainability imperatives that have an impact on human health. Yet, to date, the extent to which practitioners are willing and able to address these issues is an understudied subject. This article draws on the findings of two qualitative studies involving 49 interviews with public health and/or sustainability practitioners and academics from Australia to highlight the capacity-building needs of the sector within the 'health and sustainability' space. The findings of this study raise several issues for workforce development and partnership building, contending that content on environmental sustainability should be integrated into all university courses. Underscoring gaps and opportunities, the article also reflects themes in the literature in relation to health-related education for sustainability; in particular, requirements for generic and transferable professional competencies and the role of universities in knowledge exchange and creation.

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Journal

Australian journal of environmental education

Volume

32

Issue

2

Pagination

192 - 205

Publisher

Cambridge University Press

Location

Cambridge, Eng.

ISSN

0814-0626

eISSN

2049-775X

Language

eng

Publication classification

C Journal article; C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal

Copyright notice

2016, The Authors

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