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Surgeon Kees van Laarhoven wrote the book Human and Planetary Health - The urgency to integrate into One Health. Together with other healthcare professionals, he analyzes the major challenges for healthcare, not only in the Netherlands but also worldwide. From an economic and ecological perspective, the book focuses on the future of healthcare asking the question "How do we design our environment so that global consumption of disease care decreases while improving human and planetary health?"
Photo: from left to right Bertine Lahuis, Baukje van den Heuvel, Ad Melkert, Hans Peter Jung and Kees van Laarhoven
Human and planetary health go hand in hand. That's why healthcare has to be more sustainable. But how? The book calls on all healthcare professionals to participate in public debate and policy making. After a thorough analysis of the health legacy of the industrial revolution (the Inheritage), it outlines a future perspective of what the living environment in the 21st century can look like: the new humansphere. It is possible, but generations Y, Z and Alpha will have to make the difference in the coming economic cycle of sustainability and establish an integrated approach to disease and health in society.
One Health
The book is intended for healthcare professionals, hospital administrators, health policy makers and industries such as food, environment and mobility. The health system requires approaches from other perspectives, such as environmental, economic and cultural influences, in addition to healthcare. Only by an integrated approach can there be a future for people and planet.
The book embraces the One Health concept and emphasizes the need to rethink the design of healthcare and integrate it with preventive measures and environmental care to improve both human and planetary health. For now and in the future.
Book launch
On Friday, October 6, Kees van Laarhoven presented his book to Bertine Lahuis, chair of the Radboudumc Board of Directors, and Bertho Nieboer, a gynaecologist at Radboudumc, editor-in-chief of Medisch Contact (Medical Journal) and moderator of the afternoon. Koos van der Velden (Radboudumc, Public Health) speaker during the presentations gave his insights on "The clash between economy, ecology and health." Joyce Browne of UMC Utrecht, Julius Center, shared her vision in "Global Health: health inequity and climate injustice".
Afterwards, the Integral Care Agreement and multi-sectoral regional health plans were discussed in an open dialogue with Bertine Lahuis (moderator), Ad Melkert (chairman of the Dutch Association of Hospitals), Hans Peter Jung (general practitioner, initiator of Mooi Maasvallei), Baukje van den Heuvel (project leader Fit4Surgery) and Kees van Laarhoven.
More information
Human and Planetary Health - The urgency to integrate into One Health - is available digitally for free in Open Access, as are all publications from Radboud University Press. The Diamond Open Access publisher of Radboud University publishes high-quality academic peer-reviewed books and journals in a wide range of disciplines. Order the book here.
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