Nature step to health 2022-2032: Interorganizational collaboration to prevent human disease, nature loss, and climate crisis

Riitta Maija Hämäläinen; Jaana I. Halonen; Hanna Haveri; Marju Prass; Suvi M. Virtanen; Minna Maija Salomaa; Päivi Sieppi; Tari Haahtela

doi:10.1016/j.joclim.2022.100194

Nature step to health 2022-2032: Interorganizational collaboration to prevent human disease, nature loss, and climate crisis

Riitta Maija Hämäläinen^*
, Jaana I. Halonen
, Hanna Haveri
, Marju Prass
, Suvi M. Virtanen
, Minna Maija Salomaa
, Päivi Sieppi
, Tari Haahtela

^*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Existential risks of climate change and nature loss are proceeding and their impacts on human health are increasingly acknowledged. However, practical actions that broadly consider planetary health, that is, “the health of human civilization and the state of the natural systems on which it depends“, are scarce. Therefore, Nature Step to Health ‒ Lahti Regional Health and Environment Programme 2022-2032 was initiated in 2021 by three main actors: Wellbeing services county of Päijät-Häme, City of Lahti, and Lahti University Campus. In this case report we describe how the programme was built: its initiation, coordination, objectives, main stakeholders, and lessons learned during the early process. Sharing this case may encourage and help others to similar initiatives and projects and action for planetary health.

Original language	English
Article number	100194
Journal	Journal of Climate Change and Health
Volume	10
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.joclim.2022.100194
Publication status	Published - Mar 2023
Publication type	A1 Journal article-refereed

Funding

We would like to acknowledge the support from Marina Erhola, Wellbeing services county of Pirkanmaa, Tampere; Tuomo Nieminen, Wellbeing services county of Päijät-Häme; Anna Vuori, City of Lappeenranta; Terhi Kangas, Toteuttamo Verbaali Ltd; Merjo Laine, Lahti University Campus; Milla Bruneau, Kestävä Lahti-säätiö; Jussi Nikula, WWF Suomi; Pekka Timonen, City of Lahti, Finland, for their support in planning and constructing the programme. This work was supported by Wellbeing services county of Päijät-Häme, City of Lahti, and Lahti University Campus, Lahti, Finland . To establish real-life evidence and a model for a local transformation, Nature Step to Health ‒ Lahti Regional Health and Environment Programme 2022-2032 – was initiated in 2021 [14] . It is a 10-year commitment of three Finnish actors: Wellbeing services county of Päijät-Häme (Päijät-Sote), City of Lahti, and Lahti University Campus. The latter represents University of Helsinki and Lappeenranta-Lahti University of Technology (LUT). In addition, the programme is supported by expertise from Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare, Finnish Environment Institute, and Natural Resources Institute Finland.

Keywords

Biodiversity
Climate change
Interorganizational
Public health
Regional

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Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Global and Planetary Change

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Nature step to health 2022-2032: Interorganizational collaboration to prevent human disease, nature loss, and climate crisis

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