Timely and significant call for planetary health promotion

Abstract

The 2019 IUHPE Global Health Promotion Conference held in Rotorua New Zealand, provided an unparalleled opportunity to demonstrate the contribution of health promotion to the achievement of planetary health and sustainable development. This brief conference report outlines the intent of the two conference statements and calls for action by health promoters at all levels to integrate these principles into their everyday work.

Keywords

health promotion Indigenous health sustainable development planetary health

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United Nations General Assembly. Transforming Our World: The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. [Internet]. New York, 2015 [cited 30 Sept 2019]. Available from: https://sustainabledevelopment.un.org/post2015/transformingourworld

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