Researchers' Breakfast at UUniCORN: Planetary, Global, Public or One Health? in search of a common purpose in times of sustainability crisis

At this morning’s Researchers' Breakfast at UUniCORN, we will unpack and interrogate the concepts of planetary health, global health, public health and One Health.

Each of these terms embeds assumptions about what kind of knowledge counts, who defines "health," and which concerns are centred.

We will explore the origins of these terms, who mobilises them, their prominent narratives, and their limitations as singular lenses to address the multiple interacting health and sustainability crises the world is facing. We will discuss how scholars from all disciplines, practitioners, communicators, and policymakers, including those outside the conventional ‘health’ sector, may not find consensus but can find a common purpose.

Following a talk by Sarah Dickin, the seminar will feature an audience discussion with Magnus Evander and Maria Nilsson on experiences with 'sustainable health' as a bridging concept across these often siloed concepts in health and sustainability.

The seminar will be broadcast via Zoom. (Registration is required.)

Please register by Tuesday, 25 March, if you would like coffee and a sandwich, or if you wish to participate via Zoom.