title: Global Principles, Regional Action: Guiding Ecohealth Practice in Oceania.
abstract: In Oceania, a region challenged by rapid urbanisation and climate change, integrative frameworks are required to enable effective actions on health and sustainability. The Ecohealth approach provides a framework for practice that acknowledges human health is intrinsically linked to ecosystem health. This research communication reports on a study involving interviews with twenty-seven leading health and sustainability thinkers from Oceania and across the globe. In examining their ideas for action, the report presents the study findings in relation to the guiding principles of Ecohealth: systems thinking, transdisciplinarity, participation, sustainability, equity and knowledge-to-action. Implications for Ecohealth practitioners working in Oceania are considered.
authors.affiliation: Health, Nature & Sustainability Research Group, School of Health & Social Development, Deakin University, Melbourne Campus, 221 Burwood Highway, Burwood, VIC, 3125, Australia. rebecca.patrick@deakin.edu.au.
authors.forename: Rebecca
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Patrick
authors.affiliation: International Institute for Global Health, United Nations University, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
authors.forename: Uta
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Dietrich
mesh_terms: D057231:Climate Change; D017753:Ecosystem; D006801:Humans; D044349:Oceania; D012106:Research; D014507:Urbanization
keywords: Ecohealth principles; Oceania; ecosystem health; human health