Resilience in public health: precepts, concepts, challenges, and perspectives

Resilience definitions, theory, and challenges: interdisciplinary perspectives

In this paper, inspired by the plenary panel at the 2013 meeting of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies, Dr. Steven Southwick (chair) and multidisciplinary panelists Drs. George Bonanno, Ann Masten, Catherine Panter-Brick, and Rachel Yehuda tackle some of the most pressing current questions in the field of resilience research including: (1) how do we define resilience, (2) wh...

Preparing for the Public Health Challenges of Climate Change: Perspectives From Local Public Health.

Changing Concepts in Public Health *

"God grant us the serenity to accept the things we cannot change, the courage to change the things we can, and the wisdom to know the difference."** Progress towards the objectives of world health and peace depends upon many factors, especially upon the understanding and wishes of the people. That public health is people is suggested in the title of a popular book.t What each person may know an...

Intersectoral Planning for Public Health: Dilemmas and Challenges

Background Intersectoral action is often presented as essential in the promotion of population health and health equity. In Norway, national public health policies are based on the Health in All Policies (HiAP) approach that promotes whole-of-government responsibility. As part of the promotion of this intersectoral responsibility, p...

Enhancing Coral Reef Resilience through Ecological Restoration: Concepts and Challenges

The combination of environmental and anthropogenic stressors has driven the global decline of coral reefs. Changing demographics of the human population and growing dependence on coral reef resources have necessitated mitigation measures to improve the sustainable use of the reef ecosystem. While management measures are useful in slowing the unprecedented loss of coral reefs, active restoration...