Sustainable Health Development through Health Education: Universities’ Role in Curriculum Development with Ecological Public Health Principles

Transforming health through sustainable development.

At the United Nations Sustainable Development Summit, held Sept. 25–27, 2015, world leaders formally adopted 17 “sustainable development goals” (SDGs) to guide global development efforts over the next 15 years (2015–2030).1 The goals build on the “millennium development goals” adopted in 2000 by 189 member states to reduce global inequities in health, education and human development. Compared w...

CONTRIBUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION TO PUBLIC HEALTH: tackling health inequalities through health policy development in Lithuania

Sustainable Health Development Becoming Agenda for Public Health Academia

BACKGROUND Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) aim to transform our world, and each goal has specific targets to be achieved by 2030. For the goals to be achieved, everyone needs to do their part: governments, academia, the private sector and all people. This paper summarizes the main evidence-based recommendations made by excellent academics and scholars who discussed their experiences and vi...

Sustainable Development and Environmental Health Literacy in Iran

Ecological Sustainability: What Role for Public Health Education?

This article explores the notion of ecological sustainability in the context of public health education and the contribution Universities can make in creating environments that include ecologically sustainable practices. It considers the important role of environmental health in building a sustainable future for the population as a central plank of public health. It presents the evidence for th...