Oceans and human health—navigating changes on Canada’s coasts
Ocean conditions can affect human health in a variety of ways that are often overlooked and unappreciated. Oceans adjacent to Canada are affected by many anthropogenic stressors, with implications for human health and well-being. Climate change further escalates these pressures and can expose coasta...
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| author | Tiff-Annie Kenny Philippe Archambault Pierre Ayotte Malek Batal Hing Man Chan William Cheung Tyler D. Eddy Matthew Little Yoshitaka Ota Claudel Pétrin-Desrosiers Steve Plante Julien Poitras Fernando Polanco Gerald Singh Mélanie Lemire |
| author_facet | Tiff-Annie Kenny Philippe Archambault Pierre Ayotte Malek Batal Hing Man Chan William Cheung Tyler D. Eddy Matthew Little Yoshitaka Ota Claudel Pétrin-Desrosiers Steve Plante Julien Poitras Fernando Polanco Gerald Singh Mélanie Lemire |
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| description | Ocean conditions can affect human health in a variety of ways that are often overlooked and unappreciated. Oceans adjacent to Canada are affected by many anthropogenic stressors, with implications for human health and well-being. Climate change further escalates these pressures and can expose coastal populations to unique health hazards and distressing conditions. However, current research efforts, education or training curriculums, and policies in Canada critically lack explicit consideration of these ocean–public health linkages. The objective of this paper is to present multiple disciplinary perspectives from academics and health practitioners to inform the development of future directions for research, capacity development, and policy and practice at the interface of oceans and human health in Canada. We synthesize major ocean and human health linkages in Canada, and identify climate-sensitive drivers of change, drawing attention to unique considerations in Canada. To support effective, sustained, and equitable collaborations at the nexus of oceans and human health, we recommend the need for progress in three critical areas: (i) holistic worldviews and perspectives, (ii) capacity development, and (iii) structural supports. Canada can play a key role in supporting the global community in addressing the health challenges of climate and ocean changes. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-e05eeb4533d14713a0db5763ec6eedd92022-12-21T23:10:41ZengCanadian Science PublishingFACETS2371-16712020-12-01511037107010.1139/facets-2020-0035Oceans and human health—navigating changes on Canada’s coastsTiff-Annie Kenny0Philippe Archambault1Pierre Ayotte2Malek Batal3Hing Man Chan4William Cheung5Tyler D. Eddy6Matthew Little7Yoshitaka Ota8Claudel Pétrin-Desrosiers9Steve Plante10Julien Poitras11Fernando Polanco12Gerald Singh13Mélanie Lemire14Département de médecine sociale et préventive, Faculté de médecine, Université Laval, Québec, QC G1V 0A6, Canada Axe santé des populations et pratiques optimales en santé, Centre de recherche du CHU de québec, Université Laval, Québec, QC G1S 4L8, CanadaDépartement de biologie, Faculté des sciences et de génie, Université Laval, Québec, QC G1V 0A6, Canada ArcticNet, Université Laval, Québec, QC G1V 0A6, CanadaAxe santé des populations et pratiques optimales en santé, Centre de recherche du CHU de québec, Université Laval, Québec, QC G1S 4L8, CanadaDépartement de nutrition, Faculté de médecine, Université de Montréal, Montréal, QC H3C 3J7, Canada Centre de recherche en santé publique (CReSP), Montréal, QC H3C 3J7, CanadaDepartment of Biology, Faculty of Science, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON K1N 6N5, CanadaInstitute of Oceans and Fisheries (IOF), University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z4, CanadaCentre for Fisheries Ecosystems Research, Fisheries & Marine Institute, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John’s, NL A1C 5R3, CanadaSchool of Public Health and Social Policy, University of Victoria, Victoria, BC V8P 5C2, CanadaNippon Foundation Ocean Nexus Center, EarthLab, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195-5674, USA School of Marine and Environmental Affairs (SMEA), University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195-5685, USADépartement de médecine familiale et de médecine d’urgence, Faculté de médecine, Université de Montréal, Montréal, QC H3C 3J7, Canada Association canadienne des médecins pour l’environnement/Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment (ACME/CAPE), Toronto, ON M5T 2C2, CanadaDépartement Sociétés territoires et développement, Université du Québec à Rimouski, Rimouski, QC G5L 3A1, CanadaDépartement de médecine familiale et de médecine d’urgence, Faculté de médecine, Université Laval, Québec, QC G1V 0A6, CanadaSchool of Medicine, St. George’s University, St. George’s, Grenada, West IndiesDepartment of Geography, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John’s, NL A1B 3X9, CanadaDépartement de médecine sociale et préventive, Faculté de médecine, Université Laval, Québec, QC G1V 0A6, Canada Axe santé des populations et pratiques optimales en santé, Centre de recherche du CHU de québec, Université Laval, Québec, QC G1S 4L8, Canada Institut de biologie intégrative et des systèmes (IBIS), Université Laval, Québec, QC G1V 0A6, CanadaOcean conditions can affect human health in a variety of ways that are often overlooked and unappreciated. Oceans adjacent to Canada are affected by many anthropogenic stressors, with implications for human health and well-being. Climate change further escalates these pressures and can expose coastal populations to unique health hazards and distressing conditions. However, current research efforts, education or training curriculums, and policies in Canada critically lack explicit consideration of these ocean–public health linkages. The objective of this paper is to present multiple disciplinary perspectives from academics and health practitioners to inform the development of future directions for research, capacity development, and policy and practice at the interface of oceans and human health in Canada. We synthesize major ocean and human health linkages in Canada, and identify climate-sensitive drivers of change, drawing attention to unique considerations in Canada. To support effective, sustained, and equitable collaborations at the nexus of oceans and human health, we recommend the need for progress in three critical areas: (i) holistic worldviews and perspectives, (ii) capacity development, and (iii) structural supports. Canada can play a key role in supporting the global community in addressing the health challenges of climate and ocean changes.https://www.facetsjournal.com/doi/full/10.1139/facets-2020-0035oceanscoastaloceans and human healthenvironmental healthcoastal communities |
| spellingShingle | Tiff-Annie Kenny Philippe Archambault Pierre Ayotte Malek Batal Hing Man Chan William Cheung Tyler D. Eddy Matthew Little Yoshitaka Ota Claudel Pétrin-Desrosiers Steve Plante Julien Poitras Fernando Polanco Gerald Singh Mélanie Lemire Oceans and human health—navigating changes on Canada’s coasts FACETS oceans coastal oceans and human health environmental health coastal communities |
| title | Oceans and human health—navigating changes on Canada’s coasts |
| title_full | Oceans and human health—navigating changes on Canada’s coasts |
| title_fullStr | Oceans and human health—navigating changes on Canada’s coasts |
| title_full_unstemmed | Oceans and human health—navigating changes on Canada’s coasts |
| title_short | Oceans and human health—navigating changes on Canada’s coasts |
| title_sort | oceans and human health navigating changes on canada s coasts |
| topic | oceans coastal oceans and human health environmental health coastal communities |
| url | https://www.facetsjournal.com/doi/full/10.1139/facets-2020-0035 |
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