“Climate changes and health challenges – two drums playing in the same orchestra?”

Professor Bjarne Bruun Jensen

“Climate changes and health challenges – two drums playing in the same orchestra?”.

 

Climate issues and health are two closely connected challenges which are driven by the same root causes. The public engagement in the climate movement – especially among children and young people – is huge. The presentation outlines the connections between climate and health challenges and addresses the question of how public health can tap into the current energy and commitment embedded in the climate movement 

Klima og sundhed er to uadskillelige samfundsmæssige problemer, som drives af de samme samfundsmæssige træk og udviklinger. Samtidig er der et stort folkeligt engagement i klima området – ikke mindst blandt børn og unge. Oplægger lægger op til en diskussion af, hvordan Folkesundhedsområdet kan placere sig i forhold til klima-bevægelsen og det tilknyttede folkelige engagement