November OASIS Newsletter

A wonderful take on the SDGs - 'translated' into child-friendly, hope-focused action centring love (graphic). It was developed by Dr. Paul Warwick and his partner Alice (I can't find a link for her), and another researcher Kate Nash. Their paper 'Towards a Pedagogy of Hope' is here.

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MORE NEWS AND PUBLICATIONS:

· New edition of Rheumatic Disease Clinics of North America on Climate Change co-edited by Tamiko Katsumoto, including preface and articles:

o How climate change affects rheumatic and autoimmune diseases – review article feat. Tamiko Katsumoto

o Whole-food plant-based diets for human and planetary health – paper by Tamiko Katsumoto

§ Interested in getting involved in HPH’s food work? Join our Food Systems, Health and the Environment Working Group.

· PFAS in nonstick cookware – “Today Show” news feat. Lisa Patel

· Bangladesh spices and lead contamination – new ChemMatters issue feat. Jenna Forsyth

· Identifying metrics for modeling heat stress changes – paper feat. Qinqin Kong, Renzhi Jing, Sam Heft-Neal, and Eran Bendavid

· Bill Gates’ proposed human-based approach to climate transformation – The Independent article feat. Chris Field

· Protecting farmworkers from intensified weather events – American Lung Association article feat. Lisa Pate

· The Lancet Countdown’s 2025 report of climate change and health impacts

· 7 out of 9 planetary boundaries are now breached, according to the Planetary Health Check 2025

· Our oceans are in crisis – new Ocean State Report and article on this triple planetary crisis

· Air pollution and human health impacts: how the leading environmental risk factor for death is affecting global health

· Our firefighters at risk: toxic smoke damaging wildfire fighters’ health and longevity

· How environmental toxicants and Parkinson’s disease are interlinked

· Looking ahead to COP30: mosquitoes found in Iceland for first time as climate crisis warms country, and yellow fever demands climate action

· Fossil fuels affect every stage of life: an investigative report on the entire fossil fuel lifecycle and its impacts on health

· New World Economic Forum report on technical solutions for planetary health

· Cement flooring could reduce soil-transmitted disease in low- and middle-income countries – new paper feat. Jade Benjamin-Chung

· Advocating for a lead-free future at the UN General Assembly 80 – feat. Jenna Forsyth

· “Turning scraps into climate-driven solutions” – HPH’s Disease Ecology in a Changing World program (DECO) Black Soldier Fly compost project feat. Desiree LaBeaud and partner Caroline Mbeyu

· The future of American’s health depends on climate solutions – Lisa Patel dives into the “childhood chronic disease epidemic”

· The Climate and Health Funders Coalition commits $300 million towards climate-resilient health systems at COP30

· Millions displaced by weather-related disasters – can COP30 push for action to curb climate hazards?

· Indigenous Peoples’ rights, global climate governance, and COP 30

· The intricate nexus between conflict, climate, and human health

· The link between traffic-caused air pollution and breast cancer cases

· Air quality and Alzheimer’s: certain pollutants may increase cognitive impairment

· What’s next for the global plastics treaty?

· Tracking microplastics in drinking water

· Ecosystem restoration and zoonotic pathogens: strategies for reducing infectious diseases