Most New Zealand adults consume more protein than the recommended amount. They could reduce meat without risking inadequate protein intake.
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When human activities disrupt and unbalance ecosystems, such as by way of climate change and biodiversity loss, things go wrong.
Infectious diseases can spill over from animals to humans as well as spill back. Each cross-species transmission gives pathogens a chance to evolve and spread even further.
Australia’s live export trade is controversial. Have you ever wondered how it perpetuates? New research shows it comes down to corporate power dynamics. Similar forces operate in Brazil and the US.
The free ecoSwitch app takes the guesswork out of sustainable food choices, empowering consumers to take matters into their own hands.
Poetry and prose are prominent features in this course about how climate change is affecting the world.
There’s no simple “yes” or “no” answer to whether we should produce more children when Earth is in such dire straits.
If surveillance focuses only on diseases that have already emerged, we’ll remain behind the curve. Better prediction of future pandemics will need to integrate animal, planetary and human health.
The way we build our cities is adversely affecting our health, and, in particular, our hearts. Thinking of urban planners as health professionals could change that
With national parks closed in many parts of North America, now is the time to rethink how we protect natural areas.
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Clinical Senior Research Associate, MRC Epidemiology Unit, University of Cambridge
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PhD researcher in behavioural epidemiology and urban health, University of Cambridge
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Senior Research Associate and Evaluation Specialist, Young Lives Research Lab, Faculty of Education, York University, Canada
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Professor of English, John Carroll University
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Professor of Law, The University of Melbourne
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Associate Professor, Epidemiology and Environmental Health, University of Canterbury
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Associate Professor, School of Public Service, Boise State University
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Program Director of Food Policy, George Institute for Global Health
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Research Fellow in Food Systems, Deakin University
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Postdoctoral research fellow, University of Oxford; Monash University
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PhD Candidate in Public Health and Epidemiology, Imperial College London
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Veterinary Microbiologist and Wildlife Epidemiologist, Colorado State University
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Professor of Medical Geography, University of Florida
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Lecturer, School of Allied Health Science and Practice, Adelaide University
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Research Fellow, School of Public Health, Adelaide University