Ecosystem approaches to health...

seek to understand and promote health and wellbeing (of humans, animals and ecosystems) in the context of complex social-ecological systems, focusing on the interplay between health in the strict sense of the word, the social determinants of health, and ecosystem sustainability.
Provide a theoretical framework and associated methodologies that are effective for dealing with complex, environmental, social and health issues interacting at various geographical and temporal scales.
Build on participatory research practices to guide the integration of disciplines and types of knowledge, to strive for social and gender equity, and to move toward appropriate action.
Are recognised as a ‘Milestone in Canadian Population and Public Health research’ by the Canadian Institutes for Health Research and the Canadian Public Health Association.
We acknowledge that similar approaches have long been understood by Indigenous colleagues and communities.

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