CAN (LET’S) participated in a focus group for the Planetary Health Integration Project with UBC Medicine. They were gathering patient/community perspectives through virtual focus groups and one-on-one interviews. The aim of these conversations was to explore experiences of climate change and perceptions of planetary health, and how it can be integrated within medical education.
Planetary Health is a broad term that describes the collective health of the environment and humans. This has connections to climate change, public health, water security and resource extraction/ development. Planetary health also encompasses people’s connection with the land and natural ecosystems.
As a result of this project, they will create a proposal that will be brought forward and presented to the UBC Undergraduate Medical Education committee.