Transforming Systems for Planetary Health

About

This advanced course explores how deeply embedded global systems contribute to the planetary crisis and what pathways enable meaningful transformation. Participants engage with topics such as the exposome, decoloniality, power relations between public and private sectors, and the governance and economic structures that shape both health and ecological stability. In this course, participants will critically examine system-level drivers of the planetary crisis and develop perspectives on how to contribute to equitable and sustainable systems transformation

Course leader

Dr. George Downward, Dr. Joyce Browne, Prof. dr. Ajay Bailey, drs. Camilla Alay Llamas, drs. Juliette Mattijsen

Target group

Designed for participants with prior knowledge or experience in planetary health, sustainability, health systems, or systems transformation. The course is suited for professionals, policymakers, researchers (including PhD candidates), and master's students seeking to contribute to structural change and to deepen their understanding of their role within broader societal and ecological systems

Course aim

By the end of this advanced course, participants will be able to:

Critically examine complex dimensions of the planetary crisis, including exposome science, decoloniality, and systemic inequities.
Assess the roles, responsibilities, and interactions of public, private, and civil society sectors in shaping planetary health outcomes.
Evaluate governance structures, policy mechanisms, and economic systems that influence environmental and health futures.
Integrate interdisciplinary evidence to propose strategies for systemic transformation toward planetary health.
Design context-appropriate, equity-centered approaches that address structural determinants and promote sustainable, health-supportive systems

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