People, Place, Purpose, Planet 

OUR PURPOSE

~  We provide evidence, advocacy, and inspiration
to promote the health and vitality
​of people, place and planet ~

Our Mission:

“We are a progressive scientific movement promoting awareness, attitudes and actions for the health and vitality ​of PEOPLE – PLACE –PURPOSE – PLANET.

“Our efforts are towards a new reality of high-level wellness—in which the interests of people, place and planet are fully aligned.”

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NEW: The Canmore Declaration 
Statement of Principles for Planetary Health

Planetary health is not a new discipline; it is an extension of a concept understood by our ancestors, and remains the vocation of multiple disciplines. Planetary health, inseparably bonded to human health, is formally defined by the inVIVO Planetary Health network as the interdependent vitality of all natural and anthropogenic ecosystems (social, political and otherwise). Here, we provide the historical background and philosophies that have guided the network, and summarize the major themes that emerged at the 7th inVIVO meeting in Canmore, Alberta, Canada. We also provide the CANMORE DECLARATION, a Statement of Principles for Planetary Health. This consensus statement, framed by representative participants, expands upon the 1986 Ottawa Charter for Health Promotion and affirms the urgent need to consider the health of people, places and the planet as indistinguishable

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To restore human health we must restore the health of our society and our relationship with the natural environment
​– with a greater sense of unity, place and purpose”

We can all contribute to the
​important questions of our time

How can we live with all of our modern technology but also take advantage of what once was? How can we promote health through biodiversity and connection with natural environments? What are the obstacles to change? What are the consequences of continuing on our current trajectory? Can a change in social values systems have a flow on effect that can drive meaningful positive change across multiple domains? And reduce inequity of resources?