Meeting held December, 2021

“Twenty-twenty” was a year of turmoil that has prompted deeper consideration of so many interrelated challenges.  Acute events have exposed many chronic issues that have been neglected, unrecognized, or too difficult to overcome. But events that break the status quo can also provide new or accelerated opportunities for change, in all systems, that may not have been there before. Greater awareness and new perspectives can create new possibilities and galvanize action beyond merely recovering to the previous unhealthy state or situation.

The aftermath of these events can provide opportunities for positive post-traumatic growth, on a continuum towards flourishing—with benefits for people, places and planet. The emergence of “Planetary Health” as a collective vision has provided a clear imperative for this. But as with any growth, this needs to be nourished to reach its potential. And for that to occur we need to encourage deeper reflection, and re-appraisal of values, towards higher levels of environmental and social concern, greater self-awareness, and greater shared wisdom. ​

Against this backdrop, our meeting bought together a tremendous network of like-minded people from diverse fields whose interests span from planetary/population/ environmental health to microbial ecology/ systems biology and the deep biological mechanisms—all aiming to work in a more integrated systems framework as we seek to improve personal, environmental, economic and societal health alike. As always, our emphasis was on meaningful collaborations and productive friendships as much as on the data and opportunities we generate.

The 2021 meeting was proud to be supported by Centric Health:
"Centric Health comprises a GP physician group in Ireland and the Netherlands striving to keep people healthy in their own communities. As a network now of nearly 1000 international healthcare colleagues we share the vision of inVIVO Planetary Health. We believe that through personal choices, leadership and participation in Project Earthrise, we can inspire collective change through our imagination, our creativity and our shared stories to achieve improved Planetary Health for our patients and each other. We are delighted to support and participate in the 10th annual conference".  Dr. Ray Power, Centric Health

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