Spatial Justice as a Driver of Health in the Context of Societal Emergencies Proceedings of a Workshop (2023) / Chapter Skim
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and included exploring 1 The planning committee's role was limited to planning the workshop, and the Proceed ings of a Workshop has been prepared by workshop rapporteur Vinu Ilakkuvan as a factual summary of what occurred at the workshop. Statements, recommendations, and opinions expressed are those of individual presenters and participants and are not necessarily endorsed or verified by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, and they should not be construed as reflecting any group consensus.
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The workshop will feature invited presentations and moderated discussions on topics that may include • The meaning of spatial justice and related concepts; • The privatization of public spaces (that welcome "consumers" but not community residents) and the effects on health and health equity, and how public access policies can address this issue; • Ownership and stewardship of places for physical, mental, and social well being, such as community gardens; • Lessons of the pandemic for how spatial justice affects health and health equity, and implications for improving design, planning, and infrastructure; and • Insights for research and workforce education and training to integrate a spatial justice lens in planning and preparedness for societal emergencies.
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, is located. He concluded the land acknowledgment with a widely shared desire to "lift up all of the ancestors who have struggled for justice" and -- in their memory -- build a more just future "by centering health equity as the prerequisite for improving population health." Baxter then described the rationale for the workshop, noting the connection between places, spaces, health, and health inequalities, including popularized health-related concepts such as "health happens here" and "your zip code matters more than your genetic code." He described how the workshop builds on prior work of the National Academies including consensus recommendations on such issues as housing, urban development, and climate change as they relate to health and health equity.
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A box of panel highlights is provided at the beginning of each chapter, and overarching highlights from the workshop are also provided. Appendixes include, in order, speaker and planning committee biosketches, the workshop agenda, references, and the readings and resources available for download on the event web page.
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• If the driving principle behind interventions to mitigate the harms of climate change is that all individuals have the right to be protected from climate-induced events, then interventions should begin with communities experiencing the most acute harms, including and especially those affected by historical patterns of displacement and harm. (Shandas)
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