Department of Environmental Health Sciences, University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Public Health, Birmingham, AL, USA.
Division of Occupational, Environmental and Climate Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA.
Lancet Planet Health. 2024 Nov;8(11):e951-e957. doi: 10.1016/S2542-5196(24)00250-X.
Limited reporting of Indigenous-led planetary health education programmes has constrained efforts to expand planetary health education, in Indigenous communities and beyond, despite urgent need. Although incorporation of Indigenous knowledge and cultures cannot be standardised, showcasing successful programmes could reveal good practices and aid replicability. In this Personal View, we highlight how shellfish toxin education programmes, designed and organised by the Sitka Tribe of Alaska, reduce local environmental health risks and support youth in pathways towards careers in planetary health. We describe how programmes build awareness and understanding of the local environment, environmental and health risks, and context-appropriate adaptation strategies by centring Tlingit culture and using hands-on activities that integrate Tlingit culture with western science. Lesson plans and resources created by Sitka Tribe of Alaska staff for these programmes are available in the US National Institute for Environmental Health Sciences Partnerships for Environmental Public Health resources web database.
有限的关于以原住民为主导的行星健康教育培训项目的报告限制了在原住民社区内外扩大行星健康教育培训的努力，尽管这是紧迫的需求。尽管纳入原住民知识和文化无法标准化，但展示成功的项目可以揭示良好的实践，并有助于可复制性。在这篇个人观点中，我们强调了由阿拉斯加锡特卡部落设计和组织的贝类毒素教育培训项目如何减少当地的环境健康风险，并支持年轻人在行星健康领域的职业道路上。我们描述了这些项目如何通过以特林吉特文化为中心并使用将特林吉特文化与西方科学相结合的实践活动，来提高对当地环境、环境和健康风险以及适当的适应策略的认识和理解。锡特卡部落的工作人员为这些项目创建的课程计划和资源可在美国国家环境卫生科学研究所的环境公共卫生资源网络数据库中获得。
