About the Johns Hopkins Institute for Planetary Health
In April 2024, JHU launched the Johns Hopkins Institute for Planetary Health (JHIPH) to accelerate cross-university collaboration in addressing the degradation of Earth’s natural systems and its impacts on human health and well-being. This bold interdisciplinary initiative recognizes the urgency of this moment and creates a bridge to advance solutions that safeguard health on a rapidly changing planet.
JHIPH’s mission is to catalyze scholarship and practice of Planetary Health by bringing together a community of faculty, students, and staff united by their commitment to work across disciplines to address the urgency of the Earth crisis and its impacts on humanity.
JHU-wide Planetary Health Programs
JHIPH has moved swiftly to engage a dedicated team of cross-university faculty in the development and implementation of programming that is now infusing Planetary Health into university-wide education, clinical care and health systems, policy, and practice. Learn more about our Planetary Health programs.
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JHU’s Planetary Health Community
JHIPH’s Planetary Health programs, alongside events, convenings, student groups, funding opportunities, partnerships, and connections to a global network through the Planetary Health Alliance are working in concert to build a Planetary Health community at JHU, united in urgency and a shared commitment to protect the web of life on Earth. Learn how you can get involved.
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The Global Planetary Health Movement
The Planetary Health Alliance serves as the global backbone organization for a growing Planetary Health movement, coordinating a consortium of over 472 universities, organizations, and government entities from 79+ countries. By spanning the enormous strengths of JHU’s community and tapping into the PHA’s network and engagements, JHIPH connects JHU to a vibrant community and global movement for Planetary Health.
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What is Planetary Health?
Planetary Health is a rapidly growing transdisciplinary field focused on understanding and addressing the human health impacts of our degradation of Earth’s natural systems. It is also a global social movement that calls for deep systemic change centering on social justice and intergenerational equity.
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We believe in the collective potential of JHU’s faculty, staff, and students. All JHU faculty, staff, and students are welcome to join JHU’s growing Planetary Health community.
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