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Helsinki by nature: The Nature Step to Respiratory Health
BACKGROUND: The Nature Step to Respiratory Health was the overarching theme of the 12th General Meeting of the Global Alliance against Chronic Respiratory Diseases (GARD) in Helsinki, August 2018. New approaches are needed to improve respiratory health and reduce premature mortality of chronic disea...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6822361/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31695865 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13601-019-0295-2 |
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author | Haahtela, Tari von Hertzen, Leena Anto, Josep M. Bai, Chunxue Baigenzhin, Abay Bateman, Eric D. Behera, Digambar Bennoor, Kazi Camargos, Paulo Chavannes, Niels de Sousa, Jaime Correia Cruz, Alvaro Do Céu Teixeira, Maria Erhola, Marina Furman, Eeva Gemicioğlu, Bilun Gonzalez Diaz, Sandra Hellings, Peter W. Jousilahti, Pekka Khaltaev, Nikolai Kolek, Vitezslav Kuna, Piotr La Grutta, Stefania Lan, Le Thi Tuyet Maglakelidze, Tamaz Masjedi, Mohamed R. Mihaltan, Florin Mohammad, Yousser Nunes, Elizabete Nyberg, Arvid Quel, Jorge Rosado-Pinto, Jose Sagara, Hironori Samolinski, Boleslaw Schraufnagel, Dean Sooronbaev, Talant Tag Eldin, Mohamed To, Teresa Valiulis, Arunas Varghese, Cherian Vasankari, Tuula Viegi, Giovanni Winders, Tonya Yañez, Anahi Yorgancioğlu, Arzu Yusuf, Osman Bousquet, Jean Billo, Nils E. |
author_facet | Haahtela, Tari von Hertzen, Leena Anto, Josep M. Bai, Chunxue Baigenzhin, Abay Bateman, Eric D. Behera, Digambar Bennoor, Kazi Camargos, Paulo Chavannes, Niels de Sousa, Jaime Correia Cruz, Alvaro Do Céu Teixeira, Maria Erhola, Marina Furman, Eeva Gemicioğlu, Bilun Gonzalez Diaz, Sandra Hellings, Peter W. Jousilahti, Pekka Khaltaev, Nikolai Kolek, Vitezslav Kuna, Piotr La Grutta, Stefania Lan, Le Thi Tuyet Maglakelidze, Tamaz Masjedi, Mohamed R. Mihaltan, Florin Mohammad, Yousser Nunes, Elizabete Nyberg, Arvid Quel, Jorge Rosado-Pinto, Jose Sagara, Hironori Samolinski, Boleslaw Schraufnagel, Dean Sooronbaev, Talant Tag Eldin, Mohamed To, Teresa Valiulis, Arunas Varghese, Cherian Vasankari, Tuula Viegi, Giovanni Winders, Tonya Yañez, Anahi Yorgancioğlu, Arzu Yusuf, Osman Bousquet, Jean Billo, Nils E. |
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description | BACKGROUND: The Nature Step to Respiratory Health was the overarching theme of the 12th General Meeting of the Global Alliance against Chronic Respiratory Diseases (GARD) in Helsinki, August 2018. New approaches are needed to improve respiratory health and reduce premature mortality of chronic diseases by 30% till 2030 (UN Sustainable Development Goals, SDGs). Planetary health is defined as the health of human civilization and the state of the natural systems on which it depends. Planetary health and human health are interconnected, and both need to be considered by individuals and governments while addressing several SDGs. RESULTS: The concept of the Nature Step has evolved from innovative research indicating, how changed lifestyle in urban surroundings reduces contact with biodiverse environments, impoverishes microbiota, affects immune regulation and increases risk of NCDs. The Nature Step calls for strengthening connections to nature. Physical activity in natural environments should be promoted, use of fresh vegetables, fruits and water increased, and consumption of sugary drinks, tobacco and alcohol restricted. Nature relatedness should be part of everyday life and especially emphasized in the care of children and the elderly. Taking “nature” to modern cities in a controlled way is possible but a challenge for urban planning, nature conservation, housing, traffic arrangements, energy production, and importantly for supplying and distributing food. Actions against the well-known respiratory risk factors, air pollution and smoking, should be taken simultaneously. CONCLUSIONS: In Finland and elsewhere in Europe, successful programmes have been implemented to reduce the burden of respiratory disorders and other NCDs. Unhealthy behaviour can be changed by well-coordinated actions involving all stakeholders. The growing public health concern caused by NCDs in urban surroundings cannot be solved by health care alone; a multidisciplinary approach is mandatory. |
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spelling | pubmed-68223612019-11-06 Helsinki by nature: The Nature Step to Respiratory Health Haahtela, Tari von Hertzen, Leena Anto, Josep M. Bai, Chunxue Baigenzhin, Abay Bateman, Eric D. Behera, Digambar Bennoor, Kazi Camargos, Paulo Chavannes, Niels de Sousa, Jaime Correia Cruz, Alvaro Do Céu Teixeira, Maria Erhola, Marina Furman, Eeva Gemicioğlu, Bilun Gonzalez Diaz, Sandra Hellings, Peter W. Jousilahti, Pekka Khaltaev, Nikolai Kolek, Vitezslav Kuna, Piotr La Grutta, Stefania Lan, Le Thi Tuyet Maglakelidze, Tamaz Masjedi, Mohamed R. Mihaltan, Florin Mohammad, Yousser Nunes, Elizabete Nyberg, Arvid Quel, Jorge Rosado-Pinto, Jose Sagara, Hironori Samolinski, Boleslaw Schraufnagel, Dean Sooronbaev, Talant Tag Eldin, Mohamed To, Teresa Valiulis, Arunas Varghese, Cherian Vasankari, Tuula Viegi, Giovanni Winders, Tonya Yañez, Anahi Yorgancioğlu, Arzu Yusuf, Osman Bousquet, Jean Billo, Nils E. Clin Transl Allergy Review BACKGROUND: The Nature Step to Respiratory Health was the overarching theme of the 12th General Meeting of the Global Alliance against Chronic Respiratory Diseases (GARD) in Helsinki, August 2018. New approaches are needed to improve respiratory health and reduce premature mortality of chronic diseases by 30% till 2030 (UN Sustainable Development Goals, SDGs). Planetary health is defined as the health of human civilization and the state of the natural systems on which it depends. Planetary health and human health are interconnected, and both need to be considered by individuals and governments while addressing several SDGs. RESULTS: The concept of the Nature Step has evolved from innovative research indicating, how changed lifestyle in urban surroundings reduces contact with biodiverse environments, impoverishes microbiota, affects immune regulation and increases risk of NCDs. The Nature Step calls for strengthening connections to nature. Physical activity in natural environments should be promoted, use of fresh vegetables, fruits and water increased, and consumption of sugary drinks, tobacco and alcohol restricted. Nature relatedness should be part of everyday life and especially emphasized in the care of children and the elderly. Taking “nature” to modern cities in a controlled way is possible but a challenge for urban planning, nature conservation, housing, traffic arrangements, energy production, and importantly for supplying and distributing food. Actions against the well-known respiratory risk factors, air pollution and smoking, should be taken simultaneously. CONCLUSIONS: In Finland and elsewhere in Europe, successful programmes have been implemented to reduce the burden of respiratory disorders and other NCDs. Unhealthy behaviour can be changed by well-coordinated actions involving all stakeholders. The growing public health concern caused by NCDs in urban surroundings cannot be solved by health care alone; a multidisciplinary approach is mandatory. BioMed Central 2019-10-30 /pmc/articles/PMC6822361/ /pubmed/31695865 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13601-019-0295-2 Text en © The Author(s) 2019 Open AccessThis article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons license, and indicate if changes were made. The Creative Commons Public Domain Dedication waiver (http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/) applies to the data made available in this article, unless otherwise stated. |
spellingShingle | Review Haahtela, Tari von Hertzen, Leena Anto, Josep M. Bai, Chunxue Baigenzhin, Abay Bateman, Eric D. Behera, Digambar Bennoor, Kazi Camargos, Paulo Chavannes, Niels de Sousa, Jaime Correia Cruz, Alvaro Do Céu Teixeira, Maria Erhola, Marina Furman, Eeva Gemicioğlu, Bilun Gonzalez Diaz, Sandra Hellings, Peter W. Jousilahti, Pekka Khaltaev, Nikolai Kolek, Vitezslav Kuna, Piotr La Grutta, Stefania Lan, Le Thi Tuyet Maglakelidze, Tamaz Masjedi, Mohamed R. Mihaltan, Florin Mohammad, Yousser Nunes, Elizabete Nyberg, Arvid Quel, Jorge Rosado-Pinto, Jose Sagara, Hironori Samolinski, Boleslaw Schraufnagel, Dean Sooronbaev, Talant Tag Eldin, Mohamed To, Teresa Valiulis, Arunas Varghese, Cherian Vasankari, Tuula Viegi, Giovanni Winders, Tonya Yañez, Anahi Yorgancioğlu, Arzu Yusuf, Osman Bousquet, Jean Billo, Nils E. Helsinki by nature: The Nature Step to Respiratory Health |
title | Helsinki by nature: The Nature Step to Respiratory Health |
title_full | Helsinki by nature: The Nature Step to Respiratory Health |
title_fullStr | Helsinki by nature: The Nature Step to Respiratory Health |
title_full_unstemmed | Helsinki by nature: The Nature Step to Respiratory Health |
title_short | Helsinki by nature: The Nature Step to Respiratory Health |
title_sort | helsinki by nature: the nature step to respiratory health |
topic | Review |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6822361/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31695865 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13601-019-0295-2 |
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