Planetary health: a call to action of family doctors from around the world

Authors

  • Mayara Floss Residente Grupo Hospitalar Conceição] Embaixadora Rural Seeds https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0926-1306
  • Enrique Falceto Barros Médico de Família e Comunidade na Clínica da Família Teewald (ESF/SUS) Chair do Working Party on the Environment da World Organization of Family Doctors (WONCA) https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2367-7001

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5712/rbmfc14(41)1992

Keywords:

Environmental Health, Family Practice, Climate Change

Abstract

WONCA, with the Planetary Health Alliance, issued a declaration calling family doctors of the world to act on planetary health. This commentary discusses environmental changes and the call in relation to the role of the family doctor in the perspective of planetary health.

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2019-03-01

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Floss M, Barros EF. Planetary health: a call to action of family doctors from around the world. Rev Bras Med Fam Comunidade [Internet]. 2019 Mar. 1 [cited 2025 Feb. 21];14(41):1992. Available from: https://rbmfc.org.br/rbmfc/article/view/1992

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