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. 2006 Oct;3(10):e394.

doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.0030394.

Time to regenerate: ecosystems and health promotion

Colin D Butler¹, Sharon Friel

Affiliations

PMID: 17076549
PMCID: PMC1621091
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pmed.0030394

Review

Time to regenerate: ecosystems and health promotion

Colin D Butler et al. PLoS Med. 2006 Oct.

. 2006 Oct;3(10):e394.

doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.0030394.

Authors

Colin D Butler¹, Sharon Friel

Affiliation

¹ Global Health at Deakin University, School of Health and Social Development, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. colin.butler@deakin.edu.au

PMID: 17076549
PMCID: PMC1621091
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pmed.0030394

Abstract

Butler and Friel call upon the health promotion community to strongly reengage with environmental and ecological issues.

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Conflict of interest statement

Competing Interests: The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Figures

Figure 1. Labonté's 1993 Description of a Holosphere of Healthy Communities, with Health at the Centre (Derived from [8]).
The interacting environmental spheres include a viable and sustainable natural environment and a sustainable economy.

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