Insights

Ideas for a healthier planet and healthier people.

Explainers, perspectives, and field notes from the work of connecting environmental health and human health.

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Launch articles

First, the fundamentals.

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ExplainerComing soon

What is planetary health?

A 2015 commission gave a name to an old truth. Here’s what it means, and why it matters for communities.

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ExplainerComing soon

Water from air: how atmospheric water generation works

The technology, where it fits, and what it can’t do on its own.

Illustration of a small clinic lit at night in the rain, powered by rooftop solar while the power lines behind hang dark
ExplainerComing soon

Why microgrids matter when the storm hits

Keeping clinics, shelters, and water systems running when the main grid fails.

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Field notesComing soon

Regional updates from Partnerships in Action

Posted only when a milestone is real.

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