Healthy planet.
Sustainable healthcare.

The Centre for Planetary Health and Sustainable Care is an interdisciplinary research and training environment committed to exploring the complex interconnections between human health, environmental sustainability, and equitable care systems.

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Featured Research

HealthcareLCA: A global living database of healthcare's environmental impacts.

HealthcareLCA serves as an up-to-date repository for this work, bringing together new and existing assessments into one centralized and publicly accessible database

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Events

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Dr. Laurie Houston: Sustainability in dentistry

October 18, 2025

This presentation will offer suggestions as to how you can make your dental practice more sustainable, broken down into prevention, supply chain, transport, buildings and energy, drugs and devices, natural systems, food, and leadership.

(Note: CPE course: dal.ca/dentistry/cde)

Time: 9:00 am to 12:00 pm

Location: Dentistry Building, Dalhousie University

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AERO Planetary Health Conference

November 6-8, 2025

Join us for this 1.5-day conference aimed at integrating Choosing Wisely Canada (CWC) principles into emergency departments (EDs) across the Atlantic provinces.

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Planetary Health and Interprofessional Innovation for Sustainable Health Systems
(IPE Mini-Course)

November 20, 27, and December 4, 2025

In the course, students will work in interprofessional teams to collaboratively design innovations that can contribute to building a more sustainable healthcare system.

IPE course application here

Time: 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm

Location: Collaborative Health Education Building, Dalhousie University

Our Work

We conduct research that addresses critical local, national and global challenges, fostering solutions that promote the wellbeing of both people and the planet.

 

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Our Impact

We examine complex societal challenges. We work with healthcare, government, and community organizations to create meaningful outcomes and drive sustainable, impactful solutions.

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