Open AccessHuman health in education for sustainable development
Author(s) -
Ligia Tuszyńska,
A. Pawlak
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
pedagogika społeczna
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1642-672X
DOI - 10.35464/1642-672x.ps.2019.2.03
Subject(s) - natural (archaeology) , sustainable development , civilization , human health , political science , human development (humanity) , environmental ethics , health education , state (computer science) , economic growth , sociology , environmental health , health care , geography , medicine , law , economics , philosophy , archaeology , algorithm , computer science
The development of civilization that is so advantageous for the humankind on one hand makes also the human being to forget that they are part of nature and live in natural environment. The paper presents dependencies and determinants between the society’s health and natural environment. The history of shaping the conception of changes, that sustainable development and education of the society are, shows that the level of social awareness increases slowly, while new threats for health appear quickly. The human influence on natural environment still has a lot of negative consequences, including threats for human health. The pollution of natural environment causing climate crisis became a highly publicized topic in the media but there are still few decisive actions undertaken to foster the protection of natural environment and, at the same time, better health protection and comfort of living. In conclusion, the authors, on the basis of the statement that only higher ecological and health awareness can change the current state of affairs, which has lately become a strong demand of younger generation, point out the importance of social pedagogy in preparing teachers and education leaders in local communities.