Weekly Digests

The Center for Human and Planetary Health sends weekly digests, which provide the latest news articles, publications, events, and opportunities for engagement at Stanford and beyond. Read archived weekly newsletters below.

To receive weekly digests, please join the HPH listserve. To suggest an item for inclusion, please contact Human and Planetary Health Program Manager Erika Veidis: eveidis@stanford.edu.

2025

January 10, 2025

Planetary health in 2024, climate and conflict, new dietary guidance

Human and Planetary Health

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1SvNvMkXBqV5vcw9BeuwsaYUpt1U8b95rPcZndM1BrPM/edit?usp=sharing

2024

December 13, 2024

Lead in pipes, traffic & kids health impacts, winter quarter classes

Human and Planetary Health

https://docs.google.com/document/d/18tYYB8KexYzA0KZNQOHx1OXDQq3XIeAngJfqPeAResI/edit?usp=sharing

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December 06, 2024

Climate anxiety on the rise, the virus-climate connection, HERI-Kenya gala

Human and Planetary Health

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Af197I5uHA3xWc2BDNA7yR88jiDM-BVfsl5OJGViv0Y/edit?usp=sharing

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November 22, 2024

Dengue and climate change, still freaking out about black plastics and food, more and more methane

Human and Planetary Health

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1DSvMAKmvIAEqm0xRE9e34gNEll1pg2buBEyHbYzcfa0/edit?usp=sharing

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November 15, 2024

COP 29, removing lead from the global economy, plastics and health

Human and Planetary Health

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1UYP7XUwF01fwYb19xfCgwMsU2q65FtTeu9buVwCJ-FU/edit?usp=sharing

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November 08, 2024

Pesticides and prostate cancer, mining and malaria, reproductive health

Human and Planetary Health

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1X_fcG1VsG6REoZ1kHAnn4fhbpcOhhB9dHg34VglOsZQ/edit?usp=sharing

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November 01, 2024

New Center for HPH, prescribed burns, a third of tree species

Human and Planetary Health

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1jmsO93kowQRgQRACXiovj_zBOM7KWSEG-TmabqRTC7M/edit?usp=sharing

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October 25, 2024

Aquaculture for the climate, new podcast, climate emotions

Human and Planetary Health

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1gs5g-3VR7UyUfl-8A_D5l9wkMZvvJBFdvl1lhythuME/edit?usp=sharing

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October 18, 2024

"Hazard hot spots, " psychological impacts, science communication

Human and Planetary Health

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hZJYaAm6l92pz_Qhd9XICUYE5ePx3RVWmUGxJZgKLGg/edit?usp=sharing

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October 11, 2024

"Social-E," women's leadership, healthcare improvement, climate risk

Human and Planetary Health

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1LmxPvRjGrLbO8-S0e5RDRL1Em9ssL_g9HqnWN5tDCls/edit
October 04, 2024

'No place to hide,' solving urban sustainability challenges, helping farmers plan

Human and Planetary Health

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1_tP-d06vHRl9sgsJbtyzCCDsxFhEC7LuiqORK2BWJVU/edit?usp=sharing
September 27, 2024

Lead poisoning mystery, PFAS in food, planetary boundaries, climate news

Human and Planetary Health

https://docs.google.com/document/d/17XslsP4BhxPaVwjr3MLlnjJpv8w8e7cDx4PFQwp7xVQ/edit?usp=sharing
September 20, 2024

Hidden costs of food, floods, black soldier flies, trees as treatment

Human and Planetary Health

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1oucMVkdY9aLJ1s-5AWvPyPs2mq8wSde6kdoYLutARC4/edit?usp=sharing
September 13, 2024

Building blocks of change, new website, inequality, Amazon's biggest champion

Human and Planetary Health

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1EXt6Agl4MDYVqCxX9EgWdyQkCoT9IzhCtv15rFPiKrg/edit?usp=sharing
September 06, 2024

Eco-cultural revitalization, "less than fantastic, " getting ready for fall

Human and Planetary Health

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1SdD7EfWNNzvwvvw9kYo46HduT4yeZXh2Eqja-dC5SBE/edit?usp=sharing
August 30, 2024

EEE, fall courses, civil rights law – and save the date for Oct 15!

Human and Planetary Health

https://docs.google.com/document/d/16Ff5x9yvdoyAoIy4YLOG_aQjB8-mzidC5l86ZIYzqgA/edit?usp=sharing
August 23, 2024

Smoke hazards, air conditioning, new plastic & health working group

Human and Planetary Health

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1OHOYNpfwZqBTiIv2a47jyG2SoTjNrNsMArzoc_R5ITo/edit?usp=sharing
August 16, 2024

Oxygen-producing ocean metal, carbon-sequestering fungi, and more

Human and Planetary Health

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1YkX3RIZXdxHV6QzHOzmk0_Qx1NdT_vk21mZxQc9fAoo/edit?usp=sharing
August 09, 2024

Importance of biodiversity, climate politics, mental health

Human and Planetary Health

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1_-BRLGEER1Y8Vev7ZM1Pgg3Denjh8ZbnbQrY_xuKAy8/edit?usp=sharing
August 02, 2024

Social competition, urban solutions, the "food polycrisis"

Human and Planetary Health

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hB1pkMfMBNW5Hk8NLLT5CJaTmvLN3NfUDynhMa8uHQw/edit?usp=sharing
July 26, 2024

Elephant in the room, disease ecology, over 80% globally demand climate action

Human and Planetary Health

https://docs.google.com/document/d/14TbHardmEpddKm18uVgBMHhlhhawIBsT2H3fJLMImSw/edit?usp=sharing
July 19, 2024

Fire strategies, sad shopping, forest health, new policies

Human and Planetary Health

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1lU9Pk0ItV-DEjgFcMJI2fSNOPu1TMXxVVZZmxv42SVY/edit?usp=sharing
July 13, 2024

Schistosomiasis, mosquitoes, water, market forces

Human and Planetary Health

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-KwUivZar6DqGzsn4sbwRlC7zDPO2iu-pH6GuEIo4PA/edit?usp=sharing
July 05, 2024

"Conservation imperatives," cancer, inequality, seed grant awards & more

Human and Planetary Health

https://docs.google.com/document/d/10zrcto5fIJRmhEx0hhSzCwxPhJV6TbThU1x6RJ9pxJg/edit?usp=sharing
June 21, 2024

Hope for the climate, new Stanford positions, adding health to the "evidence bank"

Human and Planetary Health

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1TIMqB84_JbqpNHykA7qtDHZty15_gyx2SSW0qrTEel4/edit?usp=sharing
June 07, 2024

Importance of biodiversity, climate politics, mental health

Human and Planetary Health

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1BuKg7RKPKMuXce-E7jc6oHsqtW4iHne5E5LHqZQ5SCE/edit?usp=sharing
May 31, 2024

Art, adopting oil wells, homicide charges, ‘the answer is community’

Human and Planetary Health

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1kHylfJozu2Q7CPASbuGNpkOtdekhJAg7n4wR71K8Wz4/edit?usp=sharing
May 24, 2024

Extreme heat, plasticulture, forest insurance, SUSTAIN 103 TAs

Human and Planetary Health

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1lU4xKIht47ySWN8xLats2we5DkFKIXza5GmBBlstPt8/edit?usp=sharing
May 17, 2024

Fires & soil chemistry, gas stoves, infectious disease

Human and Planetary Health

https://docs.google.com/document/d/17hCyBW3eAh-QtqbDKaKBpMlaoXAnyLsyh0hFQVAMY6M/edit
May 10, 2024

Pollution conference, TIME100, $500k in individual climate costs

Human and Planetary Health

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1kWguObUaqOba6a7y02AgtNZSUcyf6wci4brDCN9gRH8/edit
April 26, 2024

Lead in food, plastics in arteries, litigation strategies & more

Human and Planetary Health

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-YvYtBRJbYBc3tM1wtmZsn84T-B6yLE5YPRMkjXwOqc/edit
April 19, 2024

Farm policy, mental health, Earthtones & lots of events

Human and Planetary Health

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1M4uDW4ZOYshl0KUH3z5ldqOPlSHDktzWGwDEg2C0JEs/edit
April 12, 2024

PFAS regulation, smoke mortality, plastics

Human and Planetary Health

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1_m0kD-R75XWH78pP0FBCXa2idKK3qFAEsYl2cYmzPOk/edit
April 05, 2024

Exploring global climate risks, EJ news, biodiversity & more

Human and Planetary Health

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1o-uJXZ5GxXUalC3UUrXgA0OOJ-2DGjVluWFOOV-2rOc/edit
March 24, 2024

"Zombie" subsidies, pollution & health abstracts, planetary health education

Human and Planetary Health

https://docs.google.com/document/d/190Iogrr_NPyWrDlcUpVv-a1mRhKPOgQ43VAfUKys36w/edit
March 22, 2024

Plant-based diet funding, NatCap Symposium, "Drilling for Disease"

Human and Planetary Health

https://docs.google.com/document/d/15uabCW0P0h1wLTGI-cBeiLECaQloqHjNtKqAkLKaBqU/edit
March 15, 2024

Pollution & health abstracts, global migration, coral reefs

Human and Planetary Health

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1X2CvGMZao7QVjHcBrxTWxbKusPJNlZvb5NDn5cfN_BQ/edit
March 08, 2024

Spring courses, medical education, upcoming events

Human and Planetary Health

https://docs.google.com/document/d/17VWNQ1T0j4LSPdqmaGMVTYtXDBf2odRkK4AG7EZNu1k/edit
March 01, 2024

A Resilient Pacific, abstracts for EJ conference, new ethics course

Human and Planetary Health

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1XFd2wlDv2KUVqK1mzvP6l8B28H7UHptNTcuq1YhxIeQ/edit
February 23, 2024

Climate Resilient Schools Act, EJ film festival, events & opportunities

Human and Planetary Health

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1rA1Ky-06BLCWVnNZAd_lZ6l-S53u6wwgFqK809BSA_Q/edit
February 16, 2024

CIGH seed grants, biodiversity & health, EEID abstract submission

Human and Planetary Health

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1csljU7-AT6UAOJWmfWyUppqeLutzAuPGxMmHDZinfUY/edit
February 09, 2024

EJ storytelling, HPH education, lessons from lobsters

Human and Planetary Health

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1sTmSD5QNlbM_P97KR6pg8KqbU2xaHNJABa-bKhEaYK4/edit
February 02, 2024

Mapping biodiversity, CA oil assets & more

Human and Planetary Health

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1uYhl4S3FxoXGmzKefxLsOH1NgSxegF4s2bszPPJZQCs/edit
January 26, 2024

Metals & wildfires, mining, Amah Mutsun volunteer opportunity & more

Human and Planetary Health

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1lbkieNi2ptPJMh9jYqwdF8uclYEy9OCN1TRD434XAPo/edit
January 19, 2024

Climate counseling, biodiversity credits, abandonment zones & more

Human and Planetary Health

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1_shrNf-pTShx_j4t_vX3kXLZcWm2y_RgKSoWHXmo5Zs/edit
January 12, 2024

Cyclones, diets & new Netflix feature, EJ blog

Human and Planetary Health

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1eN3Jq6joA9-PjPYAAxCK5dj9-nidPkjPINIs5DgZJU4/edit
January 05, 2024

Climate emotions, environmental humanities event, All We Can Save

Human and Planetary Health

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1onjQ1PYSarijw2zRsVemRwdjZc9QJCd0nb5XCHvhp5U/edit

2023

December 20, 2023

Student HPH job, land degradation, new opportunities

Human and Planetary Health

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1aeCHXzf0Dkp-rGsM2yPFo5C_rdN86Jyaxm1ZPVNtaL0/edit?usp=sharing
December 15, 2023

COP28, wildfire toxins, grants, new faculty position

Human and Planetary Health

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1MFzbTSYcMa_K-Ibn-UGAPJKj4ts2O8DVbXUOr57s45A/edit
December 09, 2023

Call for contributors, community forest governance & more

Human and Planetary Health

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1t_I0Jsp88djrnwdjuioLmajBbAQTHIyKzQ8WvCL4zms/edit
December 01, 2023

Vectorborne disease, COP28, upcoming opportunities

Human and Planetary Health

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1yIefducaRXejCBWbSn7weBKahEzxDfUVUxdsiEXz8BY/edit
November 22, 2023

EV batteries, new grant opportunities & more

Human and Planetary Health

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1aNH7S_vGG44-H9v7YfyZ0RhuQtjWESN5OVTaioAosgw/edit
November 10, 2023

Eco-emotions, children, clouds, and many events

Human and Planetary Health

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1TGgHxyjLQQTKCv46aTueF0ggl87IQVYPcd_-czAoZg8/edit
November 03, 2023

Important HPH survey, mosquitoes, ag events, and more

Human and Planetary Health

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1n-tRU6KLqJFdDcl2lstCaWEBNjJWA8jAGadj0ei-N4w/edit
October 27, 2023

$391 million / day in climate costs – plus Farm Bill, fellowship, events & more

Human and Planetary Health

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1dMYy81oZNJ5ypFymlqqLQwNfsY4H3amRrQQRby6mnf8/edit
October 20, 2023

Yellow jack, frugal innovation, marine protected areas & more

Human and Planetary Health

https://docs.google.com/document/d/12DyGCdoLTTXsEgaYm_eVHtq7Bi2VTSFltke6IulzH9s/edit
October 13, 2023

Climate emotions, mangroves, GND for schools & more

Human and Planetary Health

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1En8y32_vFAIc_t85l6sQEsUtmfULfbokxlkHBrMnzH8/edit
October 09, 2023

Prescription for a healthy planet

Human and Planetary Health

https://docs.google.com/document/d/13VH4F5WEZcPZC4AXdud-V-ylqIrdCb52L1UX9AXsJ5I/edit
September 30, 2023

Oct 30 event, planetary boundaries, new opportunities

Human and Planetary Health

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1lQAYHLNiwQE2m7eqtG9VxrdvrYq0sKYxqG9igh0ZUI0/edit
September 22, 2023

Smoke, women's leadership, survey for new center & more

Human and Planetary Health

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1n62MA83xJ7jS9DT25wpuF4bYCAvV-JvW-SpHKQCiyKE/edit
September 18, 2023

Florida malaria, wellbeing, Smoke Policy Lab & more

Human and Planetary Health

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1BBsKcpwJCAd103CEtTdmdpcQIa7hRiQ65UqCBDs2eEs/edit
September 08, 2023

The twin to climate denialism is doomism

Human and Planetary Health

https://docs.google.com/document/d/14HGAYZcOKpVuK22epxalVIz2KsDJ6KevFEn5thJ3Mao/edit
September 01, 2023

Climate gentrification, insects, microactivism

Human and Planetary Health

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1k4bS0A9SPrJNhE8L3EpIpn7vAv_3YRVZ2E6Wl01X3b8/edit

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