The linkages between environmental interventions and public health benefits are not well-articulated, which means the potential co-benefits of environmental and public health interventions are underrealized. This project created a computer model to simulate and explore some of the critical relationships that exist between ecosystem health and public health and well-being in the Credit Valley Watershed. [...]

Conceptual frameworks are used to clarify and link different fields or ideas. Making the link between environmental changes and public health requires conceptual frameworks that represent possible health pathways and the key mechanisms that bring public health, the environment and natural resource management together. They create spaces for new conversations and generate new ideas and [...]