LOS ANGELES – February 23, 2022 (GLOBE NETWORKWIRE) — The 2022Tyler Prize for Environmental AchievementA British doctor has been awarded the Nobel Prize for the Environment, which is often referred to as the Nobel Prize for the Environment. Sir Andy HainesOne of the first scientists who raised the alarm about the dangers to human health from changes in the natural world was Dr..
Haines began his career as a family physician and researcher before realizing the importance of Earth’s health to human health. Since then, he has dedicated over three decades of his life to studying and working to prevent the negative effects of climate change on human health.
Tyler Prize Executive Committee Chair Julia Marton-LefvreHaines stated that, since identifying this critical interlinkage in early 90s Haines has been working urgently to build the evidence base for global climate action.
Sir Andy is a pioneer in Planetary Health and his findings have been a wakeup call for humanity. He has dedicated his life to building international, multidisciplinary collaborations and research that forms strategies and policies to protect global healthcare, especially in the most vulnerable low-income nations of our rapidly changing planet.
Haines is Professor of Environmental Change and Public Health, University of California at Santa Barbara London School of Hygiene & Tropical MedicineIt is an honor and privilege to be chosen as the recipient of 2022 Tyler Prize.
It is a reflection of the growing awareness that climate changes are not just about destroying the environment, according the World Health Organization. The single greatest health risk facing humanity is climate change. Climate change can have a wide range of impacts on health, including the effects of extreme heat, wildfires, and infectious disease transmission, food supply, poverty, and migration.
Tyler Prize Official Citation “Sir Andy Haines” is being honored for his contributions in understanding climate change’s effects on public health, for his leadership in expanding the scope for public health to include Planetary Health, as well as for his mentorship of future generations of health scientists and practitioners involved in preventive environmental health in the 21st Century.
The University of Southern California administers Tyler Prize.
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