Free pro-environmental PowerPoint Presentation (with videos) and Poster available for use with attribution*.
In a time of unprecedented change and challenges within the global environmental crisis, the Pathway to Planetary Health is a guide that advocate dietitians have designed to promote and support individual and collective confidence to undertake pro-environmental change in peoples’ personal and professional lives.
This tool (PowerPoint presentation including embedded videos and activities and accompanying poster) is freely available for use by dietitians, nutrition professionals, and individuals who want to support pro-environmental change in a range of settings.
Designed using the co-authors’ combined knowledge, the Pathway to Planetary Health features 6 dimensions:
- Agency - vision, self-belief, confidence, strength and responsibility
- Action - start, shift, translate, achieve and commit
- Ascension - build, overcome, manage, challenge and progress
- Alignment - leadership, transparency, diplomacy, values and systems
- Alliance and Allyship - support, collaborate, represent, community and citizenship
- Advocacy and Activism - disrupt, co-design, transform, empower and urgency
Each dimension forms part of the process of positive change – the dimensions all interact and people will move within and between each dimension, but they are all important.
45 dietitian participants at a Dietitians Australia conference reporting a statistically significant change in confidence to undertake pro-environmental change in their personal lives, from 4.1 ± 0.7/5 to 4.5 ± 0.8/5 and professional lives from 3.6 ± 1.0/5 to 4.3 ± 0.9/5 when undertaking a workshop that showcased the Pathway to Planetary Health.
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Pathway to Planetary Health Poster - printable for display in your workplace or other area. |
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Pathway to Planetary Health PowerPoint Presentation - self-presentation version (for presenter who delivers own dialogue and activities) |
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Pathway to Planetary Health PowerPoint Presentation - recorded explanations and self-managed workshop (version for presenter who will use video pathway explanations and run workshop activities). |
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Cultural Art description - features key information relating to the cultural meaning of the included artwork by Zomered Style. |
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Pathway to Planetary Health video dialogue - dialogue text for the presentation for use by presenters or individuals. |
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Pathway to Planetary Health Presentation slides (PDF - 1 slide per page and 6 slides per page). |
Useful resources and links
- The Pathway to Planetary Health associated journal article is freely available
- For dietitians, the International Confederation of Dietetic Associations Sustainable Food Systems Toolkit includes useful resources
- For a fun, interactive ‘choose-your-own adventure’ mission to assist you in making healthy and sustainable food choices, you can try the PlanEATary quest
- For useful resources that everyone can use, and an associated app to track progress, try the UN Act Now website and resources.
Contact
Dr Kristen MacKenzie-Shalders, lead author and developer of the Pathway to Planetary Health and proprietor for Steering 3 Billion Consultancy.
Contact Kristen at kristen@steering3billion.com
Acknowledgements
Dr Kristen MacKenzie-Shalders (Steering 3 Billion), Dr Liza Barbour, Karen Charlton, Assoc. Professor Gregory Cox, Assoc. Professor Mark Lawrence, Sandra Murray, Kylie Newberry, Nicole Senior, Dr Rosemary Stanton, Dr Angela Tagtow, Jo McCormack, Noel Burgess, Jesse Mordey, Brenna Quinlan, International Confederation of Dietetics Associations, Dietitians Australia, Dietitians Australia Food and Environment Interest Group, workshop participants and Bond University.
These tools were developed with funding from the International Confederation of Dietetics Associations Sustainable Food Systems Toolkit Grant in collaboration with Dietitians Australia, the Dietitians Australia Food and Environment Interest Group and Steering 3 Billion (Kristen MacKenzie-Shalders).
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We acknowledge the Traditional Owners of Country throughout Australia and recognise their continuing connection to lands, waters and communities. We pay our respect to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures; and to Elders past and present.
Artwork
The artwork featured within the Pathway to Planetary Health is by artist Jessie Mordey of Zomered Style. Jessie is a First Nations woman and likes to create traditional symbolic images that connect strongly with her Torres Strait Islander Heritage. These images represent identity, Torres Strait Heritage, connection to ancestors, cultural storyline, community, and connection to natural elements.
The symbolism for each dimension is her interpretation of the dimension. For example:
- For Action the shark keeps moving forward and can adapt
- The turtle in Agency includes stamina and survival with the sun for growth
- The stars in Ascension act as a compass to guide Islanders home
- The clamshell for Alignment symbolises direction and connection to self
- For Alliance and Allyship the flower and plant represent peace, trust, relationship and communication
- The woven fish is meaningful for strength in bonding and moving together.
*Attribution
This toolkit incorporates artwork by Jessie Mordey (Zomered Style), used under a Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives (CC BY-ND) license. The artwork is provided for use in its original form, and no adaptations or alterations are permitted without prior permission from the artist. Attribution to the artist must be included in any reproduction or distribution.