The impact of human activities on our planet's natural systems has been intensifying rapidly in the past several decades, leading to disruption and transformation of most natural systems. These disruptions in the atmosphere, oceans, and across the terrestrial land surface are not only driving species to extinction, they pose serious threats to human health and wellbeing. Characterising and addressing these threats requires a paradigm shift. In a lecture delivered to the Academy of Medical Sciences on Nov 13, 2017, I describe the scale of human impacts on natural systems and the extensive associated health effects across nearly every dimension of human health. I highlight several overarching themes that emerge from planetary health and suggest advances in the way we train, reward, promote, and fund the generation of health scientists who will be tasked with breaking out of their disciplinary silos to address this urgent constellation of health threats. I propose that protecting the health of future generations requires taking better care of Earth's natural systems.

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行星健康：在瞬息万变的星球上保护人类健康。

在过去的几十年中，人类活动对地球自然系统的影响迅速增强，导致大多数自然系统的破坏和转化。大气，海洋和整个陆地表面的这些破坏不仅使物种灭绝，而且对人类健康和福祉构成了严重威胁。表征和解决这些威胁需要转变范式。在2017年11月13日发表给医学科学院的演讲中，我描述了人类对自然系统的影响范围以及几乎涵盖人类健康各个方面的广泛相关健康影响。我重点介绍了来自行星健康的几个总体主题，并提出了我们训练，奖励，促进，并资助新一代的健康科学家，他们将承担起打破学科孤岛的任务，以应对这一紧迫的健康威胁。我建议保护后代的健康需要更好地照顾地球的自然系统。