Global and Planetary Health Perspectives in Preventive Medicine: Science, Policy, and Action

This closing chapter examines preventive medicine through a global and planetary health lens, addressing the intersecting challenges of climate change, biodiversity loss, food systems, and global health governance. It reviews the scientific evidence linking planetary health stressors to human disease, the concept of climate-resilient health systems, and the role of international policy frameworks in advancing prevention at a population and global scale. The chapter concludes with a synthesis of cross-cutting themes from the volume and a forward-looking research agenda for the preventive medicine community.