Health In Harmony
An inspiring new booklet by David Werner
published by HealthWrights
In November 2007 David Werner had the opportunity
to visit Health in Harmony, an innovative new program
in a remote area of West Kalimantan, on the Indonesian
portion of the island of Borneo. This pioneering program
is crucially relevant to our imperiled times because
it strives to address, in an integrated participatory
way:
1) the pressing health needs of the local villagers
and
2) the environmental protection of endangered tropical
forests.
In a holistic manner, it combines community-based
health care with the overarching issues of deforestation,
global warming, and the conservation of the intricate
balance of life.
In the words of the program founder, Kinari Webb,
“Health in Harmony is inspired by the recognition
that global health for all depends on linking human
and environmental health at the local level.”
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