Public Health
Our health is inextricably linked to the environment.
The Stanford Woods Institute brings together experts from a wide range of disciplines to tackle complex challenges at the intersection of human health and the environment. Through its Program on Water, Health & Development, the institute develops sustainable approaches to improving water supply and sanitation services while strengthening capacity for water and wastewater management in developing countries. The Disease Ecology in a Changing World (DECO) program connects specialists in ecology, medicine, public health, and the social sciences to examine how environmental change influences disease risks and to design nature-based interventions. The Center for Human and Planetary Health links researchers across medicine, environmental science, and policy to generate solutions that promote both human wellbeing and environmental sustainability. Woods also partners with the Stanford Center for Innovation in Global to advance the university’s focus on human and planetary health.