Illustration
A visual illustrator, Eleanor Beer, sketched the launch event in real-time to capture the conversations.
Transcript
Professor Lora Fleming
Welcome
Our health depends on a healthy ocean.
Why NHS Ocean?
We benefit from transport, food, medicine, traditions
Lets work together
Think ocean
Dr Richard Hixson
With your encouragement we can scale globally
Dr Georgina Sowman
Primary and secondary care linking
We need your help
Look through an ocean lens
Prevention arena
Lets find sustainable ways to address future pandemics
Dr Nick Watts
You can't respond to climate change without the health profession
My word for the ocean - excitement!
Panel 1 - the big picture
Shipping plan
Avoid whale strikes and use environmentally friendly ships
Net zero NHS
Act local think global
Climate change
Why aren't people thinking ocean?
Panel 2 - individuals and communities
Health and well-being
Blue green social prescribing for healthier populations
Ocean therapy
Blue space
Long term sustainable change can only happen if we invest in people
Break out rooms
What actions can we take?
Look at pollution from meds
Green pledge
Beach clean
Engage with eco groups
Reduce our own waste
Professor Michael Depledge
There's 1.3m people in the NHS. Who is your target audience?
What's your message?
Strategy is needed
Ocean literacy
