Healing Anthropocene Syndrome: Planetary Health Requires Remediation of the Toxic Post-Truth Environment

The term “Anthropocene Syndrome” describes the wicked interrelated challenges of our time. We expand the discourse on positive social contagion and argue that empowerment through education can help lead to an information transformation with the aim of flourishing along every link in the person, place and planet continuum.

Citation:
Logan AC, Berman SH, Berman BM, Prescott SL. Healing Anthropocene Syndrome: Planetary Health Requires Remediation of the Toxic Post-Truth Environment. Challenges. 2021;12(1).

Keywords:
Planetary health; Anthropocene; post-truth; truth; misinformation; disinformation; propaganda; COVID-19; unity; health equity; social justice; environmental justice; consumerism; ultra-processed foods; non-communicable disease; developmental origins of health and disease; cross-sectoral initiatives; Anthropocene Syndrome; network multipliers; mindfulness

Abstract:
The term “Anthropocene Syndrome” describes the wicked interrelated challenges of our time. We expand the discourse on positive social contagion and argue that empowerment through education can help lead to an information transformation with the aim of flourishing along every link in the person, place and planet continuum.