When summer days grow harsh

my thoughts return to my river,

fed by white mountain springs,

beloved of the shy bird, the bellbird,

whose cry is like falling water

Judith Wright

At Rise.Health Solutions, we promote an Earth Systems approach - a holistic view that integrates hydrosphere, cryosphere and biosphere. This is consistent with the tenets of two prevailing frameworks: One Health; and Planetary Health.

ONE HEALTH: “a collaborative, multisectoral, and transdisciplinary approach—working at the local, regional, national, and global levels—with the goal of achieving optimal health outcomes recognizing the interconnection between people, animals, plants, and their shared environment” (US Centers for Disease Control)

PLANETARY HEALTH: a multi-disciplinary field “rooted in understanding the interdependencies of human and natural systems,” dedicated to “finding solutions to health risks posed by our poor stewardship of our planet,” and balancing “human advancement with environmental and biodiversity sustainability” (The Rockefeller Foundation)

The river is within us; the sea is all about us.

John Olsen

I look out this window and think this is a cosmos; this is a huge creation; this is one small corner of it. The trees and the birds and everything else and I am part of it.

Morris West