
Racquel Arcilla
4/30/2025 2:01 AM
- Plant Parent 🪴
The third goal aims to ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages. The COVID-19 pandemic has shown how fragile many of the world’s health systems can be and is exacerbating other types of health-related issues as well. To support this goal:
- Encourage regular physical and mental health screenings within the members of your organization.
- Educate on the spread of communicable diseases and what individuals can do to help stop the transmission of diseases
An often overlooked side of our current linear economy is the unintended adverse health effects from hazardous materials. While SDG 3 has a weaker link to circular economy than the others listed here, e-waste is a great example of a fast growing waste stream that needs circular design thinking in a bad way. Closing material loops for electronics presents an opportunity to prevent harmful effects to the environment and human health from the current practice of low standard recycling (shredding) or incineration.