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Oceans and Health: A Blueprint for Future Well-being

Explore the intersection of oceans and human health, addressing threats like pollution, overfishing, and coastal development. Learn about NOAA's Oceans and Human Health Initiative and scientific goals to promote a healthier marine ecosystem. Discover how NOAA's Centers of Excellence contribute to predicting and mitigating risks to human health from marine-related issues.

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Oceans and Health: A Blueprint for Future Well-being

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  1. Oceans and Health: A Prescription for the Future Paul Sandifer Chief Scientist, NOAA’s Oceans and Human Health Initiative

  2. Primary Drivers for Establishment of a National OHH Initiative • National Academy Reports: • From Monsoons to Microbes: Understanding the Role of the Oceans in Human Health • Under the Weather: Climate, Ecology and Infectious Disease • Marine Biotechnology • Grand Environmental Challenges • U.S. Commission on Ocean Policy • Program Implementation by NSF & NIEHS • Congressional Appropriations • NOAA Strategic Plan • Oceans and Human Health Act of 2004

  3. An Ocean Blueprint for the 21st Century

  4. Human Threats to Ocean Health • NPS pollution, stormwater runoff • Coastal development, wetland loss • Overfishing, ecosystem collapse • Ballast water, invasive species

  5. Impacts of Coastal Development on Ocean and Human Health more impervious surfaces increased flooding decreased biodiversity and natural habitat bacterial/viral contamination of seafood & beaches

  6. Ocean Threats to Human Health

  7. Role of OHHI within NOAA Historical Focus of NOAA Focus of OHH Initiative

  8. NOAA OHHI Scientific Goals • Support an ecosystems approach to understanding causal relationships among humans, ocean processes, marine ecosystem health, and human health outcomes; • Predict ocean-related impacts on human health and identify emerging marine-related human health threats; • Promote the ecologically sound discovery of marine organisms and bioactive agents for human health benefit; and • Provide useful information for public health and natural resource decision makers

  9. NOAA Centers of Excellencein Oceans & Human Health • Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory (GLERL) • predicting the formation of toxic algal blooms, beach closings, and water quality • Hollings Marine Laboratory (HML) • quality and safety of coastal waters and seafood and development of tools to characterize chemical and microbial threats to marine ecosystems and humans. • Northwest Fisheries Science Center (NWFSC) • infectious diseases, toxins, and chemicals that directly impact human health, and the use of marine organisms as sentinel species.

  10. OHHI Competitive External Grants • FY04: 104 proposals received, 17 grants awarded ($6.8 million) • FY05: proposals under review (~$7 million, including continuing projects): ~ 150 proposals received

  11. Speakers • Dr. Dan Baden, Director, Center for Marine Science, University of NC at Wilmington • Ms. Sarah Chasis, Director of Water and Coastal Programs, Natural Resources Defense Council • Dr. Lora Fleming, Professor, Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences, University of Miami • Dr. Don Perkins, Director, Gulf of Maine Research Institute • Ms. Kathleen Frith, Director,Communications and Outreach, Center for Health and the Global Environment, Harvard Medical School

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