Planetary health | Global engagement | Indigenous health
Sohani Sirdeshmukh
ABOUT
From the lab, to the classroom, to the world.
Trained in biochemistry, microbiology, and bioinformatics, I moved into sustainable international development and education, including three years with Meghshala Trust in Bengaluru, India. There, our team created climate and science lessons for teachers in low-resource schools, and grounding them in local stories taught me how much place-based knowledge matters.
Today, at the Yale School of Nursing, I help build the programs and partnerships that connect our community with colleagues around the world. I am drawn to the places where health, ecology, and the arts meet, and I am especially interested in how Indigenous knowledge systems can inform planetary health.
Science
A foundation in the life sciences and data that shapes how I approach health questions.
Community
Building partnerships across institutions and borders, grounded in respect and shared purpose.
Story
Design and communication that turn complex ideas into something people can see, feel, and act on.
A GROWING FOCUS
Indigenous knowledge and planetary health
Indigenous communities have long understood health as inseparable from land, water, and relationships. I am committed to learning from these knowledge systems and making space for them in education and global engagement.
Listening first
Partnering with care
Amplifying voices
My work at the intersection of
people and planet
Explore my growing collection of publications, campaigns, and programs I have helped bring to life.
Planetary health
Common Ground: People, Planet and the Arts
Common Ground: People, Planet, and the Arts is a CUGH webinar series that brings arts and creative practice into the global health conversation. Across three sessions, panelists from around the world explore Planetary Health and Indigenous Artistic Traditions, Art as Advocacy, and One Health through an Artistic Lens. Together, they look at how art, culture, and storytelling can deepen our understanding of the connections between human health and the health of the planet.
Planetary health, Global Health
Planetary Health Leadership Program Brochure
Designed a four-page recruitment brochure for Yale School of Nursing’s Planetary Health Leadership Program, an 8-week virtual certificate for mid-to-senior level healthcare professionals. The layout puts the program overview, learning outcomes, weekly outline, and audience in a clear, visual format, with a QR code that takes readers straight to the application.
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