Climate Sustainability In Healthcare

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WHO publishes guidance on climate resilient and …

(9 days ago) WEBThe WHO guidance provides a broad range of interventions for health sector decision makers to enhance both climate resilience and environmental sustainability along the four fundamental requirements for providing safe and quality care in the context of climate …

https://www.who.int/news/item/12-10-2020-who-publishes-guidance-on-climate-resilient-and-environmentally-sustainable-health-care-facilities

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Transitioning to sustainable, climate-resilient healthcare: insights

(4 days ago) WEBClimate change awareness was higher than previously reported in Australian health professions , adding to the growing evidence globally, of health professionals’ positive …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11022411/

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Climate change and health care Deloitte Insights

(2 days ago) WEBThe medical research community now fully recognizes climate change, as the “greatest threat” to global public health, 1 according to an unprecedented joint statement in …

https://www2.deloitte.com/us/en/insights/industry/health-care/climate-change-and-health.html

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Planetary health care: a framework for sustainable health systems

(3 days ago) WEBIn 2018, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change announced that to restrict global temperature rise to 1·5°C, greenhouse gas emissions must decrease 45% by 2030 …

https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanplh/article/PIIS2542-5196(21)00005-X/fulltext

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Health Care Sustainability and Public Health - Yale Center on …

(7 days ago) WEBThe Yale Program on Health Care Environmental Sustainability (Y-PHES) within the Center on Climate Change and Health is dedicated to improving the environmental …

https://ysph.yale.edu/yale-center-on-climate-change-and-health/healthcare-sustainability-and-public-health/

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Environmental sustainability of health systems: time to act

(3 days ago) WEBThe health-care sector faces a great climate change paradox: health-care facilities and health-care givers are responsible for providing care to those who face harm and illness …

https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(23)00730-4/fulltext

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Here's how healthcare can reduce its carbon footprint

(8 days ago) WEBHealthcare systems account for over 4% of global CO2 emissions. Climate change affects a wide range of human health outcomes. Health systems can drive sustainable …

https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2022/10/cop27-how-healthcare-can-reduce-carbon-footprint/

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Climate change, environmental sustainability and health care quality

(3 days ago) WEBThe ISQua response. Last October, at the 36th International Conference in Cape Town, South Africa, ISQua announced the publication of their official statement on the issue of …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7197527/

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Climate change and health: three grand challenges - Nature

(Just Now) WEBBuild better, more resilient and environmentally sustainable health systems. Building climate-resilient and sustainable health systems involves a systematic and …

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41591-023-02438-w

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Improving the medical curriculum on planetary health and …

(Just Now) WEBThe planetary health framework links human health to the health of the planet, which is our life support system. The most recent Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change …

https://www.bmj.com/content/376/bmj.o209

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Climate-friendly healthcare: reducing the impacts of the healthcare

(Just Now) WEBIf the global healthcare sector were a country, it would be the fifth-largest carbon emitter, also producing massive volumes of waste. A revolutionary transition to an …

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11625-024-01487-5

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Climate change, health and sustainable healthcare: The role of …

(2 days ago) WEBHealthcare systems around the world are responding with increasing urgency to rapidly evolving ecological crises, most notably climate change. This Perspective considers …

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/hec.4656

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Health Care Sustainability Metrics: Building A Safer, Low-Carbon …

(Just Now) WEBThe health sector’s contribution to damaging and degrading the natural environment has become increasingly clear in recent years. A 2019 estimate places health care’s global …

https://www.healthaffairs.org/doi/10.1377/hlthaff.2020.01103

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Sustainability and Health McKinsey & Company

(6 days ago) WEBUnderstanding and addressing the deep connections between health and the environment—to maintain and improve current and future health of those affected by …

https://www.mckinsey.com/mhi/focus-areas/sustainability-and-health

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The Climate-Health-Sustainability Nexus - Springer

(6 days ago) WEBThis book is a call to action, serving as a comprehensive scholarly examination that addresses the multifaceted challenges of climate change, health, and sustainability …

https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-031-56564-9

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Health Care Climate Challenge

(5 days ago) WEBThe Health Care Climate Challenge is building a global coalition of health care institutions at the forefront of this transformation. The Climate Challenge has over 350 participants, …

https://healthcareclimateaction.org/challenge

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Sustainability is critical for future proofing the NHS The BMJ

(7 days ago) WEBInterventions that consider climate change, sustainability, and nature should be integral to health system functioning. Placing sustainability at the core of the NHS’s future offers …

https://www.bmj.com/content/385/bmj-2024-079259

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Healthcare Sustainability - UCSF Center for Climate, Health, and …

(6 days ago) WEBThe health sector has been slow to devise sustainable healthcare systems resilient to climate change despite its heavy carbon footprint, accounting for close to 9% of U.S. …

https://climatehealth.ucsf.edu/healthcare-sustainability

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How HHS is helping the healthcare industry reduce its carbon …

(Just Now) WEBAs a healthcare company with an integrated whole-health approach, we acknowledge our responsibility to preserve and improve the health of our members, communities, and our …

https://www.advisory.com/daily-briefing/2024/05/03/climate-initiatives

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Empowering Sustainable Healthcare: The Role of Health Literacy

(1 days ago) WEBThe imperative of sustainability in healthcare is becoming more pressing due to global health crises, climate change, and the rising burden of chronic diseases. …

https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/16/10/3964

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Transitioning to sustainable, climate-resilient healthcare: insights

(8 days ago) WEBMore than 80 countries, including Australia, have made commitments to deliver climate-resilient and low carbon healthcare. Understanding how healthcare workers view their …

https://bmchealthservres.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12913-024-10882-8

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Health Sector Pledge HHS.gov

(9 days ago) WEBOn Earth Day 2022, the White House and HHS launched the Health Sector Climate Pledge, a voluntary commitment to climate resilience and emissions reduction that …

https://www.hhs.gov/climate-change-health-equity-environmental-justice/climate-change-health-equity/actions/health-sector-pledge/index.html

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Net zero care: what will it take? - The Health Foundation

(4 days ago) WEBClimate change is the leading threat to health globally, and the most vulnerable populations will be most adversely impacted.With the NHS responsible for around 4% of …

https://www.health.org.uk/publications/long-reads/net-zero-care-what-will-it-take?gad_source=1

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Could better asthma inhalers help patients, and the planet too?

(5 days ago) WEBGregg Furie, medical director for climate and sustainability at Brigham and Women's Hospital, One of the hospitals in Green's health care network, St. Joseph's Health …

https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2024/05/06/1248504466/could-better-asthma-inhalers-help-patients-and-the-planet-too

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Early childhood caries, climate change and the sustainable …

(5 days ago) WEBSustainable development goal 13 centres on calls for urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts. The aim of this scoping review was to map the published …

https://bmcoralhealth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12903-024-04237-2

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Practice Greenhealth celebrates 2024 Environmental Excellence …

(Just Now) WEBPractice Greenhealth is proud to announce the winners of the 2024 Environmental Excellence Awards, recognizing leading U.S. hospitals for their exceptional commitment …

https://practicegreenhealth.org/about/news/practice-greenhealth-celebrates-2024-environmental-excellence-award-winners-0

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Health-harming heat stress rising in Europe, scientists say

(Just Now) WEBIn a report on Europe's climate, Copernicus and the WMO noted last year's extreme conditions, including a July heatwave which pushed 41% of southern Europe into strong, …

https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/cop/health-harming-heat-stress-rising-europe-scientists-say-2024-04-22/

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Duke Experts Partner with N.C. Agencies on Tools to Reduce Heat …

(Just Now) WEBOver the past year, experts from the Heat Policy Innovation Hub at Duke’s Nicholas Institute for Energy, Environment & Sustainability have collaborated on the toolkit with three …

https://nicholasinstitute.duke.edu/articles/duke-experts-partner-nc-agencies-tools-reduce-heat-risks

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The battle to save net zero is being played out in the courts

(7 days ago) WEBEnterprising charities and individuals are now increasingly focusing on litigation carried out in UK courts as a means of forcing through meaningful climate action, even as the …

https://www.newstatesman.com/environment/2024/05/battle-save-net-zero-courts-litigation

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Elgin to pay $183,500 for consultants helping city create a Climate

(Just Now) WEBElgin is ready to begin work on a Climate Action Plan, a framework to help reduce emissions as the city continues its quest to become a more sustainable community. …

https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/05/09/elgin-to-pay-183500-for-consultants-helping-city-create-a-climate-action-plan/

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