WHO-HCWH Climate Report
Healthy Hospitals, Healthy Planet, Healthy People: Addressing Climate Change in Health Care Settings (pdf)
Healthy Hospitals, Healthy Planet, Healthy People: Addressing Climate Change in Health Care Settings (pdf)
The Issue
The health care sector's intensive energy use results in significant contributions to climate change, pollution, respiratory ailments and the accumulation of persistent toxic materials. As energy costs continue to rise, and as accelerating climate change becomes a pressing medical and global health issue, health care leaders are searching for strategies to reduce energy costs and be good stewards of our stressed and fragile ecosphere.
Health Care Without Harm is at the forefront of efforts to improve energy practices and reduce the overall climate footprint of the health care sector.
Key Resources
- Addressing Climate Change in the Health Care Setting: Opportunites for Action (pdf)
Outlines seven steps health care systems can take to reduce their climate footprint while improving public health, and presents examples from around the world - Healthy Hospitals, Healthy Planet, Healthy People: Addressing Climate Change in Health Care Settings (pdf)
Aims at addressing the climate footprint of the health sector - World Health Organization website for information about Climate and Health
The Impact of Climate Change on Health: Most people now know that climate change is a serious issue. Few, however, are aware of the extraordinary impacts that climate change will have specifically on health. The Climate Code Green Campaign addresses the impact of climate change on health. enlarge video
