Medical Waste, A Call to Action for Health Care. Find out why incineration is harmful and about better alternatives for medical waste treatment. enlarge video
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)
Gary Cohen, Uncommon Hero
HCWH's co-founder Gary Cohen is a recipient of the prestigious Skoll Award. This video, chronicling the evolution of HCWH's work, premiered at the 2009 Skoll World Forum. enlarge video
HCWH's co-founder Gary Cohen is a recipient of the prestigious Skoll Award. This video, chronicling the evolution of HCWH's work, premiered at the 2009 Skoll World Forum. enlarge video
CHLC Tools and Resources
Climate and Health Literacy Consortium
"Climate change is the biggest global health threat of the 21st century ... the impacts will be felt all around the world — and not just in some distant future but in our lifetimes and those of our children." — The Lancet, 2009
Articles on Climate and Health
- Building a Green Economy, Paul Krugman
- Health Risks Heating Up? Global Warming Could Affect Patient Symptoms, Susan J. Landers, American Medical News, April 21, 2008
- Healthy Hospitals Health Planet Healthy People, Addressing Climate Change in Health Care Settings, WHO, HCWH Discussion Draft
- World Health Organization, Climate Change and Human Health
- Managing the Health Effects of Climate Change, Anthony Costello, et al., Lancet and University College London Institute for Global Health Commission, May 2009
Powerpoint Presentations on Climate and Health
- Climate Change and the Role of Healthcare Professionals: Education, Mitigation, Adaptation (ppt, 86 Mb)
- Climate Change and the Role of Healthcare Professionals: Education, Mitigation, Adaptation (recorded webinar; 75 minutes)
Key Resources
- Addressing Climate Change in the Health Care Setting: Opportunities 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 - Carbon Reduction for Health Systems
Learn more at the website of the NHS Sustainable Development Unit, UK - Climate Change and Human Health: A Nurse's Call to Action
- Climate Change and Human Health: Present and Future Risks (pdf)
- Climate Change and the Role of the Health Care Professional: Education, Mitigation, Adaptation
- Co-Benefits to Health of a Strong EU Climate Change Policy (pdf)
- Healthy Hospitals, Healthy Planet, Healthy People: Addressing Climate Change in Health Care Settings (pdf)
Aims at addressing the climate footprint of the health sector - Lancet Series report on Health and Climate Change
- Making the Case for Policy Makers (pdf)
- 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
