气候变化对医疗保健系统构成威胁;同时,医疗保健系统导致气候恶化。预计气候引发的灾害将增加对医疗保健服务的需求,同时也对医疗保健系统基础设施和供应链的完整性构成威胁。许多医疗保健组织已采取主动行动,通过实施碳减排措施和基础设施加固,为此类灾难做好准备。通过全球公认的框架和战略,称为范围1、2和3,以及脱碳。我们探索了这些早期采用者的努力,以了解他们如何思考和解决气候变化对医疗保健的影响。通过回顾同行评审文献的过程,公开发布的文件,年度可持续发展报告,会议介绍,并参与国家脱碳合作,我们(1)提供了一组不同的例子,展示了医疗保健系统响应的各种方式;(2)确定了实施脱碳实践的一系列紧急关键主题,例如迭代改进的组织文化和构建跨组织协作系统的作用;以及(3)综合这些脱碳努力的长期可持续性的可识别的驱动因素集。
气候变化对医疗保健系统构成威胁,while,同时,医疗保健系统有助于气候变化。气候变化造成的灾害预计将增加对医疗服务的需求,并影响医疗基础设施和供应链。一些医疗保健组织已经采取措施,通过实施碳减排实践和基础设施加固来应对这些挑战。要做到这一点,他们正在使用全球公认的减少碳排放的框架。研究人员研究了这些早期采用者及其在医疗保健领域应对气候变化的努力。他们审查了各种已发表的文件,年度可持续发展报告,并确定了实施这些碳减排做法的关键主题。他们还确定了这些努力长期可持续性的驱动因素。这项研究可以帮助医疗机构更好地应对和应对气候变化带来的挑战。
Climate change poses a threat to healthcare systems; at the same time, healthcare systems contribute to a worsening climate. Climate-induced disasters are predicted to increase both the demand for healthcare services while also posing a threat to the integrity of healthcare systems\' infrastructures and supply chains. Many healthcare organizations have taken initiatives to prepare for such disasters through implementing carbon emission-reduction practices and infrastructure reinforcement, through globally recognized frameworks and strategies known as Scopes 1, 2, and 3, and decarbonization. We explored the efforts of these early adopters to understand how they are thinking about and addressing climate change\'s impacts on healthcare. Through a process of reviewing the peer-reviewed literature, publicly available published documents, annual sustainability reports, conference presentations, and participation in a national decarbonization collaborative, we (1) provide a diverse set of examples showcasing the variety of ways healthcare systems are responding; (2) identify a set of emergent key themes to implementing decarbonization practices, such as the role of an organizational culture of iterative improvement and building systems of cross-organizational collaboration; and (3) synthesize the identifiable set of driving factors for long-term sustainability of these decarbonization efforts.
Climate change poses a threat to healthcare systems, while, at the same time, healthcare systems contribute to climate change. Disasters caused by climate change are expected to increase demand for healthcare services and affect healthcare infrastructure and supply chains. Some healthcare organizations have taken steps to prepare for these challenges by implementing carbon-reduction practices and infrastructure reinforcement. To do this, they are using globally recognized frameworks for reducing carbon emissions. Researchers studied these early adopters and their efforts to address climate change in healthcare. They reviewed a variety of published documents, annual sustainability reports, and conference presentations and identified key themes for implementing these carbon-reduction practices. They also identified driving factors for the long-term sustainability of these efforts. This research can help healthcare organizations better prepare for and address the challenges posed by climate change.