Infection prevention, planetary health, and single-use plastics

M Smith, H Singh, JD Sherman - JAMA, 2023 - jamanetwork.com
HumanHealthrecentlyhighlightedhowplastic… society but are responsible for significant
harms to environmental and human health. 1 For instance, 98% of plastics are derived from …

[HTML][HTML] Effectiveness of greenhouse gas mitigation intervention for health-care systems: a systematic review

IM Blom, M Eissa, JC Mattijsen, H Sana… - Bulletin of the World …, 2024 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Objective To identify evidence-based interventions that reduce greenhouse gas emissions
in health-care systems in low-and middle-income countries and explore potential synergies …

Climate change resilient health facilities: a scoping review of case studies in low and middle-income countries

PN Schwerdtle, TA Ngo, F Hasch… - Environmental …, 2024 - iopscience.iop.org
Resilient health systems can reduce the negative health and social effects of climate
change. However, health systems are themselves threatened by climate change through …

Factors to vaccine cold chain management for sustainable and resilient healthcare delivery

V Thakur, MK Hossain, SK Mangla - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2024 - Elsevier
The efficient distribution and timely vaccine delivery to the masses during any pandemic
situation require reliable and efficient vaccine cold chain management (VCCM). Therefore …

[HTML][HTML] Optimal decision-making in relieving global high temperature-related disease burden by data-driven simulation

XC Li, HR Qian, YY Zhang, QY Zhang, JS Liu… - Infectious Disease …, 2024 - Elsevier
The rapid acceleration of global warming has led to an increased burden of high
temperature-related diseases (HTDs), highlighting the need for advanced evidence-based …

[PDF][PDF] Human health and the health of Planet Earth go together

JM Antó - emergence, 2024 - repositori.upf.edu
The emergence of the planetary health approach was highlighted by the report of The
Rockefeller Foundation-Lancet Commission on Planetary Health in 2015 and changed how …

Transitioning to sustainable, climate-resilient healthcare: insights from a health service staff survey in Australia

A Huang, SM Cooke, C Garsden, C Behne… - BMC Health Services …, 2024 - Springer
Background More than 80 countries, including Australia, have made commitments to deliver
climate-resilient and low carbon healthcare. Understanding how healthcare workers view …

The role of planetary health in urologic oncology

L Lawaczeck, J Rudolph, V Norz, I Tsaur… - Expert Review of …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction Climate change and global warming are an omnipresent topic in our daily lives.
Planetary health and oncology represent two critical domains within the broader spectrum of …

The Impact of Climate Change on Global Oncology

L Nogueira, N Florez - Hematology/Oncology Clinics, 2024 - hemonc.theclinics.com
Settler colonialism is defined as a system of oppression that involves the appropriation of
indigenous life, land, and culture, with the goal of replacing these with settler life and culture …

Environmental Impact of a Direct Laryngoscopy: Opportunities for Pollution Mitigation

GI Filley, D Kayastha, W Hayes, S Mehra… - The …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Objective To quantify the environmental impact of standard direct laryngoscopy surgery and
model the environmental benefit of three feasible alternative scenarios that meet safe …