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Sustainability in Healthcare: Perspectives and Reflections …

(3 days ago) WEBAnother important issue to be tackled regarding sustainability in the healthcare sector is the management of waste disposal and air pollution . Klangsin & Harding [ 9 ] showed how medical waste has become one of the top pollutant sources …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7591295/

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What are the challenges in making healthcare more …

(3 days ago) WEBSustainable Development Goal 3: Good Health and Well-Being. SDG 3 is ambitious, setting out to reduce or eliminate a number …

https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2020/09/challenges-healthcare-sustainable-development-sdg3-good-health-well-being/

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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 change to deliver …

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

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Sustainability for Health Care - Achieving Your Sustainability Goals …

(4 days ago) WEBIn health care, sustainability refers to the integration of environmental stewardship, social equity and fiduciary responsibility to support healthy, equitable and resilient environments and communities over time. Sustainability in health care is based on a simple principle: Everything that humans need for their survival and well-being depends

https://www.aha.org/sustainability

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What Can Hospitals Learn from The Coca-Cola …

(4 days ago) WEBThe company performed its first assessment of the environmental impact of its products, raw materials, and fuel use in 1969 and since 2005, has regularly published sustainability reports in …

https://catalyst.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/CAT.21.0362

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A multi-stakeholder perspective on sustainable healthcare: From …

(3 days ago) WEBHowever, the transition towards sustainable healthcare is a complex issue that brings many challenges: on the one hand, the need to acquire new knowledge and skills in the field of sustainability; on the other hand, the difficulties of creating a dialogue between very different disciplines and sectors.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7375280/

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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 caused by climate change, but health systems also bear responsibility for the extensive environmental waste and contamination that contribute to these threats.1 …

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

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The environmental footprint of health care: a global assessment

(3 days ago) WEBAs an example of the trends in the environmental footprint from 2000 to 2015, the nitrogen footprint of global health care increased from about 1 megaton (Mt) in 2000 to about 1·4 Mt in 2015 ( figure 2A ), representing a constant 1·9% of global emissions and a constant 155 g per capita ( figure 2B ). These global estimates carry uncertainties

https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanplh/article/PIIS2542-5196(20)30121-2/fulltext

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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 compared with 2010, and reach net zero by 2050.1 In 2020, the UK National Health Service (NHS) committed to achieving net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2040.2 This …

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

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Sustainability in healthcare: efficiency, effectiveness, ­economics …

(3 days ago) WEBConsidering sustainability from a clinical perspective means allocating resources appropriately (both human and material) and considering the health and wellbeing of staff – arguably the single most important entity in the sustainable delivery of healthcare. The first of these issues is highlighted in an article on geriatric surgical liaison

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6502558/

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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 pollution and climate change. Human influences on the environment continue to grow. Many of the resulting risks are continuously generating disease and injuries, impacting quality …

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

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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 performance of health care itself through basic and implementation research, public policy and advocacy, and education. We are a transdisciplinary body of the health professional …

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

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Designing for Healthcare Sustainability: A Framework

(2 days ago) WEBThe healthcare system has been described as a four-level framework: the patient, the care providers and staff, the organization and the operations. A few examples of systems sustainability include: Staff retention—Improving building standards and efficiency for staff to ultimately improve job performance and satisfaction.

https://www.ache.org/blog/2021/designing-for-healthcare-sustainability-a-framework

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Health Care 2030: The Coming Transformation NEJM Catalyst

(4 days ago) WEBHealth Care 2030: The Coming Transformation. The next decade will see major shifts in the design of health systems and health care, propelled by digital health, growing consumerism, mounting financial constraints, and accelerated by Covid-19. Authors: Eyal Zimlichman, MD, MSc, Wendy Nicklin, BN, MSc (A), ICDD, Rajesh …

https://catalyst.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/CAT.20.0569

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Challenges to health system sustainability - Gorman - 2022

(8 days ago) WEBPerhaps the key issue for the sustainability of any health system might be a shift to a more proactive health and wellness system, given that what currently exists are largely sickness and injury management systems. A good exemplar exists in the discipline of sports medicine. This began when doctors were tasked with patching up players, …

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/imj.15873

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Sustainability in Health Care Annual Reviews

(4 days ago) WEBThe academic public health and biomedical communities have a long history of researching and documenting the adverse impacts of pollution on human health. However, the healthcare industry itself is a major contributor to pollution as well as the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions responsible for global warming. For example, the health sectors of the …

https://www.annualreviews.org/content/journals/10.1146/annurev-environ-112320-095157

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Health Costs And Financing: Challenges And Strategies For A New

(Just Now) WEBPrices on existing, branded drugs have increased substantially during the past decade, limiting affordability and access. 37,41,42 And even in circumstances where the benefits are unclear or

https://www.healthaffairs.org/doi/10.1377/hlthaff.2020.01560

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USC makes sustainability in medicine a priority

(7 days ago) WEBMay 21, 2024 By Leigh Hopper. Anyone who has spent time in a hospital or doctor’s office can see the enormous amount of waste generated in patient care. But at Keck Medicine of USC and within USC’s health sciences schools, there’s a robust movement to shrink health care’s carbon footprint. Learn more about USC’s Assignment: Earth

https://today.usc.edu/keck-medicine-of-usc-and-uscs-health-sciences-schools-make-sustainability-a-priority/

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3 Keys for Hospitals to Achieve Sustainable Financial Stability

(8 days ago) WEB3 Keys for Hospitals to Achieve Sustainable Financial Stability. Data & Insights. AHA Center for Health Innovation Market Scan. No one said it would be easy for hospitals and health systems to achieve financial sustainability in today’s ecosystem. The nation’s aging patient base, rising costs, staffing shortages and evolving reimbursement

https://www.aha.org/aha-center-health-innovation-market-scan/2024-05-28-3-keys-hospitals-achieve-sustainable-financial-stability

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Implementation and adaptation of a hub-based psychiatric and …

(3 days ago) WEBBackground The Seamless Care Optimizing the Patient Experience (SCOPE)–Mental Health program is a comprehensive case management and psychiatric care initiative that supports primary care physicians in independent medical practices. This program offers a range of services that aims to enhance primary care capacity for …

https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0303750

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2020 - Healthcare Georgia Foundation

(6 days ago) WEBthe social determinants of health among the state’s vulnerable populations. This new and more comprehensive under-standing of health equity created a natural pathway for redefining the Foundation’s vision in 2018 to: Health Equity in Georgia, where all people attain their fullest potential for health and well-being.

https://www.healthcaregeorgia.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Catalyst-Fall-2020-Vol-3-No-1-Publication.pdf

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Towards Green and Sustainable Healthcare: A Literature Review …

(3 days ago) WEBSustainable development is one of the key issues in the healthcare industry. While of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) only the third goal of “ensuring healthy living and promoting well-being for all ages” is directly relevant to the health sector, other SDGs (such as on hunger, gender equality, clean water and sanitation

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9858978/

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Positioning for Sustainability: A Formative Assessment Tool

(3 days ago) WEBand findings from our study of 102 sustained rural health initiatives, the Georgia Health Policy Center has developed a Sustainability Framework©. This framework describes nine areas of strategy, capacity, and action that help to position an organization or program for sustainability (included as an attachment to this document).

https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/sustainability/pdf/formative-assessment-tool-quick-course.pdf

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Corporate Sustainability: Opportunities Morgan Stanley

(5 days ago) WEBSustainability as a Value Creation Opportunity. When asked how sustainability impacts long-term corporate strategy, 85% say it is primarily (53%) or partly (32%) a value creation opportunity. Value creation is also the top reason that companies are pursuing their sustainability strategy, with half rating it a very significant reason.

https://www.morganstanley.com/ideas/corporate-sustainability-opportunities-challenges

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Identification and assessment of factors that impact the demand …

(5 days ago) WEBBackground This study involved a scoping review to explore factors influencing dental hygienist demand and supply in high-income countries. Methods A six-stage scoping review was conducted with separate search strategies tailored to four databases (MEDLINE, CINAHL, Google Scholar, and Google) plus a targeted scan of …

https://bmcoralhealth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12903-024-04392-6

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Wellness - Emory Office of Sustainability Initiatives

(1 days ago) WEBThe Wellness Program partners with Emory’s Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS) to address stress risk and management and ensure that student’s mental health needs are met. The Wellness Program is integral to the creation of a sustainable, healthy living community at Emory. It focuses on three areas: physical activity, healthy

https://sustainability.emory.edu/programs/wellness/

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The Lancet Series on Antimicrobial Resistance: The need for …

(4 days ago) WEBAll issues; Special issues; Series; Commissions; About About the journal; The need for sustainable access to effective antibiotics Published: May 23, 2024 Executive Summary. The content on this site is intended for science and health care professionals.

https://www.thelancet.com/series/antibiotic-resistance

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Report: These are the 12 biggest environmental threats in Georgia

(7 days ago) WEBThe 2021 "Dirty Dozen" report from the Georgia Water Coalition, an alliance of more than 250 environmental organizations, details what it says are the 12 biggest threats to the health of Georgia's

https://www.ajc.com/news/report-these-are-the-12-biggest-environmental-threats-in-georgia/7F7XWSKHLNAFRCRP73MBYLJ62Q/

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Sustainability Free Full-Text Analysis of Current Research in the

(1 days ago) WEBIn the current context of sluggish global economic recovery, widening regional disparities, and little room for policy error, the global employment situation is unprecedentedly severe. Therefore, research on sustainable employment is critical. In this study, we utilized a Latent Dirichlet Allocation (LDA) topic modeling approach to identify …

https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/16/11/4557

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MOU with University of the West Indies will contribute to UN

(1 days ago) WEBBUFFALO, N.Y. — University at Buffalo President Satish K. Tripathi signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with leaders of the University of the West Indies (UWI), on May 20 to help achieve the United Nations 2030 Sustainable Development Goals.. The MOU, which connects UB with the five campuses in the Caribbean …

https://www.buffalo.edu/integratedglobalbiomedicalsciences/about-us/Investigators.host.html/content/shared/university/news/news-center-releases/2024/05/MOU-UWI-Sustainable-Development-Goals.detail.html

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Global report reveals major gaps in menstrual health and hygiene …

(6 days ago) WEBNEW YORK, GENEVA, 28 May 2024 – Around the world, menstrual health and hygiene needs are being overlooked due to limited access to information, education, products and services, as well as inadequate facilities and inequalities. A new report, Progress on drinking water, sanitation, and hygiene in schools 2000–2023: special focus …

https://www.who.int/news/item/28-05-2024-global-report-reveals-major-gaps-in-menstrual-health-and-hygiene-in-schools

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The Deloitte Global 2024 Gen Z and Millennial Survey

(1 days ago) WEBDownload the 2024 Gen Z and Millennial Report. 5 MB PDF. To learn more about the mental health findings, read the Mental Health Deep Dive. The 13th edition of Deloitte's Gen Z and Millennial Survey connected with nearly 23,000 respondents across 44 countries to track their experiences and expectations at work and in the world more broadly.

https://www.deloitte.com/global/en/issues/work/content/genz-millennialsurvey.html

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