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oapen-20.500.12657-515562021-11-20T02:51:32Z Climate Change and the Health Sector Thomas, Alexander Reddy, K. Srinath Alexander, Divya Prabhakaran, Poornima Society and culture: general Climate change Health, illness and addiction: social aspects Conservation of the environment Population and demography Disability: social aspects Human geography bic Book Industry Communication::J Society & social sciences::JF Society & culture: general bic Book Industry Communication::R Earth sciences, geography, environment, planning::RN The environment::RNP Pollution & threats to the environment::RNPG Climate change bic Book Industry Communication::J Society & social sciences::JF Society & culture: general::JFF Social issues & processes::JFFH Illness & addiction: social aspects bic Book Industry Communication::R Earth sciences, geography, environment, planning::RN The environment::RNK Conservation of the environment bic Book Industry Communication::J Society & social sciences::JH Sociology & anthropology::JHB Sociology::JHBD Population & demography bic Book Industry Communication::J Society & social sciences::JF Society & culture: general::JFF Social issues & processes::JFFG Disability: social aspects bic Book Industry Communication::R Earth sciences, geography, environment, planning::RG Geography::RGC Human geography The health sector is known to be one of the major contributors towards the greenhouse gas emissions causing the climate crisis, the greatest health threat of the 21st century. This volume positions the health sector as a leader in the fight against climate change and explores the role of the health system in climate policy action. It delivers an overview of the linkages between climate change and the health sector, with chapters on the impact of climate change on health, its connection to pandemics, and its effects on food, nutrition and air quality, while examining gendered and other vulnerabilities. It delves into the different operational aspects of the health sector in India and details how each one can become climate-smart to reduce the health sector’s overall carbon footprint, by looking at sustainable procurement, green and resilient healthcare infrastructure, and the management of transportation, energy, water, waste, chemicals, pharmaceuticals and plastics in healthcare. Well supplemented with rigorous case studies, the book will be indispensable for students, teachers, and researchers of environmental studies, health sciences, and climate change. It will be useful for healthcare workers, public health officials, healthcare leaders, policy planners, and those interested in climate resilience and preparedness in the healthcare sector. 2021-11-19T16:23:27Z 2021-11-19T16:23:27Z 2022 book ONIX_20211119_9781000511796_9 9781000511796 9781003190516 9781032039992 9781032162522 https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/51556 eng application/pdf Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International 9781000511796.pdf Taylor & Francis Routledge India 10.4324/9781003190516 10.4324/9781003190516 7b3c7b10-5b1e-40b3-860e-c6dd5197f0bb 9781000511796 9781003190516 9781032039992 9781032162522 Routledge India 270 open access
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The health sector is known to be one of the major contributors towards the greenhouse gas emissions causing the climate crisis, the greatest health threat of the 21st century. This volume positions the health sector as a leader in the fight against climate change and explores the role of the health system in climate policy action. It delivers an overview of the linkages between climate change and the health sector, with chapters on the impact of climate change on health, its connection to pandemics, and its effects on food, nutrition and air quality, while examining gendered and other vulnerabilities. It delves into the different operational aspects of the health sector in India and details how each one can become climate-smart to reduce the health sector’s overall carbon footprint, by looking at sustainable procurement, green and resilient healthcare infrastructure, and the management of transportation, energy, water, waste, chemicals, pharmaceuticals and plastics in healthcare. Well supplemented with rigorous case studies, the book will be indispensable for students, teachers, and researchers of environmental studies, health sciences, and climate change. It will be useful for healthcare workers, public health officials, healthcare leaders, policy planners, and those interested in climate resilience and preparedness in the healthcare sector.
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