[Climate change: Causes, consequences, solutions and public health care implications].
Klimawandel: Ursachen, Folgen, Lösungsansätze und Implikationen für das Gesundheitswesen.
Carbon dioxide
Climate change
Global warming
Globale Erwärmung
Greenhouse gas emissions
Klimawandel
Kohlendioxid
Treibhausgase
Journal
Zeitschrift fur Evidenz, Fortbildung und Qualitat im Gesundheitswesen
ISSN: 2212-0289
Titre abrégé: Z Evid Fortbild Qual Gesundhwes
Pays: Netherlands
ID NLM: 101477604
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Nov 2020
Nov 2020
Historique:
received:
28
02
2020
revised:
18
07
2020
accepted:
20
07
2020
pubmed:
30
8
2020
medline:
18
11
2020
entrez:
30
8
2020
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Global warming is a fundamental threat to human civilization. Urgent and comprehensive actions are needed to achieve the Paris Climate Convention goals. This work aims to provide a systematic overview of global warming and its linkages to public healthcare. In a narrative review, we outline causes, consequences, and necessary measures regarding global warming and the implications for public healthcare. Closely linked to our resource behaviours and economic systems, greenhouse gas emissions play a central role in global warming. We are seeing an increase in temperature records and heat waves as well as droughts with crop losses, rising sea levels and, ultimately, effects on the human body and mind. Despite these threats, there is a gap between awareness and action. Measures are urgently needed at a political, innovative, economic and individual level. As a significant greenhouse gas emitter, the public health sector bears responsibility. Healthcare professionals are directly confronted with the impact of global warming through the treatment of people suffering from its effects; they can serve as role models in tackling it. Necessary changes in life (style) do not only involve a more conscious use of our resources, but also hold the chance of creating a new form of social solidarity. Healthcare institutions and professionals play a significant role as emitters, practitioners, and role models in global warming.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND
BACKGROUND
Global warming is a fundamental threat to human civilization. Urgent and comprehensive actions are needed to achieve the Paris Climate Convention goals. This work aims to provide a systematic overview of global warming and its linkages to public healthcare.
METHODS
METHODS
In a narrative review, we outline causes, consequences, and necessary measures regarding global warming and the implications for public healthcare.
RESULTS AND DISCUSSION
CONCLUSIONS
Closely linked to our resource behaviours and economic systems, greenhouse gas emissions play a central role in global warming. We are seeing an increase in temperature records and heat waves as well as droughts with crop losses, rising sea levels and, ultimately, effects on the human body and mind. Despite these threats, there is a gap between awareness and action. Measures are urgently needed at a political, innovative, economic and individual level. As a significant greenhouse gas emitter, the public health sector bears responsibility. Healthcare professionals are directly confronted with the impact of global warming through the treatment of people suffering from its effects; they can serve as role models in tackling it. Necessary changes in life (style) do not only involve a more conscious use of our resources, but also hold the chance of creating a new form of social solidarity.
CONCLUSIONS
CONCLUSIONS
Healthcare institutions and professionals play a significant role as emitters, practitioners, and role models in global warming.
Identifiants
pubmed: 32859556
pii: S1865-9217(20)30100-8
doi: 10.1016/j.zefq.2020.07.008
pii:
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Systematic Review
Langues
ger
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
59-67Informations de copyright
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