MEDBOX | Toolbox Health Impact & Climate Change

	Climate and Health Country Profiles World Health Organization WHO (2022) C_WHO Open external link (1446) Add to my MEDBOX The Health and Climate Change Country Profiles, developed in collaboration with national governments, are part of WHO’s monitoring of health sector response to climate change. The profiles summarize evidence of the climate hazards and health risks facing countries. They track national progress in addressing the health threats from climate change and highlight opportunities for gaining health benefits from climate mitigation action. The profiles provide an overview of key areas for taking action and provide links to available resources Tags: Climate, Climate Change, country study, Assessment, country profile, Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ifAcGhGd
	WHO/ILO Joint Estimates of the Work-related Burden of Disease and Injury World Health Organization WHO (2022) C_WHO Open external link (388) Add to my MEDBOX In the spirit of the Sustainable Development Goals, WHO and the International Labour Organization (ILO) produce the WHO/ILO Joint Estimates of the Work-related Burden of Disease and Injury (WHO/ILO Joint Estimates). The WHO/ILO Joint Estimates quantify the population exposed to occupational risk factors and amount health loss caused by these exposures. Global, regional and national estimates are produced of the numbers of deaths and disability-adjusted life years that can be attributed to exposure to selected occupational risk factors. Estimates are produced disaggregated by sex and age group Tags: global health, Environment, planetary health, Source: https://www.who.int/teams/environment-cl
	Climate-Smart Healthcare : Low-Carbon and Resilience Strategies for the Health Sector The World Bank Group (2017) CC Open external link (790) Add to my MEDBOX Climate change is damaging human health now and is projected to have a greater impact in the future. Low- and middle-income countries are seeing the worst effects as they are most vulnerable to climate shifts and least able to adapt given weak health systems and poor infrastructure. Low-carbon approach can provide effective, cheaper care while at the same time being climate smart. Low-carbon healthcare can advance institutional strategies toward low-carbon development and health-strengthening imperatives and inspire other development institutions and investors working in this space. Low-carbon healthcare provides an approach for designing, building, operating, and investing in health systems and facilities that generate minimal amounts of greenhouse gases. It puts health systems on a climate-smart development path, aligning health development and delivery with global climate goals. This approach saves money by reducing energy and resource costs. It can improve the quality of care in a diversity of settings. By prompting ministries of health to tackle climate change mitigation and foster low-carbon healthcare, the development community can help governments strengthen local capacity and support better community health Tags: Climate Change, Health Care, World Bank, Resilience, Source: https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/bits
	World Bank Group Approach and Action Plan for Climate Change and Health World Bank Group (2017) C1 View PDF(619) Download (293) Add to my MEDBOX Climate change (CC) impacts on health outcomes, both direct and indirect, are sufficient to jeopardize achieving the World Bank Group’s visions and agendas in poverty reduction, population resilience, and health, nutrition and population (HNP). In the last 5 years, the number of voices calling for stronger international action on climate change and health has increased, as have the scale and depth of activities. But current global efforts in climate and health are inadequately integrated. As a result, actions to address climate change, including World Bank Group (WBG) investment and lending, are missing opportunities to simultaneously promote better health outcomes and more resilient populations and health sectors. Accordingly, with the financial support of the Nordic Development Fund (NDF), the World Bank Group set out to develop an approach and a 4-year action plan, outlined in this paper, to integrate health-related climate considerations into selected WBG sector plans and investments Tags: Climate Change, Climate, health, World Bank, Source: https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/bits
	A Physician’s Guide to Climate Change, Health and Equity Public Health Institute/Center for Climate Change and Health (2016) CC Open external link (462) Add to my MEDBOX Large File 55 MB!!! Tags: Climate Change, guide, Impact, health, Source: http://climatehealthconnect.org/wp-conte
	Training Manual: Climate and Health International Federation of Medical Students’ Associations (IFMSA) (2016) C1 View PDF(87) Download (43) Add to my MEDBOX The project was developed by the International Federation of Medical Students’ Associations (IFMSA), in line with the Federation’s statement “a world in which students are equipped with knowledge, skills and value to take on health leadership roles locally and globally so to shape a sustainable future”. This was supported by an ongoing and vital engagement from the World Health Organization (WHO) and their work the United Nations Alliance on Climate Change Education, Training and Public Awareness. The overall objective was to create a “all in one” type of resource to bring together climate change, health and youth advocacy Tags: Climate, Climate Change, Source: https://ifmsa.org/wp-content/uploads/201
	Protecting Health from Climate Change Vulnerability And Adaptation Assessment Peter Berry, Diarmid Campbell-Lendrum, Carlos Corvalan, and Joy Guillemot Pan American Health Organization (2010) CC View PDF(1508) Download (928) Add to my MEDBOX Tags: Assessment, Climate, Health services, Source: http://www.who.int/entity/globalchange/p
	Encouraging Public Officials to Lead on Climate and Health Medical Society Consortium on Climate and Health (2022) CC View PDF(6) Download (5) Add to my MEDBOX The Medical Society Consortium on Climate and Health shares a communication guide for health professionals to effectively communicate with public officials on the need for climate action. In seven steps, the guide provides prompts and examples on how to frame climate issues in a way public officials can be convinced to act. The guide includes a Message Box tool, a framework for adaptable and effective advocac Tags: Climate Change, impact on health, education, Source: https://test.ms2ch.org/wp-content/upload
	Etablissements de santé résilients face au changement climatique et écologiquement viables : orientations de l’OMS Organisation Mondiale de la Santé OMS (2021) CC View PDF(4) Download (7) Add to my MEDBOX RÉSUMÉ D’ORIENTATION L’objectif des présentes orientations est de renforcer la capacité des établissements de santé à protéger et à améliorer la santé des communautés desservies face à un climat instable et changeant ; et de donner aux établissements de santé les moyens d’assurer leur durabilité environnementale, grâce à une meilleure utilisation des ressources et à une diminution du rejet de déchets dans l’environnement. En étant résilients au changement climatique et écologiquement viables, les établissements de santé peuvent offrir des soins de qualité et des services plus accessibles, et en contribuant à réduire les coûts des établissements, ils garantissent également la prestation de soins plus abordables. Ils représentent par conséquent un élément important de la couverture sanitaire universelle (CSU). Le présent document a pour objectif de : guider les professionnels travaillant dans des structures de soins de santé de manière à ce qu’ils comprennent les risques sanitaires supplémentaires liés au changement climatique et qu’ils s’y préparent efficacement ; renforcer la capacité à exercer une surveillance efficace des maladies liées au climat ; et à suivre, anticiper, gérer les risques sanitaires associés au changement climatique et à s’y adapter ; inciter les responsables des établissements de santé à collaborer avec les secteurs déterminants pour la santé (notamment l’eau et l’assainissement, l’énergie, les transports, l’alimentation, l’urbanisme, l’environnement) afin de se préparer aux risques sanitaires supplémentaires posés par le changement climatique grâce à l’adoption d’une approche de résilience, et à promouvoir des pratiques écologiquement durables dans la prestation des services ; fournir des outils pour aider les responsables des établissements de santé à évaluer leur résilience face aux menaces liées au changement climatique et leur durabilité environnementale, sur la base de l’utilisation appropriée des ressources (en particulier l’eau et l’énergie et les achats durables), et du rejet de matières dangereuses (biologiques, chimiques, radiologiques) dans leur environnement ; promouvoir des mesures visant à garantir que les établissements de santé soient constamment et de plus en plus solides et continuent d’être efficaces et réactifs pour améliorer la santé et contribuer à réduire les inégalités et la vulnérabilité dans leur contexte local Tags: Health and climate change, Environmental Health Services, guidance, sustainability, health care facilities, planetary health, Source: https://apps.who.int/iris/handle/10665/3
	Health Care Facilities Resilient to Climate Change Impacts Paterson, J.; P. Berry, K. Ebi and L. Varangu (2014) CC Open external link (30) Add to my MEDBOX nt. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2014, 11(12), 13097-13116; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph111213097 Climate change will increase the frequency and magnitude of extreme weather events and create risks that will impact health care facilities. Health care facilities will need to assess climate change risks and adopt adaptive management strategies to be resilient, but guidance tools are lacking. In this study, a toolkit was developed for health care facility officials to assess the resiliency of their facility to climate change impacts. A mixed methods approach was used to develop climate change resiliency indicators to inform the development of the toolkit. The toolkit consists of a checklist for officials who work in areas of emergency management, facilities management and health care services and supply chain management, a facilitator’s guide for administering the checklist, and a resource guidebook to inform adaptation. Six health care facilities representing three provinces in Canada piloted the checklist. Senior level officials with expertise in the aforementioned areas were invited to review the checklist, provide feedback during qualitative interviews and review the final toolkit at a stakeholder workshop. The toolkit helps health care facility officials identify gaps in climate change preparedness, direct allocation of adaptation resources and inform strategic planning to increase resiliency to climate change Tags: Health and climate change, Resiliency, Adaptation, extreme weather, health care facilities, planetary health, Source: https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/11/12/130