Sustainable transformations for healthcare systems in a changing climate

Elena Raffetti; Malin Ahrne; Stefan Döring; Ana Hagström; Maurizio Mazzoleni; Gabriele Messori; Maria Rusca; Laura Zarantonelllo

Cell Reports Sustainability (Mar 2024)

Sustainable transformations for healthcare systems in a changing climate

Elena Raffetti,
Malin Ahrne,
Stefan Döring,
Ana Hagström,
Maurizio Mazzoleni,
Gabriele Messori,
Maria Rusca,
Laura Zarantonelllo

Affiliations

Elena Raffetti: British Heart Foundation Cardiovascular Epidemiology Unit, Department of Public Health and Primary Care, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK; Victor Phillip Dahdaleh Heart and Lung Research Institute, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK; Department of Global Public Health, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden; Swedish Centre for Impacts of Climate Extremes (climes), Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden; Department of Earth Sciences, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden; Corresponding author
Malin Ahrne: Department of Women’s and Children’s Health, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
Stefan Döring: Department of Peace and Conflict Research, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden; Peace Research Institute Oslo, Oslo, Norway
Ana Hagström: Department of Learning, Informatics, Management and Ethics, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden; Centre for Epidemiology and Community Medicine, Region Stockholm, Stockholm, Sweden
Maurizio Mazzoleni: Institute for Environmental Studies, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
Gabriele Messori: Swedish Centre for Impacts of Climate Extremes (climes), Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden; Department of Earth Sciences, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden; Department of Meteorology and Bolin Centre for Climate Research, Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden
Maria Rusca: Global Development Institute, The University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
Laura Zarantonelllo: Department of Surgery, Uppsala University Hospital, Uppsala, Sweden

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 1, no. 3
p. 100054

Abstract

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Climate extremes are unprecedented straining healthcare systems and intensifying pre-existing issues. This commentary addresses lack of (1) knowledge on unintended health consequences of adaptation actions, (2) interdisciplinary research frameworks, and (3) forward-looking, context-based scenarios. Collaboration across natural, medical, and social sciences can facilitate shifts toward more sustainable and equitable healthcare.

Published in Cell Reports Sustainability

ISSN: 2949-7906 (Online)
Publisher: Elsevier
Country of publisher: United States
LCC subjects: Geography. Anthropology. Recreation: Environmental sciences; Science: Biology (General): Ecology
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