Climate change and health equity

Schnitter, R.; Moores, Eldridge M.; Berry, Peter; Verret, Marielle; Buse, Chris G.; Macdonald, C.; Perri, Marina; Jubas-Malz, D

doi:10.4095/329535

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“…Health inequities, particularly in these vulnerable communities as well as patients with chronic diseases, are also amplified (59). Moreover, our map illustrates a large portion of transportation and production occurring in the global south, meaning those countries are dealing with the direct emissions and other pollutants (e.g., wastewater discharge) of production more so than the consumers in North America (60).…”

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“…The copyright holder has made the manuscript available under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY) license and consented to have it forwarded to EarthArXiv for public posting. license EarthArXiv worsen socio-economic disparities and disproportionately harm already vulnerable communities, notably Indigenous, Black, elderly, and low-income populations (59).…”

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The long journey of a benzodiazepine

Kaur,

Parascandalo,

et al. 2024

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Medications make up 12-25% of health care’s greenhouse gas emissions production. By utilizing a life cycle analysis approach, this article lays out each step of production and disposal and estimates the global journey of a generic clonazepam pill. Generic clonazepam was selected because it is a commonly prescribed medication and is often linked to deprescribing initiatives due to its potential patient harms. A visual map was created to illustrate each step of the medications life cycle, from Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient (API) mining to patient usage. Our findings demonstrate that health care prescribing practices have tangible environmental impacts and manufacturers should continue to invest in operational streamlining to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions. Overall, there is a need for clinicians and leadership to become more aware of the connection between medication prescription and climate change so that healthcare systems can start to reduce its emission production.

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The long journey of a benzodiazepine

Kaur,

Parascandalo,

et al. 2024

Preprint

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“…The WHO (2021) estimates that from 2030 onward, there will be an additional 250,000 deaths annually due to climate-driven diseases such as heat stroke, respiratory disease and vector-borne diseases. The effects of climate change in North America have a disproportionally negative impact on the health outcomes of non-white marginalized communities especially, including Indigenous, Black and low-income populations (Schnitter et al 2022).…”

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Identifying Opportunities for Greenhouse Gas Reductions and Cost Savings in Hospitals: A Knowledge Translation Tree

Sergeant¹,

Webster²,

Varangu³

et al. 2022

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Research has shown that the healthcare sector is among the least green sectors and constitutes one of the largest contributors to greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, posing risks to human health. This review discusses the development of a knowledge translation tool that aims to compare a range of interventions that can be applied in hospital settings to reduce the local GHG emissions and associated financial costs. It discusses several interventions that potentially have the most impact on GHG reduction and compares these to interventions that are commonly used in different hospital departments. The authors propose opportunities to advance the implementation of these interventions within hospital operations across many other geographic locations.

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