This survey of UK public health departments found that while climate change is recognized as an important health issue, responses were varied. Nearly 50% had identified a climate lead. Respondents saw training, resources, and coordination as needs. The results can inform a public health program to address climate change impacts and link to sustainability efforts already occurring.
climate change and health and the roles of physiciansChanggyo Yoon
This presentation quickly reviews the situation of Pacific countries with regard to climate change and how WHO uses the framework to help build climate resilient health systems with a focus on primary health care. After that, it proposes what actions can be taken by physicians who play very important roles in protecting patients from the health impact of climate change and addressing the importance of taking action towards climate change.
Public Health 101: What Every Emergency Manager Needs to Knowbjspendley
Presented at The International Association of Emergency Managers (IAEM) 2010 Annual Conference with Nicole Errett, Baltimore City Mayor\'s Office of Emergency Management
Hilda Swirsky has had an extensive career focused on environmental health as a nurse educator, member of nursing organizations, and clinical practitioner. She has taught about environmental health, strengthened nursing policies and guidelines, and advocated for banning toxins and promoting clean air and water. Nurses can help address environmental health issues like pollution, climate change, and toxins by educating others, advocating for policies, and greening their practices.
Development of National Policy on Health for Adaptation to Climate Change in...Fitri Indra Wardhono
Climate Change now become an important issue in Indonesia and is mainstreamed in National Development Plan.
Ministry of Health has been developing a National Policy and strategy on Health for Adaptation to Climate Change.
With other sectors, health adaptation strategy will be implemented under National Development Plan 2010-2029.
Issues and approaches for Climate Change Adaptation to protect Human Health in Bangladesh. Presented at CBA5 by Dr. Iqbal Kabir Climate Change & Health Protection Unit, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare - Bangladesh
UCSF CTSI Implementation Science Training and Support: Activities and Impacts UCLA CTSI
Dr. Margaret Handley (UCSF) provides the learning goals for this webinar, which are the following: 1) Understand Background ideas that informs the UCSF Implementation Science Training Program, 2) identify components of the conceptual model for Implementation science have been applied to course development, and 3) understand variations of learner experience, ranging from curriculum and examples of completed work.
For more information and to see other dissemination and implementation content, please visit: http://ctsi.ucla.edu/patients-community/pages/dissemination_implementation_improvement
This document provides a toolkit to help Health and Wellbeing Boards in the UK adapt to climate change. It discusses the main health impacts of climate change, including increased heat-related illness, flooding, air pollution, and infectious diseases. Adaptation can have benefits across the health and social care system by reducing pressures on services and health inequalities. The impacts of climate change vary regionally in the UK. The toolkit is intended to help local boards understand climate risks in their area and incorporate adaptation measures into local strategies and plans.
The document provides updates from the National Programme on Climate Change and Human Health (NPCCHH) in India. It summarizes that NPCCHH has completed two years and will now publish a quarterly newsletter to document progress. It then discusses World Environment Day 2021 activities organized by NPCCHH, including a webinar on ecosystem restoration and the role of the health sector. It also summarizes program review meetings with states and technical centers. Key activities discussed include state-level World Environment Day activities focused on tree planting and green initiatives, the release of reports on health care's climate footprint and guidance for climate-friendly hospitals, and surveillance data on air pollution and acute respiratory illnesses in Delhi.
climate change and health and the roles of physiciansChanggyo Yoon
This presentation quickly reviews the situation of Pacific countries with regard to climate change and how WHO uses the framework to help build climate resilient health systems with a focus on primary health care. After that, it proposes what actions can be taken by physicians who play very important roles in protecting patients from the health impact of climate change and addressing the importance of taking action towards climate change.
Public Health 101: What Every Emergency Manager Needs to Knowbjspendley
Presented at The International Association of Emergency Managers (IAEM) 2010 Annual Conference with Nicole Errett, Baltimore City Mayor\'s Office of Emergency Management
Hilda Swirsky has had an extensive career focused on environmental health as a nurse educator, member of nursing organizations, and clinical practitioner. She has taught about environmental health, strengthened nursing policies and guidelines, and advocated for banning toxins and promoting clean air and water. Nurses can help address environmental health issues like pollution, climate change, and toxins by educating others, advocating for policies, and greening their practices.
Development of National Policy on Health for Adaptation to Climate Change in...Fitri Indra Wardhono
Climate Change now become an important issue in Indonesia and is mainstreamed in National Development Plan.
Ministry of Health has been developing a National Policy and strategy on Health for Adaptation to Climate Change.
With other sectors, health adaptation strategy will be implemented under National Development Plan 2010-2029.
Issues and approaches for Climate Change Adaptation to protect Human Health in Bangladesh. Presented at CBA5 by Dr. Iqbal Kabir Climate Change & Health Protection Unit, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare - Bangladesh
UCSF CTSI Implementation Science Training and Support: Activities and Impacts UCLA CTSI
Dr. Margaret Handley (UCSF) provides the learning goals for this webinar, which are the following: 1) Understand Background ideas that informs the UCSF Implementation Science Training Program, 2) identify components of the conceptual model for Implementation science have been applied to course development, and 3) understand variations of learner experience, ranging from curriculum and examples of completed work.
For more information and to see other dissemination and implementation content, please visit: http://ctsi.ucla.edu/patients-community/pages/dissemination_implementation_improvement
This document provides a toolkit to help Health and Wellbeing Boards in the UK adapt to climate change. It discusses the main health impacts of climate change, including increased heat-related illness, flooding, air pollution, and infectious diseases. Adaptation can have benefits across the health and social care system by reducing pressures on services and health inequalities. The impacts of climate change vary regionally in the UK. The toolkit is intended to help local boards understand climate risks in their area and incorporate adaptation measures into local strategies and plans.
The document provides updates from the National Programme on Climate Change and Human Health (NPCCHH) in India. It summarizes that NPCCHH has completed two years and will now publish a quarterly newsletter to document progress. It then discusses World Environment Day 2021 activities organized by NPCCHH, including a webinar on ecosystem restoration and the role of the health sector. It also summarizes program review meetings with states and technical centers. Key activities discussed include state-level World Environment Day activities focused on tree planting and green initiatives, the release of reports on health care's climate footprint and guidance for climate-friendly hospitals, and surveillance data on air pollution and acute respiratory illnesses in Delhi.
The document discusses climate change adaptation and CDC's Climate and Health Program. It provides an overview of the BRACE framework, a 5-step process developed by CDC to help public health agencies develop climate adaptation plans. It then highlights success stories from the Minnesota and San Francisco public health departments in using the BRACE framework to assess health vulnerabilities, educate the public, and develop adaptation strategies to address health risks from climate change such as extreme heat, flooding and air pollution.
The Rockefeller Foundation–Lancet Commission on Planetary Health: Safeguardin...The Rockefeller Foundation
The document summarizes the key findings of The Rockefeller Foundation–Lancet Commission on planetary health. It finds that:
1) While human health has greatly improved, this has come at the cost of degrading natural systems that support human civilization. Continued environmental damage threatens future health gains.
2) Challenges include conceptual failures to value nature, knowledge failures around environmental drivers of disease, and governance failures to recognize threats in a timely manner.
3) Solutions require new policies that balance social progress, sustainability, and economic growth, supported by improved governance and transdisciplinary research.
Lecture 7 - Climate Change burden of disease.pdfWuodNyarMbita
Certainly! Here's a condensed overview of the climate change burden of disease and essential mitigation measures:
**Introduction to Climate Change and Health**
Climate change, driven primarily by human activities such as burning fossil fuels and deforestation, is altering the Earth's climate system, leading to a range of impacts on human health. These impacts, collectively known as the climate change burden of disease, include both direct and indirect effects on physical and mental health.
**Direct Health Impacts**
1. **Extreme Weather Events**: Climate change intensifies extreme weather events such as hurricanes, heatwaves, floods, and wildfires, leading to injuries, displacement, and fatalities.
2. **Heat-related Illnesses**: Rising temperatures increase the frequency and severity of heatwaves, contributing to heat-related illnesses such as heatstroke, dehydration, and heat exhaustion.
3. **Vector-borne Diseases**: Changes in temperature and precipitation patterns affect the distribution and abundance of disease-carrying vectors like mosquitoes and ticks, increasing the spread of diseases like malaria, dengue fever, and Lyme disease.
4. **Air Quality**: Climate change exacerbates air pollution, leading to respiratory and cardiovascular diseases such as asthma, bronchitis, and heart attacks.
**Indirect Health Impacts**
1. **Food Security**: Climate change disrupts agricultural systems, leading to crop failures, food shortages, malnutrition, and foodborne diseases.
2. **Waterborne Diseases**: Changes in precipitation patterns and water availability impact water quality, increasing the risk of waterborne diseases such as cholera and typhoid fever.
3. **Mental Health**: The stress of experiencing climate-related events, loss of livelihoods, and displacement can exacerbate mental health issues such as anxiety, depression, and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
**Vulnerable Populations**
Certain populations are particularly vulnerable to the health impacts of climate change, including:
- **Children**: Due to their developing physiology and dependency on caregivers.
- **Elderly**: Due to age-related health vulnerabilities.
- **Low-income Communities**: Who may lack access to healthcare, adequate housing, and resources to cope with climate-related disasters.
- **Indigenous Peoples**: Whose livelihoods and cultural practices are closely tied to the environment.
- **People with Pre-existing Health Conditions**: Who may be more susceptible to climate-related health risks.
**Mitigation Measures**
1. **Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions**: Transitioning to renewable energy sources, improving energy efficiency, and implementing policies to limit carbon emissions from industries, transportation, and agriculture.
2. **Adaptation Strategies**: Developing and implementing measures to adapt to climate change impacts, such as improving infrastructure resilience, enhancing early warning systems, and promoting sustainable land and water managem
Greening health sector - Innovations for sustainable developmentUNDP Eurasia
1) UNDP is working to promote sustainable procurement practices and reduce the environmental impact of the health sector through various initiatives.
2) Projects include developing carbon footprint methodologies for Global Fund grants and engaging manufacturers on reducing health care waste.
3) Lessons indicate using partnerships and market power can help green billions in development aid annually, but goals and monitoring are needed.
Role of Health Systems Strengthening in the Implementation of PEN InterventionsChanggyo Yoon
This presentation reviews useful concepts and frameworks for health system strengthening and to be able to achieve UHC and health related SDGs with regard to the Pacific. Given the important role of essential package of health services, the presntation addresses how PEN implementation can be well integrated into health strategy and planning processes to be able to help achieve NCD and health service related SDGs such as 3.4.1 / 3.5.2 / 3.8.1.
A Study to Assess the Effectiveness of Planned Teaching Programme on Environm...ijtsrd
Background Environmental health the branch of public health concerned with monitoring or mitigating those factors in the environment that affect human health and disease. Or other words the condition of the environment in a particular region, especially as regards ecological diversity or pollution. Objectives The aim of this study was to assess effectiveness of planned teaching programme on environmental health among the community people. Methodology The research approach adopted for this study is a Quantitative research approach. The research design was pre test and post test design. The pilot study was conducted at Rural Area Gandhi Nagar Bhopal. A Convenient sampling technique was used. Structured knowledge questionnaire was used to assessing the environmental Health. The final study was conducted with 50 sample in schools was given followed by post test after 7 days using the same pre test tools. The data collected was analyzed using inferential statistics. Results Indicated overall pre test and post test mean knowledge scores on environmental health. Depicted mean post test score 24.95 is higher than mean pre test score of 16.825. The actual gain knowledge score is 8.125 and post test SD =3.25, pre test SD=4.50 and computed paired t test 9.3235 p= 2.04 at the level of 0.05. Thus, data showed higher than the tabled value t test = 2.18 at the level of 0.05 thus indicated significant difference and effectiveness of planned teaching program, in increasing the knowledge of Community people regarding environmental health. The computed ”˜t’ value t=9.3235 was higher than the table value t=2.04 at 0.05 level of significance. Hence, the research hypothesis H1 was accepted. Conclusion The study concluded that planned teaching program was effective in increasing the knowledge score of Community people regarding environmental health. Ms. Sunita Singh | Mr. Mata Deen | Mrs. Malika Roy "A Study to Assess the Effectiveness of Planned Teaching Programme on Environmental Health among the Community People in Selected Rural Area Gandhi Nagar Bhopal (M.P.)" Published in International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development (ijtsrd), ISSN: 2456-6470, Volume-6 | Issue-4 , June 2022, URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/papers/ijtsrd50349.pdf Paper URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/medicine/other/50349/a-study-to-assess-the-effectiveness-of-planned-teaching-programme-on-environmental-health-among-the-community-people-in-selected-rural-area-gandhi-nagar-bhopal-mp/ms-sunita-singh
Quantification of rate of air pollution by means ofIJARBEST JOURNAL
To develop efficient strategies for pollution control, it is essential to assess
both the costs of control and the benefits that may result. These benefits will often include
improvements in public health, including reductions in both morbidity and premature
mortality. Until recently, there has been little guidance about how to calculate the benefits
of air pollution controls and how to use those estimates to assign priorities to different air
pollution control strategies. In this work, a method is described for quantifying the benefits
of reduced ambient concentrations of pollutants (such as ozone and particulate matter)
typically found in urban areas worldwide. The method applies the data on Jakara, Indonesia,
an area characterized by little wind, high population density (8 million people), congested
roads, and ambient air pollution. The magnitude of the benefits of pollution control depends
on the level of air pollution, the expected effects on health of the pollutants (dose-response),
the size of the population affected, and the economic value of these effects. In the case of
Jakarta, the methodology suggests that reducing exposure to lead and nitrogen dioxide
should also be a high priority. An important consequence of ambient lead pollution is a
reduction in learning abilities for children, measured as I.Q. loss. Apart from that, reducing
the proportion of respirable particles can reduce the amount of illness and premature
mortality.
Safeguarding human health in the Anthropocene epoch: report of The Rockefelle...Carol Daemon
The document is a report from The Rockefeller Foundation–Lancet Commission on planetary health that addresses the threats that environmental changes pose to human health. The summary identifies three main challenges: 1) conceptual failures to prioritize long-term health and sustainability over short-term economic gains, 2) knowledge failures around transdisciplinary research on social and environmental health drivers, and 3) implementation failures in governmental responses to environmental health threats. The report calls for action across multiple sectors to promote policies that improve health and environmental sustainability, especially for vulnerable populations. Key recommendations include accounting for natural capital, balancing economic growth with sustainability, transforming energy and agricultural systems, and expanding transdisciplinary research on health and environmental linkages.
Health, Climate change & WHO - Final donorreport2011Nexomed
This document discusses the impacts of climate change on health, what has been done to address these impacts, and what still needs to be done. It outlines how climate change is affecting health through increased temperatures, extreme weather, air pollution, food and water insecurity. It discusses how the WHO and others have raised awareness, formed partnerships, and conducted research on these issues. However, more still needs to be done to strengthen health systems, policies and funding to protect populations from climate change impacts through essential public health interventions.
The document outlines the pre-screening tasks for a health impact assessment of a proposed expansion of coal seam gas extraction in Camden, NSW. It recommends forming a steering committee representing stakeholders to guide the HIA process. The screening identified issues such as stress on the community, health inequities, and impacts on water and air quality from construction and operations. The scope of the HIA would involve collecting demographic data, consulting the community through surveys and meetings, and monitoring air and water for potential impacts on health.
The document summarizes the proposed changes to the public health system in England, including:
1) The establishment of Public Health England and a new leadership structure at the local level through directors of public health within local authorities.
2) The creation of health and wellbeing boards to promote integrated working across health and social care.
3) A new public health outcomes framework and ringfenced public health funding for local authorities from 2013.
4) The need for the voluntary and community sector to understand the new system and identify how it can contribute to outcomes.
The document outlines plans for a new public health system in England, including:
1) Establishing Public Health England to lead nationally on public health and support local authorities.
2) Returning public health leadership to local governments and giving them dedicated funding and responsibilities.
3) Defining the new role of the Director of Public Health to advise local authorities and lead on health strategies.
4) Explaining how public health advice will be accessed by the NHS and clinical commissioning groups.
Chemicals from the Practice of Healthcare - Challenges & Unknowns Posed by Re...v2zq
This document discusses the challenges posed by residues from healthcare chemicals in the environment. It notes that while thousands of studies have been published on pharmaceuticals and personal care products in the environment (PiE), many questions remain unanswered. It argues that future PiE research should establish clear priorities by focusing on areas that can reduce the most uncertainty about risks while also benefiting human health and the environment. Optimally, the healthcare and personal care systems could be redesigned to minimize their environmental footprint, with potential collateral benefits like improved outcomes and lower costs. Reframing the issues around PiE to show how healthcare impacts the environment, and how reducing that impact could feedback to improve healthcare, may lead to more productive solutions.
At the Asia Clean Energy Forum 2016 Ricardo Energy & Environment’s waste management and resource efficiency experts discussed a range of critical issues, including financial, institutional, policy, regulatory, engineering, environmental and social issues around the planning for and delivery of appropriate and effective waste to energy infrastructure in developing economies.
In this presentation Dr Mark Broomfield discusses the health and social impacts of waste to energy processes.
The document discusses the field of public health dentistry. It provides definitions of key terms like public health and dental public health. It describes the historical development of public health and changing concepts in public health from disease control to health promotion to social engineering to health for all. It outlines tools used in dental public health like epidemiology and biostatistics. It discusses characteristics of ideal public health measures and services provided through public health dentistry.
Reframing Climate Change as a Public Health Issue: Challenges and Opportuniti...Renzo Guinto
The Philippines faces significant challenges from climate change, ranking high on global indices of vulnerability. However, public awareness of climate change impacts is low. The document discusses opportunities for the health sector to play a leading role in climate action. It proposes reframing climate change as a public health issue to raise awareness and support for adaptation. The Department of Health is well-positioned to champion this approach and strengthen climate resilience through existing health policies and programs.
This document discusses building climate-resilient health systems to adapt to climate change. It recommends modifying current health programs and policies based on historical climate hazards. More comprehensive, systems-oriented approaches are needed. Scenarios can test health systems' responses to extreme climate events beyond historical norms. Funding supports health adaptation projects in the Pacific. High priority measures include incorporating health safety into multi-sector adaptation and improving infrastructure, early warning systems, surveillance, and research.
Summary Various industries, including health care, have adop.docxpicklesvalery
Summary
Various industries, including health care, have adopted quality
improvement (QI) to enhance practices and outcomes. As
demands on the U.S. public health system continue to increase,
QI strategies may play a vital role in supporting the system and
improving outcomes. Therefore, public health practitioners, like
leaders in other industries, are developing QI approaches for
application in public health settings.
Quality improvement in public health involves systematically
evaluating public health programs, practices, and policies and
addressing areas that need to be improved to increase healthy
outcomes. Although QI methods and techniques have only
recently been applied to public health, public health systems offer
a wide range of opportunities for implementing, managing, and
evaluating QI efforts.
The growing field of Public Health Systems and Services Research
(PHSSR) offers the potential to contribute to and support QI efforts
in public health. PHSSR examines the delivery of public health
services within communities as well as the outcomes that result from
dynamic interactions within the public health system. By examining
the public health system, stakeholder interactions, delivery of services,
and outcomes, PHSSR can inform and support the implementation
of QI initiatives.
Most recently, national, state, and local levels have made notable
progress in quality improvement in public health.1, 2 One initia-
tive credited with achieving progress is the Multi-State Learning
Collaborative (MLC). The MLC aims to inform the national accredi-
tation program, incorporate quality improvement practice into pub-
lic health systems, promote collaborative learning across states and
partners, and expand the knowledge base in public health.
Bringing together state and local practitioners and other stakeholders
in a community of practice to achieve MLC goals has yielded several
best practices and lessons for public health stakeholders. However,
more work is needed if QI is to become standard practice in public
health—particularly in understanding health departments’ readiness
for change, building the evidence base for effective public health QI
practices in the context of the public health system, and examining the
sustainability of successful projects, and identifying the determinants
of transformational change.
ÆResearchInsights
Quality Improvement in Public Health: Lessons Learned
from the Multi-State Learning Collaborative
Background: AcademyHealth’s 2009 Annual Research Meeting
At the 2009 Annual Research Meeting (ARM), June 28–30, in Chicago, AcademyHealth convened a panel of three experts, members of the
Multi-State Learning Collaborative (MLC), to discuss their experiences in implementing quality improvement collaboratives in public health.
Leslie Beitsch, M.D., J.D., associate dean for health affairs and professor of family medicine and rural health at the College of Medicine, Florida
State ...
GCF Sectoral Dialogues, Health - NAP Expo 2019 NAP Events
This document summarizes a session from the NAP Expo on gaining input for the Green Climate Fund's Health and Well-being Sector Strategy and Guidelines. The session discussed challenges in developing health and well-being projects related to climate change. Key points included the need to strengthen evidence and data to better integrate health considerations into climate adaptation planning. Strengthening climate-resilient health systems and investing in capacity building were also discussed. Barriers identified were the gap between countries' climate commitments and actual health-focused projects, as well as the need for a paradigm shift in how the health sector addresses climate challenges at both policy and implementation levels.
1) The survey found that over half of UK public health departments recognize climate change as an important health issue, but less than half have assigned a lead on climate change and sustainability issues.
2) Respondents identified a need for more training on topics like the science of climate change, public health interventions, and advocacy. Additional resources for evidence, guidance, staffing, and tools were also seen as needed.
3) The results can inform a public health program to address climate change impacts, including establishing a special interest group, continued advocacy, education, research, and sharing best practices.
One in every 20 adults in Uganda lives with HIV/AIDS. The Healthcare Improvement Project works to improve healthcare quality and efficiency in countries like Uganda that have a shortage of healthcare workers. The project uses a collaborative approach where teams of healthcare workers identify inefficient processes, develop improvements, and share results with other teams. An evaluation of the project's Data Management Collaborative in Uganda found that clinics significantly reduced record retrieval times and clinic hours through quality improvement interventions. A cost-benefit analysis showed the project provided a net benefit of over $82,000 per year.
The document discusses climate change adaptation and CDC's Climate and Health Program. It provides an overview of the BRACE framework, a 5-step process developed by CDC to help public health agencies develop climate adaptation plans. It then highlights success stories from the Minnesota and San Francisco public health departments in using the BRACE framework to assess health vulnerabilities, educate the public, and develop adaptation strategies to address health risks from climate change such as extreme heat, flooding and air pollution.
The Rockefeller Foundation–Lancet Commission on Planetary Health: Safeguardin...The Rockefeller Foundation
The document summarizes the key findings of The Rockefeller Foundation–Lancet Commission on planetary health. It finds that:
1) While human health has greatly improved, this has come at the cost of degrading natural systems that support human civilization. Continued environmental damage threatens future health gains.
2) Challenges include conceptual failures to value nature, knowledge failures around environmental drivers of disease, and governance failures to recognize threats in a timely manner.
3) Solutions require new policies that balance social progress, sustainability, and economic growth, supported by improved governance and transdisciplinary research.
Lecture 7 - Climate Change burden of disease.pdfWuodNyarMbita
Certainly! Here's a condensed overview of the climate change burden of disease and essential mitigation measures:
**Introduction to Climate Change and Health**
Climate change, driven primarily by human activities such as burning fossil fuels and deforestation, is altering the Earth's climate system, leading to a range of impacts on human health. These impacts, collectively known as the climate change burden of disease, include both direct and indirect effects on physical and mental health.
**Direct Health Impacts**
1. **Extreme Weather Events**: Climate change intensifies extreme weather events such as hurricanes, heatwaves, floods, and wildfires, leading to injuries, displacement, and fatalities.
2. **Heat-related Illnesses**: Rising temperatures increase the frequency and severity of heatwaves, contributing to heat-related illnesses such as heatstroke, dehydration, and heat exhaustion.
3. **Vector-borne Diseases**: Changes in temperature and precipitation patterns affect the distribution and abundance of disease-carrying vectors like mosquitoes and ticks, increasing the spread of diseases like malaria, dengue fever, and Lyme disease.
4. **Air Quality**: Climate change exacerbates air pollution, leading to respiratory and cardiovascular diseases such as asthma, bronchitis, and heart attacks.
**Indirect Health Impacts**
1. **Food Security**: Climate change disrupts agricultural systems, leading to crop failures, food shortages, malnutrition, and foodborne diseases.
2. **Waterborne Diseases**: Changes in precipitation patterns and water availability impact water quality, increasing the risk of waterborne diseases such as cholera and typhoid fever.
3. **Mental Health**: The stress of experiencing climate-related events, loss of livelihoods, and displacement can exacerbate mental health issues such as anxiety, depression, and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
**Vulnerable Populations**
Certain populations are particularly vulnerable to the health impacts of climate change, including:
- **Children**: Due to their developing physiology and dependency on caregivers.
- **Elderly**: Due to age-related health vulnerabilities.
- **Low-income Communities**: Who may lack access to healthcare, adequate housing, and resources to cope with climate-related disasters.
- **Indigenous Peoples**: Whose livelihoods and cultural practices are closely tied to the environment.
- **People with Pre-existing Health Conditions**: Who may be more susceptible to climate-related health risks.
**Mitigation Measures**
1. **Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions**: Transitioning to renewable energy sources, improving energy efficiency, and implementing policies to limit carbon emissions from industries, transportation, and agriculture.
2. **Adaptation Strategies**: Developing and implementing measures to adapt to climate change impacts, such as improving infrastructure resilience, enhancing early warning systems, and promoting sustainable land and water managem
Greening health sector - Innovations for sustainable developmentUNDP Eurasia
1) UNDP is working to promote sustainable procurement practices and reduce the environmental impact of the health sector through various initiatives.
2) Projects include developing carbon footprint methodologies for Global Fund grants and engaging manufacturers on reducing health care waste.
3) Lessons indicate using partnerships and market power can help green billions in development aid annually, but goals and monitoring are needed.
Role of Health Systems Strengthening in the Implementation of PEN InterventionsChanggyo Yoon
This presentation reviews useful concepts and frameworks for health system strengthening and to be able to achieve UHC and health related SDGs with regard to the Pacific. Given the important role of essential package of health services, the presntation addresses how PEN implementation can be well integrated into health strategy and planning processes to be able to help achieve NCD and health service related SDGs such as 3.4.1 / 3.5.2 / 3.8.1.
A Study to Assess the Effectiveness of Planned Teaching Programme on Environm...ijtsrd
Background Environmental health the branch of public health concerned with monitoring or mitigating those factors in the environment that affect human health and disease. Or other words the condition of the environment in a particular region, especially as regards ecological diversity or pollution. Objectives The aim of this study was to assess effectiveness of planned teaching programme on environmental health among the community people. Methodology The research approach adopted for this study is a Quantitative research approach. The research design was pre test and post test design. The pilot study was conducted at Rural Area Gandhi Nagar Bhopal. A Convenient sampling technique was used. Structured knowledge questionnaire was used to assessing the environmental Health. The final study was conducted with 50 sample in schools was given followed by post test after 7 days using the same pre test tools. The data collected was analyzed using inferential statistics. Results Indicated overall pre test and post test mean knowledge scores on environmental health. Depicted mean post test score 24.95 is higher than mean pre test score of 16.825. The actual gain knowledge score is 8.125 and post test SD =3.25, pre test SD=4.50 and computed paired t test 9.3235 p= 2.04 at the level of 0.05. Thus, data showed higher than the tabled value t test = 2.18 at the level of 0.05 thus indicated significant difference and effectiveness of planned teaching program, in increasing the knowledge of Community people regarding environmental health. The computed ”˜t’ value t=9.3235 was higher than the table value t=2.04 at 0.05 level of significance. Hence, the research hypothesis H1 was accepted. Conclusion The study concluded that planned teaching program was effective in increasing the knowledge score of Community people regarding environmental health. Ms. Sunita Singh | Mr. Mata Deen | Mrs. Malika Roy "A Study to Assess the Effectiveness of Planned Teaching Programme on Environmental Health among the Community People in Selected Rural Area Gandhi Nagar Bhopal (M.P.)" Published in International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development (ijtsrd), ISSN: 2456-6470, Volume-6 | Issue-4 , June 2022, URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/papers/ijtsrd50349.pdf Paper URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/medicine/other/50349/a-study-to-assess-the-effectiveness-of-planned-teaching-programme-on-environmental-health-among-the-community-people-in-selected-rural-area-gandhi-nagar-bhopal-mp/ms-sunita-singh
Quantification of rate of air pollution by means ofIJARBEST JOURNAL
To develop efficient strategies for pollution control, it is essential to assess
both the costs of control and the benefits that may result. These benefits will often include
improvements in public health, including reductions in both morbidity and premature
mortality. Until recently, there has been little guidance about how to calculate the benefits
of air pollution controls and how to use those estimates to assign priorities to different air
pollution control strategies. In this work, a method is described for quantifying the benefits
of reduced ambient concentrations of pollutants (such as ozone and particulate matter)
typically found in urban areas worldwide. The method applies the data on Jakara, Indonesia,
an area characterized by little wind, high population density (8 million people), congested
roads, and ambient air pollution. The magnitude of the benefits of pollution control depends
on the level of air pollution, the expected effects on health of the pollutants (dose-response),
the size of the population affected, and the economic value of these effects. In the case of
Jakarta, the methodology suggests that reducing exposure to lead and nitrogen dioxide
should also be a high priority. An important consequence of ambient lead pollution is a
reduction in learning abilities for children, measured as I.Q. loss. Apart from that, reducing
the proportion of respirable particles can reduce the amount of illness and premature
mortality.
Safeguarding human health in the Anthropocene epoch: report of The Rockefelle...Carol Daemon
The document is a report from The Rockefeller Foundation–Lancet Commission on planetary health that addresses the threats that environmental changes pose to human health. The summary identifies three main challenges: 1) conceptual failures to prioritize long-term health and sustainability over short-term economic gains, 2) knowledge failures around transdisciplinary research on social and environmental health drivers, and 3) implementation failures in governmental responses to environmental health threats. The report calls for action across multiple sectors to promote policies that improve health and environmental sustainability, especially for vulnerable populations. Key recommendations include accounting for natural capital, balancing economic growth with sustainability, transforming energy and agricultural systems, and expanding transdisciplinary research on health and environmental linkages.
Health, Climate change & WHO - Final donorreport2011Nexomed
This document discusses the impacts of climate change on health, what has been done to address these impacts, and what still needs to be done. It outlines how climate change is affecting health through increased temperatures, extreme weather, air pollution, food and water insecurity. It discusses how the WHO and others have raised awareness, formed partnerships, and conducted research on these issues. However, more still needs to be done to strengthen health systems, policies and funding to protect populations from climate change impacts through essential public health interventions.
The document outlines the pre-screening tasks for a health impact assessment of a proposed expansion of coal seam gas extraction in Camden, NSW. It recommends forming a steering committee representing stakeholders to guide the HIA process. The screening identified issues such as stress on the community, health inequities, and impacts on water and air quality from construction and operations. The scope of the HIA would involve collecting demographic data, consulting the community through surveys and meetings, and monitoring air and water for potential impacts on health.
The document summarizes the proposed changes to the public health system in England, including:
1) The establishment of Public Health England and a new leadership structure at the local level through directors of public health within local authorities.
2) The creation of health and wellbeing boards to promote integrated working across health and social care.
3) A new public health outcomes framework and ringfenced public health funding for local authorities from 2013.
4) The need for the voluntary and community sector to understand the new system and identify how it can contribute to outcomes.
The document outlines plans for a new public health system in England, including:
1) Establishing Public Health England to lead nationally on public health and support local authorities.
2) Returning public health leadership to local governments and giving them dedicated funding and responsibilities.
3) Defining the new role of the Director of Public Health to advise local authorities and lead on health strategies.
4) Explaining how public health advice will be accessed by the NHS and clinical commissioning groups.
Chemicals from the Practice of Healthcare - Challenges & Unknowns Posed by Re...v2zq
This document discusses the challenges posed by residues from healthcare chemicals in the environment. It notes that while thousands of studies have been published on pharmaceuticals and personal care products in the environment (PiE), many questions remain unanswered. It argues that future PiE research should establish clear priorities by focusing on areas that can reduce the most uncertainty about risks while also benefiting human health and the environment. Optimally, the healthcare and personal care systems could be redesigned to minimize their environmental footprint, with potential collateral benefits like improved outcomes and lower costs. Reframing the issues around PiE to show how healthcare impacts the environment, and how reducing that impact could feedback to improve healthcare, may lead to more productive solutions.
At the Asia Clean Energy Forum 2016 Ricardo Energy & Environment’s waste management and resource efficiency experts discussed a range of critical issues, including financial, institutional, policy, regulatory, engineering, environmental and social issues around the planning for and delivery of appropriate and effective waste to energy infrastructure in developing economies.
In this presentation Dr Mark Broomfield discusses the health and social impacts of waste to energy processes.
The document discusses the field of public health dentistry. It provides definitions of key terms like public health and dental public health. It describes the historical development of public health and changing concepts in public health from disease control to health promotion to social engineering to health for all. It outlines tools used in dental public health like epidemiology and biostatistics. It discusses characteristics of ideal public health measures and services provided through public health dentistry.
Reframing Climate Change as a Public Health Issue: Challenges and Opportuniti...Renzo Guinto
The Philippines faces significant challenges from climate change, ranking high on global indices of vulnerability. However, public awareness of climate change impacts is low. The document discusses opportunities for the health sector to play a leading role in climate action. It proposes reframing climate change as a public health issue to raise awareness and support for adaptation. The Department of Health is well-positioned to champion this approach and strengthen climate resilience through existing health policies and programs.
This document discusses building climate-resilient health systems to adapt to climate change. It recommends modifying current health programs and policies based on historical climate hazards. More comprehensive, systems-oriented approaches are needed. Scenarios can test health systems' responses to extreme climate events beyond historical norms. Funding supports health adaptation projects in the Pacific. High priority measures include incorporating health safety into multi-sector adaptation and improving infrastructure, early warning systems, surveillance, and research.
Summary Various industries, including health care, have adop.docxpicklesvalery
Summary
Various industries, including health care, have adopted quality
improvement (QI) to enhance practices and outcomes. As
demands on the U.S. public health system continue to increase,
QI strategies may play a vital role in supporting the system and
improving outcomes. Therefore, public health practitioners, like
leaders in other industries, are developing QI approaches for
application in public health settings.
Quality improvement in public health involves systematically
evaluating public health programs, practices, and policies and
addressing areas that need to be improved to increase healthy
outcomes. Although QI methods and techniques have only
recently been applied to public health, public health systems offer
a wide range of opportunities for implementing, managing, and
evaluating QI efforts.
The growing field of Public Health Systems and Services Research
(PHSSR) offers the potential to contribute to and support QI efforts
in public health. PHSSR examines the delivery of public health
services within communities as well as the outcomes that result from
dynamic interactions within the public health system. By examining
the public health system, stakeholder interactions, delivery of services,
and outcomes, PHSSR can inform and support the implementation
of QI initiatives.
Most recently, national, state, and local levels have made notable
progress in quality improvement in public health.1, 2 One initia-
tive credited with achieving progress is the Multi-State Learning
Collaborative (MLC). The MLC aims to inform the national accredi-
tation program, incorporate quality improvement practice into pub-
lic health systems, promote collaborative learning across states and
partners, and expand the knowledge base in public health.
Bringing together state and local practitioners and other stakeholders
in a community of practice to achieve MLC goals has yielded several
best practices and lessons for public health stakeholders. However,
more work is needed if QI is to become standard practice in public
health—particularly in understanding health departments’ readiness
for change, building the evidence base for effective public health QI
practices in the context of the public health system, and examining the
sustainability of successful projects, and identifying the determinants
of transformational change.
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Quality Improvement in Public Health: Lessons Learned
from the Multi-State Learning Collaborative
Background: AcademyHealth’s 2009 Annual Research Meeting
At the 2009 Annual Research Meeting (ARM), June 28–30, in Chicago, AcademyHealth convened a panel of three experts, members of the
Multi-State Learning Collaborative (MLC), to discuss their experiences in implementing quality improvement collaboratives in public health.
Leslie Beitsch, M.D., J.D., associate dean for health affairs and professor of family medicine and rural health at the College of Medicine, Florida
State ...
GCF Sectoral Dialogues, Health - NAP Expo 2019 NAP Events
This document summarizes a session from the NAP Expo on gaining input for the Green Climate Fund's Health and Well-being Sector Strategy and Guidelines. The session discussed challenges in developing health and well-being projects related to climate change. Key points included the need to strengthen evidence and data to better integrate health considerations into climate adaptation planning. Strengthening climate-resilient health systems and investing in capacity building were also discussed. Barriers identified were the gap between countries' climate commitments and actual health-focused projects, as well as the need for a paradigm shift in how the health sector addresses climate challenges at both policy and implementation levels.
1) The survey found that over half of UK public health departments recognize climate change as an important health issue, but less than half have assigned a lead on climate change and sustainability issues.
2) Respondents identified a need for more training on topics like the science of climate change, public health interventions, and advocacy. Additional resources for evidence, guidance, staffing, and tools were also seen as needed.
3) The results can inform a public health program to address climate change impacts, including establishing a special interest group, continued advocacy, education, research, and sharing best practices.
One in every 20 adults in Uganda lives with HIV/AIDS. The Healthcare Improvement Project works to improve healthcare quality and efficiency in countries like Uganda that have a shortage of healthcare workers. The project uses a collaborative approach where teams of healthcare workers identify inefficient processes, develop improvements, and share results with other teams. An evaluation of the project's Data Management Collaborative in Uganda found that clinics significantly reduced record retrieval times and clinic hours through quality improvement interventions. A cost-benefit analysis showed the project provided a net benefit of over $82,000 per year.
This study aimed to estimate the prevalence of community-onset Clostridium difficile infection (CO-CDI) and identify associated risk factors. The researchers found that 58 cases of CO-CDI were diagnosed among 418,000 people, representing a prevalence of 1.29 per 10,000. Established risk factors like recent antibiotic use were present in 46.3% of cases. However, 16.7% had no known risk factors, suggesting CDI should be considered even without them. Non-established factors like outpatient hospital exposure and travel were also associated with CO-CDI. Larger prospective studies are still needed to further investigate these potential risk factors.
This document summarizes a study examining variation in county-level stroke mortality rates in China between 1986-1988 and potential risk factors. The study found nearly a 7-fold difference in stroke mortality rates between counties for both men and women. Higher latitude was correlated with higher mortality. For women, higher blood pressure, green vegetable consumption, BMI, and HDL cholesterol were also correlated, but no single factor explained more than 20% of the variation. The study suggests stroke risk is influenced by combinations of multiple factors.
Provision of dental services to care homes suchiey
The document summarizes a pilot program to provide NHS dental services to care homes in Northamptonshire. It outlines the needs assessment conducted which found high rates of dental issues among residents. The pilot involved local dental practices providing oral health assessments, treatment, and training to care home staff. Issues that arose included complex data collection, variable cooperation from homes, and challenges providing the service within the specified payment structure and timeframe. Evaluation of the pilot was underway to help determine future dental care programs for care home residents.
Using linked medical records, this study explored outcomes for people with mental illness discharged from inpatient care over several decades. Some key findings include:
- There is significant risk of death within the first year of discharge, especially from natural causes.
- Mortality rates within 30 days of discharge have markedly decreased over time, especially from natural causes.
- Admission rates for those over 65 with mental illness have significantly decreased while rates of community-based care have increased.
- Working with encrypted medical records presents challenges for outcomes research but record linkage is still advantageous for studying mental health outcomes over long periods.
The document summarizes a case of mercury poisoning from the use of a face cream in the UK. Two half-sisters presented with chronic back pain and nephrotic syndrome, and were found to have high levels of mercury in their blood from a face cream containing 2.04% mercury by weight. An investigation identified 29 additional customers of the cream, and three patients total were found to have nephrotic syndrome from mercury poisoning. Public warnings were issued about the dangers of using illegal cosmetics containing high mercury levels.
The document discusses the NHS savings and NICE guidance process. It describes how the Commissioning Support, Appraisals Service (CSAS) was set up to help coordinate engagement between PCTs and NICE. The aims of CSAS are to enable PCTs to contribute to and influence NICE technology appraisal guidance by providing training, documents, and support to consultee PCTs. For Appraisal Consultation Documents released by NICE, CSAS produces easy to understand commentaries from a commissioner's perspective to help PCTs submit feedback. So far the commentaries have resulted in many more responses from PCTs on the ACDs compared to the previous number of zero. The future roles of N
The document summarizes a pilot program to provide NHS dental services to care homes in Northamptonshire. It outlines the needs assessment conducted which found high rates of dental issues among residents. The pilot involved local dental practices providing oral health assessments, treatment, and training to care home staff. Issues that arose included complex data collection, variable cooperation from homes, and challenges providing the service within the specified payment structure and timeframe. Evaluation of the pilot was underway to help determine future dental care programs for care home residents.
The document summarizes the findings of a peer review of adult obesity efforts across 14 local authority and partner areas in the South West Region of England. The review focused on communications, interventions, needs assessment, evaluation, leadership, and strategies. It found successes in partnership working and innovative programs, but also areas for development in evaluation, needs assessment, strategic communication, and commissioning priorities. Recommendations included improving evaluation, using data to prioritize groups, and clearer roles for local authorities and primary care trusts regarding obesity efforts.
This document summarizes an epidemiological investigation into an E. coli O157 outbreak linked to a petting farm in England in 2009. The investigation found 93 cases associated with the farm between August and September, mostly in children under 10 years old. A case-control study identified several risk factors for infection, including visiting the main barn where adult goats and sheep were kept, feeding and petting the animals, staying over 5 hours, and being an infrequent visitor to open farms. The outbreak highlighted the challenges of conducting epidemiological studies during real-time outbreak management and the importance of effective communication between scientists and incident managers.
1. "The UK Public health response to climate Department of Public Health
University of Oxford
change: What are we doing and what should we do?" Centre for Radiation Chemical and Environmental hazards
Abstract
Despite scientific consensus on changes in global climate and adverse impacts on health, the current public health knowledge and actions in addressing this issue are not well defined. An internet based survey was sent
to all public health departments in the UK (service public health, academic public health and the health protection units) to obtain baseline information on the current public health actions/activities already underway.
The response rate was 32%. The results demonstrate that respondents recognise climate change as an important health problem requiring a public health response. Nearly 50% of the responding departments had identi-
fied a lead for climate change and sustainability. Considering the importance and relevance of this agenda in the UK's current environmental and financial state, the results of this survey provide the best available evi-
dence of the current public health knowledge and action against climate change in the UK. It provides a snapshot of the attitudes, perception of the health effects of climate change, action and innovations already taken
and demonstrates a willingness to build a coordinated response. This will inform a public health programme of action to address the causes and health consequences of climate change.
Introduction of climate change response.
While there is a scientific consensus that the global climate is changing, with increasing climate vari- Figure 1: Essential components of public health climate change response specified by respondents
ability and extremes, rising temperatures and sea levels and increased frequency of natural disasters
100
resulting in substantial impacts on human health, the role of public health in the wider agenda for cli- 90
80
mate change is not clear and needs to be established. This is essential to enable an effective response 70
% of respondents
60
to one of the biggest threats facing human health in the twenty first century. 50
Since April 2010, NHS organisations have a legal responsibility to meet the government targets of 40
30
carbon reductions by 80 per cent by 2050, compared to 1990 levels. Alongside this is a growing evi- 20
10
dence in the field of climate change and environmental sustainability of substantial financial and 0
health benefits of low carbon business models. This means that the time to act is now. However, there
seems to be a huge gap between knowledge/evidence and public health action.
This poster presents a review undertaken to establish a UK wide picture of public health action/
activity already underway in order to allow an assessment of climate change as a public health prob-
lem, and the action/s being taken or planned by public health departments in the UK. The results will
help in the development of an effective public health response to the challenges of climate change.
Essential Components of
Aims and objectives climate change response
To map the UK wide public health engagement and action/activity on climate change already
Perceived training needs
underway, the needs of the population and barriers to action;
Training was felt to be insufficient to non-existant and the following training needs were identified.
To inform the Faculty of Public Health, Department of Health and thence the National Adapta-
-Understanding the science of climate change and current NHS policies
tion Sub-committee on Climate Change and its strategy; and
-Evidence based public health interventions and their practical implementation
To develop and implement an effective public health programme for controlling the adverse
-Exemplars/examples of good practice
health impacts of climate change and linking this to sustainability projects already in place.
-Disease surveillance
-Advocacy
Methods
-Change management and leadership
A structured internet based questionnaire was developed for Directors of Public Health in the PCTs /
-Procurement
health boards and Directors of other Public Health departments (Academic departments and Health
-Disaster/emergency response planning
Protection Units) in the UK.
-Impact assessment
This online UK-wide survey was conducted in April 2010 and data collected using the online ques-
tionnaire was coded and fed into a spreadsheet for anonymised analysis using Excel. To encourage
Perceived resource needs
increased participation, one reminder was sent.
-Evidence based database of best practice
-Guidance (National, regional, local) e.g. commissioning guidelines
Results -Human resources (staff and time) and financial resources
Response rate -Sustainability standards and toolkits
The total response rate for this survey was 32% (after one reminder). However response rates varied
by the type of organisation surveyed. (See Table 1)
Recommendations
Table 1: Response rate by category of respondent
The following activities would form part of a public health programme of implementation developed with
Type of organisation Response rate key stakeholders (sustainability and climate change leads) identified in this study.
PCTs England 32% 1. An active special interest group/network on sustainability in public health to enable continued engage-
SHA/Region England 70% ment in this issue and allows sharing of emerging practice.
Scotland 14%
2. Continued advocacy to ensure that the issue remains a priority in the delivery of interventions.
Wales 19%
3. Education and training to enable the staff have the required knowledge and skills in implementing ef-
UK Academic Public Health 8%
fective public health interventions.
HPA England-National 29%
HPA England-Regional 30% 4. Research and development to enable the development of evidence base necessary to ensure interventions
HPA England-Local 30% are effective.
5. A resource of emerging practice to ensure that the necessary tools are available for the public health
Proportion of Public Health departments with a specific lead for climate change and/or sustain-
workforce to deliver on their sustainability objectives.
able development
Although respondents acknowledged the importance of this issue, only 48% of respondents have
Summary of conclusions
stated that their departments have a named lead for sustainability and climate change. And 56% of re-
Majority of respondents agree that climate change poses an important health threat and that public health
spondents have stated that their departments have discussed and debated within their department the
action is required. Respondents have described various training and resource needs to enable them to effec-
public health responsibilities for controlling the health effects of climate change. However, only 37%
tively implement public health interventions. Next steps include dissemination of the findings to various
of the departments have agreed action on or priority for its response to climate change.
stakeholders and developing a public health programme and an implementation plan. Funding and support
from other climate change groups will be sought and effective collaboration proposed nationally and inter-
Assessment of Public health responsibility/response
nationally.
Figure 1 shows the percentage of respondents that consider the following as the essential components
Poster by Dr Sucharita Yarlagadda, Specialty Registrar in Public health with thanks to Dr Elizabeth Haworth, Honorary Senior lecturer, Department of Public health, University of Oxford and the
rest of the team.