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Extreme Weather and Healthcare: Lessons Learned and Considerations for the Future
The Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response's Technical Resources, Assistance Center, and Information Exchange has released a 12-page document that highlights lessons learned and strategies for planning and responding to extreme weather hazards, for example burns and other injuries related to extreme heat, flooding, utility outages and other infrastructure failures.
Adobe PDF    Date Added: 09/27/2024    Date Last Modified: Sep 27 2024 2:47PM  
Decarbonizing the U.S. Health Sector — A Call to Action
How could educating health care professionals on the effects of climate change help improve patient outcomes? This article from The New England Journal of Medicine explores the answer to that question as well as the effect the health care industry has had on climate change overall.
Web link    Date Added: 11/08/2023    Date Last Modified: Nov 8 2023 4:00PM  
Plans, Tools and Templates: Emergency Planning
The Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response lists toolkits from various state health care organizations. These toolkits provide more information to help health care facilities create emergency preparedness plans.
Web link    Date Added: 11/08/2023    Date Last Modified: Jul 3 2024 6:08PM  
Hospitals Take Creative Steps to Reduce Carbon Footprint
This article from the Association of American Medical Colleges describes how certain health care industry sectors are taking steps to reduce their carbon footprint.
Web link    Date Added: 11/08/2023    Date Last Modified: Nov 8 2023 4:03PM  
What will the World Health Organization prioritize from 2025 to 2028?
This May 28, 2024, article from Health Policy Watch highlights the World Health Organization's four-year plan to improve mental health, gender equality, migrant health, food safety, digital health and artificial intelligence.
Web link    Date Added: 07/04/2024    Date Last Modified: Jul 2 2024 5:05PM  
Leading by Example: Health Care’s Role in Improving Health Through Climate Action
This Institute for Healthcare Improvement article discusses the relationship between health care and climate change.
Web link    Date Added: 01/18/2024    Date Last Modified: Jan 18 2024 2:56PM  
Aging population to be major driver of future climate-related deaths, predicts study
New warming trends pose a health threat to older adults, according to a study from Yale University.
Web link    Date Added: 05/21/2024    Date Last Modified: May 21 2024 2:49PM  
How the U.S. Health Care System Contributes to Climate Change
This article from The Commonwealth Fund describes how health care organizations have contributed to climate change and what they can do to reduce their carbon footprint.
Web link    Date Added: 11/08/2023    Date Last Modified: Nov 8 2023 3:48PM  
Hospitals Race to Save Patients — and the Planet
This article from the Association of American Medical Colleges details steps hospitals can take to examine their carbon footprint and reduce its negative impact on the community at large.
Web link    Date Added: 11/08/2023    Date Last Modified: Nov 8 2023 3:50PM  
Here's How Healthcare Can Reduce its Carbon Footprint
What are some solutions health care organizations can implement to help reduce their impact on climate change? This article from The World Economic Forum lists several options to consider.
Web link    Date Added: 11/08/2023    Date Last Modified: Nov 8 2023 3:58PM  
Nursing Home Connect: NHSN Reporting Made Easy
Listen to this TMF Quality Innovation Network Nursing Home Connect webinar recording from March 14, 2024, to learn specific information about how essential hospitals can take advantage of the Inflation Reduction Act tax credits. This webinar was hosted by the Office of Climate Change and Health Equity.
Unknown item type    Date Added: 03/15/2024    Date Last Modified: Mar 18 2024 10:37AM  
Climate Effects on Health
Visit the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's website, Climate and Health, to explore strategies and programs to help communities prepare for the health effects of climate change.
Web link    Date Added: 04/02/2024    Date Last Modified: Apr 2 2024 6:33AM