Integrating planetary health into healthcare: A document analysis |
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Authors: | Maya R Kalogirou Sherry Dahlke Sandra Davidson Shelby Yamamoto |
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Institution: | 1. Faculty of Nursing, University of Alberta. 11405-87th Avenue, Edmonton, Alberta, T6G 1C9, Canada;2. Faculty of Nursing, University of Calgary. 2500 University Dr NW, Calgary, AB, T2N 1N4, Canada;3. School of Public Health, University of Alberta. 11405-87th Avenue, Edmonton, Alberta, T6G 1C9, Canada;1. VIVE – The Danish Center for Social Science Research, Herluf Trolles Gade 11, København K, DK;2. Centre for Health Policy, Institute of Global Health Innovation, Imperial College London, SW7 2A London, UK;3. Danish Centre for Health Economics, University of Southern Denmark, J.B. Winsløws Vej 9B, Odense C, DK;4. Department of Business and Economics, University of Southern Denmark, Campusvej 55, 5230 Odense M, DK;1. Department of Public Health and Caring Sciences, Uppsala University, BMC, Husargatan 3, P.O Box 564, 751 22 Uppsala, Sweden;2. Forensic Medicine, Department of Surgical Sciences Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden;1. Department of Economics, Faculty of Administrative Sciences, Hacettepe University, Turkey;2. Department of Economics, Faculty of Administrative Sciences, Ankara Hac? Bayram Veli University, Turkey |
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Abstract: | BackgroundAnthropogenic climate change poses a major health risk to humankind. The healthcare sector both contributes to climate change and is vulnerable to its impacts. Healthcare's greenhouse gas emissions are primarily derived from its supply chain: the production, transport, and disposal of goods.MethodsDocument analysis was used to investigate the workplace policies of one large, Western Canadian healthcare organization. Policies that indicated how employees should engage with resources were reviewed through the lens of environmentally responsible practice and planetary health. Content and thematic analysis were applied.ResultsFour themes were identified: procurement of resources, resource utilization, resource conservation, and waste management.ConclusionThere was little evidence of environmental or climate impact consideration within the organization's policies.ImplicationsHealthcare organizations could benefit from integrating a planetary health perspective into their policies to deliver healthcare that considers the health and safety of both humans and the climate. |
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