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Climate change impacts not only human health but also the delivery of health care and the ability of communities to rebound from extreme weather events and changes in disease prevalence. The most vulnerable – children, the elderly, persons with disabilities, low-income communities, and communities of color – bear a disproportionate burden of the impact and are the least equipped to recover. Hospitals on the front lines of the climate crisis must adapt both their infrastructure and service delivery to remain effective in the face of new threats. And they must explore the hospital’s role and investments needed to build resilience in their communities. Events over the past decade – such as Hurricane Katrina, Superstorm Sandy, and the Northern California Camp Fire – have demonstrated that many hospitals and communities are not prepared for new weather extremes and health needs.Our visionHealth Care Without Harm envisions hospitals serving...

Virginia Mason chairman and CEO Gary S. Kaplan, M.D. speaks in support of carbon pricingin Washington state. (Yes on 1631 campaign) The challengeHospitals and health professionals serve on the front lines of climate change, bearing the cost of more frequent extreme weather events and changing disease burdens. Public investments in infrastructure and preparedness affect the ability of a hospital to be “climate ready.” Hospitals and health systems are large purchasers of energy, so their financial viability – as well as the cost of patient care – is impacted by local and state energy policy.Hospitals and health systems have a direct stake in climate solutions and clean energy policies and must be at the table when these important decisions are made. As valued anchor institutions, hospitals are also essential partners for advancing mitigation and climate resilience strategies in the communities they serve...

The Climate Action Playbook highlights a wide range of mitigation initiatives implemented by U.S. Health Care Climate Council members.The challengeScientific reports have emphasized the urgent need for all sectors of society to take swift, meaningful action to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and transition to a 100 percent clean energy economy. Without a rapid transformation to a low carbon society, the health threats of a warmer planet will grow increasingly severe and more numerous, especially for the most vulnerable members of our communities. Alternatively, moving away from dirty fossil fuels to renewable energy promotes cleaner air and water, which generate immediate health benefits.Operating 24/7, hospitals are among the most energy-intensive commercial buildings in the country, using 2.5 times the energy of a typical office building. The footprint of the hospital is vast, ranging from...

Our objective is to ensure health systems are resilient to climate impacts and are actively supporting community climate resilience as anchor institutions.

Established in 2019, the HCWH Europe member placement programme helps strengthen our relationships with our members and further develop the team’s knowledge and understanding of contemporary environmental issues affecting members as well as learning more about the strategies developed in response.

This patient education brochure explains how climate change is impacting the number and frequency of extreme heat events, how extreme heat affects the human body, and how people can take steps to protect themselves and their loved ones. Spanish versionThis poster explains how extreme heat affects the human body. It is designed for a waiting room or other community and patient space at a hospital or out-paitient facility.Visit our website for additional patient educational materials on climate and health topics.

Carolina Gil Posse - Directora de programas y comunicaciones para América LatinaAndrea Hurtado Epstein - Gerenta del programa de cambio climático para América LatinaJaquelina Tapia - Gerenta técnica de programas para América LatinaClaudia Paz Giraldo - Facilitadora técnica de proyectos para América LatinaMás información sobre el equipo global (en inglés)Carolina Gil Posse - Directora de programas y comunicaciones para América LatinaCarolina lidera la estrategia de comunicación de Salud sin Daño en la región, además de coordinar los programas, las iniciativas y las alianzas que se desarrollan en el marco de la Red Global de Hospitales Verdes y Saludables en América Latina. Es responsable de las actividades de capacitación para trabajadores de salud, como el programa virtual de formación en liderazgo de la salud por el clima y los seminarios web, y del desarrollo de ...

Si el sector de la salud fuese un país, sería el quinto emisor más grande del planeta. Eso indica el nuevo reporte Huella climática del sector de la salud. Cómo contribuye el sector de la salud a la crisis climática global: oportunidades para la acción, de Salud sin Daño, en colaboración con Arup.

5th Green Hospitals Asian Conference at the Khoo Teck Puat Hospital, SingaporeOctober 8 - 10, 2019

Primera edición: realizada entre el 12 de noviembre y el 3 de diciembre de 2019. Segunda edición: del 3 al 21 de octubre de 2022.

Organized by Health Care Without Harm and its Global Green and Healthy Hospitals (GGHH) program, this webinar will present the findings and recommendations from the Health Care Without Harm report on Health care’s climate footprint and showcase the innovative solutions that members of the GGHH network are implementing around the world to take climate action and reduce the climate footprint of the health care sector.   In September 2019 Health Care Without Harm, in collaboration with Arup, published the Health care climate footprint report. The report establishes the first-ever global estimate of health care’s climate...