Colour poster / leaflet giving 10 practical steps to improve the sustainability of a dental service - please feel free to use and share.
Interesting article introducing the theme of climate change and health and highlighting the important advocacy role of health professionals
These slides were used to facilitate an evening talk and discussion with medical students at UNESP University in Brazil.
This video outlines the process of developing a health professions curriculum on environmental sustainability and health in the United States.
Sustainability has been recognised as a domain of quality in healthcare, and building it into quality improvement (QI) is a practical way to drive incremental change towards a more ethical, sustain
This example driver diagram shows how principles of sustainable clinical practice can be applied to improve respiratory inhaler prescribing.
This framework has been developed as a practical tool for service development or commissioning of sustainable mental health services.
A useful resource about how to teach on social (including environmental) determinants of health.
See case study 6 in particular!
I hope this might be interesting to some members, this article reports on work we have been doing to look at overuse in health care as a form of overconsumption, and examines health care overuse fr
A report on wasteful spending on health across OECD countries looking at waste in the clinical, operative and governance arenas and tools to reduce it.
Global resources are finite; as this becomes more apparent the concept of sustainability in healthcare is becoming more important.
Determining the carbon footprint of specific health care activities such as cataract surgery allows the assessment of associated emissions and identifies opportunities for reduction.
This US resource from the Alliance of Nurses for Healthy Environments is an open access electronic textbook for nurses and other health professionals. NB while the title uses the phrase 'envi
This half hour video looks at the health effects of climate change in six countries around the world. It is intended to help students in medicine, nursing and public health understand the con
The Royal Australasian College of Physicians (RACP) has released three new Climate Change and Health Position Statements, promoting policies to deliver the health benefits of climate action.
Chen, M., Zhou, R., Du, C. et al. Int Urol Nephrol (2016). doi:10.1007/s11255-016-1418-5
Video about health harm associated with environmental degradation
https://donoharmstory.org/
This clearly laid out, first level, detailing of the health effects of climate change makes an excellent learning resource or handout.
Slides from workshop at COT Annual Conference 2016.
