Browse by tag "carbon dioxide"

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Climate change affects the social and environmental determinantsof health such as clean air, suffcient food, safe drinking water andsecure shelter, and may be considered a threat to health. Healthcareprofessionals have been called to take action on carbon reduction.Action depends on various factors such as personal commitment toenvironmental issues and professionals’ understanding of climate change, and action may occur at individual, organisational, community, nationaland international levels. As public health is a core component of thenurse’s role, this article discusses the health effects of climate changeand suggests ways to address these effects

Article abstract:

The scienti?c evidence for anthropogenic climate change has been established with increasing precision andthere are widespread concerns about its potential to undermine the public health gains of the past century.There is also a growing consensus across private and public sector organisations at national and internationallevel that carbon reduction should be a policy aim. Various international nursing organisations have madestrong position statements on the issue, arguing that nurses should be actively engaged as part of theirroles in both health promotion and clinical practice. We point to education for sustainability initiatives inother health professions and share resources for curriculum development in nursing. The nurses of tomorrowwill make a unique and signi?cant contribution to protecting population health in an unstable climate, if today's nursing educators can help prepare them for this role