Sustainability and Healthcare (POPH90304)

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Subject Description

This subject examines the healthcare system's role in contributing to, being affected by, and mitigating climate change. It focuses on sustainable healthcare strategies to address the climate crisis. Key themes include the impact of climate change on patients, practitioners, and healthcare systems, and the importance of systems thinking, good governance, and lifecycle analysis for sustainable practices. Students explore sustainability in community, hospital, and laboratory settings, as well as barriers and facilitators of system change. The subject also links climate action to health equity, highlighting co-benefits for disadvantaged groups and the transition to circular economies in healthcare.

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