Sustainable and Resilient Health Care in the Face of a Changing Climate

Annu Rev Public Health. 2023 Apr 3:44:255-277. doi: 10.1146/annurev-publhealth-071421-051937. Epub 2023 Jan 10.

Abstract

Climate change is a threat multiplier, exacerbating underlying vulnerabilities, worsening human health, and disrupting health systems' abilities to deliver high-quality continuous care. This review synthesizes the evidence of what the health care sector can do to adapt to a changing climate while reducing its own climate impact, identifies barriers to change, and makes recommendations to achieve sustainable, resilient health care systems.

Keywords: climate adaptation; climate change; emergency preparedness; resilient health care; supply chain resilience; sustainable health care.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Climate Change*
  • Delivery of Health Care*
  • Humans