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PublisherTaylor & Francis Group
ISBN-10103216252X
ISBN-139781032162522
eBay Product ID (ePID)28067069173
Product Key Features
Number of Pages244 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameClimate Change and the Health Sector : Healing the World
SubjectPublic Health, General, Global Warming & Climate Change, Disease & Health Issues
Publication Year2023
TypeTextbook
Subject AreaSocial Science, Science, Medical
AuthorK. Srinath Reddy
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Weight16 Oz
Item Length9.2 in
Item Width6.1 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceCollege Audience
LCCN2021-032373
Dewey Edition23
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal613/.1
Table Of ContentSECTION 1: CLIMATE ACTION BY THE HEALTH SECTOR 1. Health Sector Leadership to Combat Climate Change Alexander Thomas, Divya Alexander, Girdhar Gyani 2. The Role of Health Systems in the Indian and Global Context Preeti Soni, Manish Pant 3. Strengthening Healthcare Delivery Systems in Low Income Countries Zerin Osho, Jagjeet Sareen 4. The Climate Change Policy Framework and Allied Programs in India Rameshwar Sorokhaibam, Shikha Vardhan, Aakash Srivastava SECTION 2: THE IMPACT OF CLIMATE CHANGE ON HEALTH 5. Disease Pandemics and the Threat of Microbial Emergence Lalit Kant, Gifty Immanuel, Jai Prakash Narain 6. Climate Change and Human Health: An Overview Poornima Prabhakaran 7. Air Pollution, Climate Change and the Health Sector: Linkages and Solutions H. Paramesh, D.J. Christopher, Jyothi S. Menon 8. Nourish or Perish: The Effect of Climate Change on Food, Nutrition and Health Manu Raj Mathur, Ameeka Shereen Lobo, Himanshi Pandey, Anjali Ganpule-Rao, K. Srinath Reddy 9. Gendered Vulnerabilities and Health Inequities Vanitha Kommu, Divya Alexander, Lakshmi Lingam 10. The Consequences of Climate Change on Vulnerable Populations Richa Sharma, R. Srikanth 11. The Status of Heat Health in India Priya Dutta, Mahaveer Golechha, Dileep Mavalankar SECTION 3: REDUCING THE CLIMATE FOOTPRINT OF THE HEALTH SECTOR 12. Climate-Smart Healthcare: What Does It Entail? Josh Karliner, Shriram Manogaran 13. Green and Resilient Health Infrastructure Yatin Choudhary, Hari Kumar 14. Sustainable Energy Management in the Health Sector Huda Jaffer, Harish Hande 15. Water Stress and the Effective Management of Water in Healthcare Shyamala Mani, Samayita Ghosh, R. Srinivasan 16. Sustainable Ways to Manage Waste in Healthcare Facilities Ananya Tewari, Shyamala Mani 17. Sustainable Transport Solutions in the Health Sector Shailendra P. Singh, Sundeep Singh Chauhan 18. Sustainable Procurement in Healthcare Susan Wilburn, Ishika Jharia, Poornima Prabhakaran SECTION 4: CLIMATE ACTION BY ALLIED SECTORS 19. Environmental Sustainability in the Pharmaceuticals Industry Suman Sharma, Alba Tiley 20. Chemicals and Climate: Challenges for the Health Sector Tracey Easthope, Megha Rathi 21. The Paradox of Plastics in Healthcare and Health Swaminathan Sivaram, Aditi Roy, Swapan K. Ray
SynopsisThis volume positions the health sector as a leader in the fight against climate change and explores the role of the health system in climate policy action., The health sector is known to be one of the major contributors towards the greenhouse gas emissions causing the climate crisis, the greatest health threat of the 21st century. This volume positions the health sector as a leader in the fight against climate change and explores the role of the health system in climate policy action. It delivers an overview of the linkages between climate change and the health sector, with chapters on the impact of climate change on health, its connection to pandemics, and its effects on food, nutrition and air quality, while examining gendered and other vulnerabilities. It delves into the different operational aspects of the health sector in India and details how each one can become climate-smart to reduce the health sector's overall carbon footprint, by looking at sustainable procurement, green and resilient healthcare infrastructure, and the management of transportation, energy, water, waste, chemicals, pharmaceuticals and plastics in healthcare. Well supplemented with rigorous case studies, the book will be indispensable for students, teachers, and researchers of environmental studies, health sciences and climate change. It will be useful for healthcare workers, public health officials, healthcare leaders, policy planners and those interested in climate resilience and preparedness in the health sector. The Open Access version of this book, available at http://www.taylorfrancis.com, has been made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives 4.0 license., The health sector is known to be one of the major contributors towards the greenhouse gas emissions causing the climate crisis, the greatest health threat of the 21st century. This volume positions the health sector as a leader in the fight against climate change and explores the role of the health system in climate policy action. It delivers an overview of the linkages between climate change and the health sector, with chapters on the impact of climate change on health, its connection to pandemics, and its effects on food, nutrition and air quality, while examining gendered and other vulnerabilities. It delves into the different operational aspects of the health sector in India and details how each one can become climate-smart to reduce the health sector's overall carbon footprint, by looking at sustainable procurement, green and resilient healthcare infrastructure, and the management of transportation, energy, water, waste, chemicals, pharmaceuticals and plastics in healthcare. Well supplemented with rigorous case studies, the book will be indispensable for students, teachers, and researchers of environmental studies, health sciences and climate change. It will be useful for healthcare workers, public health officials, healthcare leaders, policy planners and those interested in climate resilience and preparedness in the health sector. The Open Access version of this book, available at http: //www.taylorfrancis.com, has been made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives 4.0 license.
LC Classification NumberRA566.C59 2022
