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Doctors call for nonviolent direct action over climate crisis

Created on
28 Jun 2019
by
Stefi Barna
"More than 1,000 doctors including 40 professors, several eminent public health figures and past presidents of royal colleges are calling for widespread nonviolent civil disobedience in the face of…
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New resources

Created on
14 Jun 2019
by
Sue Campbell
LSHTM has launched a Centre on Climate Change & Planetary Health - https://www.lshtm.ac.uk/research/centres/centre-planetary-health European Academies Science Advisory Council publication available…
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Article on applying the Triple Bottom Line to services

Created on
16 May 2019
by
Admin *
This is an article i have written with colleagues about how environmental and social factors can be included alongside economic analyses in assessments of services
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Climate advocacy networking

Created on
2 May 2019
by
Frances Mortimer
Doctors and all health professionals are highly respected. Many of us therefore feel that we should use our position to speak out and make sure that people know about the climate emergency and the…
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SDGs in Action app

Created on
20 Mar 2019
by
Sue Campbell
The SDGs in Action app has been developed to highlight the Sustainable Development Goals. It is available to download athttps://sdgsinaction.com/ It has detailed information about each of the 17…
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"Can a Whisper become a Roar" A call to action for the healthcare community

Created on
15 Nov 2018
by
James Szymankiewicz
"As clinicians we are taught to value evidence based interventions that benefit health and wellbeing. We look for the causes of disease and aim to change behaviour to improve outcomes. We have a…
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Animation of carbon emissions and healthcare waste

Created on
15 Oct 2018
by
Janet Richardson
This is a 2 minute animation that brings to life the extent of carbon emissions due to healthcare waste and inappropriate clincal waste segregation. It is based on research by colleagues at Plymouth…
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Calling all Q members (Health Foundation) with a passion for sustainability

Created on
12 Sep 2018
by
Chantelle Rizan
Calling all sustainability friends… are you a Q member (Health Foundation)? We are pleased to announce we have just started a new Sustainability Specialist Interest group- please do join us…
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Greening vacant lots reduces depression in city dwellers

Created on
15 Aug 2018
by
Miguel de Seixas
Worth a read: https://penntoday.upenn.edu/news/greening-vacant-lots-reduces-depression-city-dwellers I like the simplicity with which hits the triple bottom line.
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Green Champions.

Created on
13 Aug 2018
by
Harriet Dean-Orange
Hi everyone. I am looking for information about Green Champions... Does your hospital or area of work have them. Who started the project? Do they get any Trust/employer funding for…