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Challenges, Volume 14, Issue 4

December 2023 - 16 articles

Cover Story: In an era dominated by human-generated greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions driving global climate change, posing threats to human and planetary health, addressing the healthcare industry's environmental impact is crucial. Accounting for 8.5% of US carbon emissions, healthcare's role in reduction is pivotal. This article explores a pioneering project at a midwestern academic medical center (MAMC) establishing a GHG measurement and tracking program. Employing a Plan, Do, Study, Act cycle and Quality Improvement methodology, it develops, implements, and assesses a standardized GHG emission inventory process, measuring Scope 1 and Scope 2 baseline emissions. This work demonstrates obtaining baseline GHG data feasibility in large medical centers, initiating broader carbon reduction and climate action plans in the healthcare system. View this paper
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Articles (16)

  • Article
  • Open Access
9 Citations
5,405 Views
17 Pages

28 October 2023

The United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) resolutely endorses the development of people-centred early warning systems. Moreover, several scientific studies have deprecated the vast technology-driven technocratic approaches to impl...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
5,577 Views
18 Pages

28 October 2023

Food insecurity is an economic and social condition involving limited or uncertain access to food. The problem of food insecurity in communities is influenced by economic conditions, food deserts, and barriers to accessing healthy food. Individuals e...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2,954 Views
12 Pages

22 October 2023

(1) Background: Human-generated greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions are the largest contributor to climate change worldwide. Climate change negatively impacts human and planetary health, threatening the existence of life on earth. The healthcare industry...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
5,044 Views
20 Pages

Gastronomy: An Overlooked Arena for the Cultivation of Sustainable Meaning?

  • Daniel Östergren,
  • Ute Walter,
  • Bernt Gustavsson and
  • Inger M. Jonsson

7 October 2023

This article explores sustainable development from a gastronomic perspective. Humanistic perspectives on food offered by gastronomy are explored as an asset in cultivating self-awareness capacities needed for sustainable transformations of society. T...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3,043 Views
13 Pages

1 October 2023

Food insecurity is an ongoing problem in the U.S. with implications for health problems and social disadvantages. Past food insecurity intervention studies have targeted barriers to accessing healthy food. However, information barriers have not been...

  • Conference Report
  • Open Access
3,332 Views
10 Pages

Planet.Health: An Ecosystem Approach to Imagine and Coordinate for Planetary Health Futures

  • Geordan Shannon,
  • Alix Faddoul,
  • Alexander Lai,
  • Tony Lai,
  • Jeremy Lauer,
  • Srivatsan Rajagopalan and
  • Rita Issa

25 September 2023

Planet.Health addresses imagination and coordination challenges for planetary health through innovative approaches to social organising. This report presents the findings from the inaugural Planet.Health event in 2022, including the Planet.Health unc...

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