This report provides an assessment of the risks of climate change to the health of Canadians and to the health care system, and of adaptation options. Led by Health Canada, it was released 2022.
This webinar features the Canadian Coalition for Green Health Care, PEACH Health Ontario, CASCADES, and Nourish welcoming speakers Elísabet H. Brynjarsdóttir and Lindi Close, master’s graduates of UBC, who present on the integration of plant-rich menus within hospitals and long-term care centres. It also features Marianne Katusin, Director of Support Services at Halton Healthcare, who speaks about the process of integrating plant-based choices into hospital menus, and Hayley Lapalme, Co-Executive Director of Nourish, who discusses Nourish’s new Planetary Health Menus climate program designed to help institutions reduce their food-related emissions.
This document comprises a comprehensive standard set for Health Promoting Hospitals and Health Services. It will be accompanied by documents that operationalize the standards and provide concrete measurable elements, against which performance can be measured.
The International Network of Health Promoting Hospitals and Health Services (HPH) works towards incorporating the concepts, values, strategies and standards or indicators of health promotion into the organizational structure and culture of hospitals and health services. HPH aims to better health by improving the quality of health care, the relationship between hospitals and/or health services, the community and the environment, and the conditions for and satisfaction of patients, relatives and staff.
The aim of the Task Force on HPH and the Environment is assist the medical community in mitigating the effects of climate change and cultivate the resilience of health care systems to climate change. We provide evidence-based findings and work to visualize environment-related health promotion issues in existing HPH models and tools. Our group represents a broad range of research, practice, and policy expertise in public health, health promotion, climate change, environmental sustainability, and protection.
This Population Health series explores the concept of population health and the role a hospital can play in producing population health. The series also offers local and international examples of health systems that have reached beyond their walls to improve the health of their communities.
Recognizing that planetary health touches every part of our organization and requires action from all departments and individuals, leadership and partnership are key to making the changes outlined in this strategy. This first strategic plan for planetary health is a living document with iterative goals that we will continue to shape and grow as we take this journey, face challenges and identify new opportunities.
