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Laudato Si’, Catholic Health Care, and Climate Change

C. Richie Saint Louis University (2022) CC

In Laudato Si’: On Care for Our Common Home, Pope Francis acknowledged that “numerous scientists, philosophers, theologians and civic groups have enriched the Church’s thinking” on sustainability. Hospitals and health care organizations may not be an obvious resource for ecological inspiration, but they have been responsible for shaping the contours of sustainability as well. While some Catholic health care organizations have already established measures to mitigate climate change, Laudato Si’ challenges all of Catholic health care to reflect the dual concerns for “God’s creation and the poor and outcast.” Concretely, two ways this can be achieved are by cutting carbon emissions and reducing water footprints

Source: https://d1wqtxts1xzle7.cloudfront.net/38

Learning from practice: case studies of health in strategic environmental assessment and environmental impact assessment across the WHO European Region

World Health Organization WHO World Health Organization WHO (2022) C_WHO

Health is routinely considered in strategic environmental assessment (‎SEA)‎ and environmental impact assessment (‎EIA)‎, following requirements of European Union directives and the Protocol on Strategic Environmental Assessment to the Convention on Environmental Impact Assessment in a Transboundary Context (‎Espoo Convention)‎. Policy-makers and other sources report that these assessments mostly adopt a biophysical perspective and that few cases consider or define health in a manner which is consistent with the WHO Constitution, by considering the wider social, economic, behavioural and institutional aspects of health. This systematically conducted review of over 333 SEA and EIA cases in the WHO European Region shows that while about 80% of assessments pursue a narrow, biophysical interpretation of health, around 10% consider wider determinants when defining health, and another 10% consider wider determinants of health in the actual assessment. Twelve case studies are presented, literature is reviewed and implications for practice are considered

Tags: environmental health, european region, practical approach,

Source: https://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/hand

Planetary health

Panorma Perspectives (2022) CC

Planetary health is a nascent concept focused on the interdependence of human, animal, and environmental health. It offers a new way to solve global problems, such as pollution and global food security, by balancing the health of our planet with human advancement. Panorama is motivated by the audacious and visionary concept of planetary health. It represents a tremendous opportunity to solve the biggest health and environmental problems of today

Tags: online resource, website, planetary health,

Source: https://www.panoramaglobal.org/

Planetary Health Report Card

International Medical School Initiative (2022) C2

The Planetary Health Report Card is a student-driven, metric-based initiative to inspire planetary health and sustainable healthcare education engagement in medical schools. In addition to inspiring expansion of medical school curricula, we hope to inspire medical schools to expand research efforts, engage with communities most affected by climate change and environmental injustice, support passionate medical students who are trying to organize around planetary health at the institutional level, and implement sustainable practices. A set of metrics in these five category areas allows students and faculty to conduct a needs assessment at their medical school

Tags: planetary health, Advocacy, sustainable health, education,

Source: https://phreportcard.org/wp-content/uplo

Religions and Ecology: Restoring the Earth Community

Yale Forum on Religion and Ecology (2022) CC

These Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) explore the ecological dimensions of the world’s religions. Developed over the course of several years, they draw on a rich variety of lectures, videos, readings, and interviews with scholars, religious leaders, and environmental practitioners from around the world. They highlight religious ideas and practices inspiring ecojustice movements in response to the challenges of the climate emergency, biodiversity loss, and pollution. Developed over the course of several years, they draw on a rich variety of lectures, videos, readings, and interviews with scholars, religious leaders, and environmental practitioners from around the world. They highlight religious ideas and practices inspiring eco-justice movements in response to the challenges of the climate emergency, biodiversity loss, and pollutio

Tags: planetary health, ecology, justice, Ethics, Religion, Online Courses, biodiversity, Climate Change,

Source: https://fore.yale.edu/Resources/Yale-Cou

Water, Environment and Climate Action WECARE Resources

International Partnership on Religion and Sustainable Development PaRD (2022) CC

Following a series of initiatives and conventions organized in partnership with faith-based organizations, the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) launched the Faith for Earth Initiative in November 2017. The goal of Faith for Earth is to strategically engage with faith-based organizations and partner with them to collectively achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) and fulfill the objectives of the 2030 Agenda

Tags: planetary health, training, education, resource platforms, sustainability, Religion, Ethics, Faith-based Organisations, water, Climate, Environment,

Source: https://www.partner-religion-development

Planetary Boundaries

Stockholm Reslience Centre (2022) CC

Tags: planetary boundaries, concepts, education, Impact, framework, biochemical flows, freshwater use, land-system change, Ocean Acidification, atmospheric aerosol,

Source: https://www.stockholmresilience.org/rese

How socio-ecological transformation can succeed.

German's Bishop Conference Commission on International Church Affairs (2022) C2

An interdisciplinary study within the framework of the dialogue project on the contribution of the Catholic Church to a socio-ecological transformation. The study examines the obstacles to the implementation of the socio-ecological transformation and develops recommendations for action

Tags: Ethics, klimawandel, kirche, sozialethik, Ökologie, gutes leben, planetare Gesundheit, laudato si,

Source: https://www.dbk-shop.de/de/publikationen

Wie sozial-ökologische Transformation gelingen kann

Kommission Weltkirche der Deutschen Bischofskonferenz (2022) C2

Studien der Sachverständigengruppe „Weltwirtschaft und Sozialethik“ Nr. 22 Eine interdisziplinäre Studie im Rahmen des Dialogprojektes zum weltkirchlichen Beitrag der katholischen Kirche für eine sozial-ökologische Transformation im Lichte von Laudato si'

Tags: Ethics, klimawandel, kirche, sozialethik, Ökologie, gutes leben, planetare Gesundheit, laudato si,

Source: https://www.dbk-shop.de/de/publikationen

Health and Human Rights in the new world (dis)order

British Medical Association BMA (2022) CC

Building on our decades of commitment to human rights in medicine and healthcare, we have published a new report on emerging threats in health-related human rights both globally and in the UK. 'Health and human rights in the new world (dis)order' outlines a shifting rights landscape in which new technologies, environmental change and geopolitical reconfigurations are putting renewed and at times intense stress on human rights, both in medicine and healthcare more broadly

Tags: environmental change, Climate Change, pandemic, health, Human rights,

Source: https://www.bma.org.uk/media/5491/202201

	Laudato Si’, Catholic Health Care, and Climate Change C. Richie Saint Louis University (2022) CC Open external link (15) Add to my MEDBOX In Laudato Si’: On Care for Our Common Home, Pope Francis acknowledged that “numerous scientists, philosophers, theologians and civic groups have enriched the Church’s thinking” on sustainability. Hospitals and health care organizations may not be an obvious resource for ecological inspiration, but they have been responsible for shaping the contours of sustainability as well. While some Catholic health care organizations have already established measures to mitigate climate change, Laudato Si’ challenges all of Catholic health care to reflect the dual concerns for “God’s creation and the poor and outcast.” Concretely, two ways this can be achieved are by cutting carbon emissions and reducing water footprints Source: https://d1wqtxts1xzle7.cloudfront.net/38
	Learning from practice: case studies of health in strategic environmental assessment and environmental impact assessment across the WHO European Region World Health Organization WHO World Health Organization WHO (2022) C_WHO View PDF(6) Download (5) Add to my MEDBOX Health is routinely considered in strategic environmental assessment (‎SEA)‎ and environmental impact assessment (‎EIA)‎, following requirements of European Union directives and the Protocol on Strategic Environmental Assessment to the Convention on Environmental Impact Assessment in a Transboundary Context (‎Espoo Convention)‎. Policy-makers and other sources report that these assessments mostly adopt a biophysical perspective and that few cases consider or define health in a manner which is consistent with the WHO Constitution, by considering the wider social, economic, behavioural and institutional aspects of health. This systematically conducted review of over 333 SEA and EIA cases in the WHO European Region shows that while about 80% of assessments pursue a narrow, biophysical interpretation of health, around 10% consider wider determinants when defining health, and another 10% consider wider determinants of health in the actual assessment. Twelve case studies are presented, literature is reviewed and implications for practice are considered Tags: environmental health, european region, practical approach, Source: https://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/hand
	Planetary health Panorma Perspectives (2022) CC Open external link (417) Add to my MEDBOX Planetary health is a nascent concept focused on the interdependence of human, animal, and environmental health. It offers a new way to solve global problems, such as pollution and global food security, by balancing the health of our planet with human advancement. Panorama is motivated by the audacious and visionary concept of planetary health. It represents a tremendous opportunity to solve the biggest health and environmental problems of today Tags: online resource, website, planetary health, Source: https://www.panoramaglobal.org/
	Planetary Health Report Card International Medical School Initiative (2022) C2 View PDF(12) Download (8) Add to my MEDBOX The Planetary Health Report Card is a student-driven, metric-based initiative to inspire planetary health and sustainable healthcare education engagement in medical schools. In addition to inspiring expansion of medical school curricula, we hope to inspire medical schools to expand research efforts, engage with communities most affected by climate change and environmental injustice, support passionate medical students who are trying to organize around planetary health at the institutional level, and implement sustainable practices. A set of metrics in these five category areas allows students and faculty to conduct a needs assessment at their medical school Tags: planetary health, Advocacy, sustainable health, education, Source: https://phreportcard.org/wp-content/uplo
	Religions and Ecology: Restoring the Earth Community Yale Forum on Religion and Ecology (2022) CC Open external link (29) Add to my MEDBOX These Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) explore the ecological dimensions of the world’s religions. Developed over the course of several years, they draw on a rich variety of lectures, videos, readings, and interviews with scholars, religious leaders, and environmental practitioners from around the world. They highlight religious ideas and practices inspiring ecojustice movements in response to the challenges of the climate emergency, biodiversity loss, and pollution. Developed over the course of several years, they draw on a rich variety of lectures, videos, readings, and interviews with scholars, religious leaders, and environmental practitioners from around the world. They highlight religious ideas and practices inspiring eco-justice movements in response to the challenges of the climate emergency, biodiversity loss, and pollutio Tags: planetary health, ecology, justice, Ethics, Religion, Online Courses, biodiversity, Climate Change, Source: https://fore.yale.edu/Resources/Yale-Cou
	Water, Environment and Climate Action WECARE Resources International Partnership on Religion and Sustainable Development PaRD (2022) CC Open external link (28) Add to my MEDBOX Following a series of initiatives and conventions organized in partnership with faith-based organizations, the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) launched the Faith for Earth Initiative in November 2017. The goal of Faith for Earth is to strategically engage with faith-based organizations and partner with them to collectively achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) and fulfill the objectives of the 2030 Agenda Tags: planetary health, training, education, resource platforms, sustainability, Religion, Ethics, Faith-based Organisations, water, Climate, Environment, Source: https://www.partner-religion-development
	Planetary Boundaries Stockholm Reslience Centre (2022) CC Open external link (29) Add to my MEDBOX Tags: planetary boundaries, concepts, education, Impact, framework, biochemical flows, freshwater use, land-system change, Ocean Acidification, atmospheric aerosol, Source: https://www.stockholmresilience.org/rese
	How socio-ecological transformation can succeed. German's Bishop Conference Commission on International Church Affairs (2022) C2 View PDF(8) Download (13) Add to my MEDBOX An interdisciplinary study within the framework of the dialogue project on the contribution of the Catholic Church to a socio-ecological transformation. The study examines the obstacles to the implementation of the socio-ecological transformation and develops recommendations for action Tags: Ethics, klimawandel, kirche, sozialethik, Ökologie, gutes leben, planetare Gesundheit, laudato si, Source: https://www.dbk-shop.de/de/publikationen
	Wie sozial-ökologische Transformation gelingen kann Kommission Weltkirche der Deutschen Bischofskonferenz (2022) C2 View PDF(10) Download (12) Add to my MEDBOX Studien der Sachverständigengruppe „Weltwirtschaft und Sozialethik“ Nr. 22 Eine interdisziplinäre Studie im Rahmen des Dialogprojektes zum weltkirchlichen Beitrag der katholischen Kirche für eine sozial-ökologische Transformation im Lichte von Laudato si' Tags: Ethics, klimawandel, kirche, sozialethik, Ökologie, gutes leben, planetare Gesundheit, laudato si, Source: https://www.dbk-shop.de/de/publikationen
	Health and Human Rights in the new world (dis)order British Medical Association BMA (2022) CC View PDF(7) Download (11) Add to my MEDBOX Building on our decades of commitment to human rights in medicine and healthcare, we have published a new report on emerging threats in health-related human rights both globally and in the UK. 'Health and human rights in the new world (dis)order' outlines a shifting rights landscape in which new technologies, environmental change and geopolitical reconfigurations are putting renewed and at times intense stress on human rights, both in medicine and healthcare more broadly Tags: environmental change, Climate Change, pandemic, health, Human rights, Source: https://www.bma.org.uk/media/5491/202201

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