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Incorporating sustainability into community-based healthcare practice
Rebecca Patrick1, Teresa Capetola, Mardie Townsend
1Faculty of Health, School of Health & Social Development, Deakin University, 221 Burwood Highway, Burwood, VIC 3125, Australia. rebecca.patrick@deakin.edu.au
Abstract:
There is now irrefutable evidence that climate change and increasing environmental degradation negatively affect population health. Healthcare plays an important role in addressing these emerging environmental challenges, considering its core aim is to protect and promote health. Preliminary research in Victoria, Australia, suggests that healthcare practitioners are endeavouring to factor in environmental concerns into their practice. Health promotion, an integral part of the healthcare system, is considered an area of practice that can support action on sustainability. Based on five qualitative case studies and key stakeholder interviews, this article explores key barriers and facilitators to incorporating sustainability into community-based healthcare practice. The findings demonstrate that despite multiple barriers, including funding and lack of policy direction, health promotion principles and practices can enable action on sustainability.
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