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Published on: November 6, 2015
[Position paper from the "Climate and Sustainability" working group in the German Society for Rehabilitation
Andrea Reusch1, Betje Schwarz2, Ulrike Worringen3
1Geschäftsstelle und Wissenschaftsreferat, Zentrum Patientenschulung und Gesundheitsförderung e. V., Würzburg.
Abstract:
The "Climate and Sustainability" working group of the German Society for Rehabilitation Sciences was founded in March 2023. The members represent research, practice, and service providers in rehabilitation. The aim is to make rehabilitation in Germany sustainable and to focus on climate protection and the health consequences of climate change. Dealing with these issues should become the new social norm for all stakeholders in rehabilitation. Therefore, existing knowledge is used, and new findings are developed that are passed on directly to and support the quality-assured transformation in the facilities. The focus of current activities is on two fields of action: promoting climate protection through the ecological transformation of rehabilitation facilities and promoting climate resilience through further development of rehabilitation services and social medicine. Activities to date include specialist publications and research, statements and submissions, events, and training courses as well as dissemination, networking, and public relations work to establish sustainability concepts in rehabilitation.
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