健康的患者,劳动力和环境:将气候适应和减缓与医疗保健中的福祉联系起来
Mark de Souza1, Aunty Bilawara Lee2, Stephen Cook3
1Division of Emergency Medicine, Royal Darwin and Palmerston Regional Hospitals, Sustainable Healthcare Committee (NT Health), Tiwi, NT 0810, Australia.
International journal of environmental research and public health
|November 24, 2023
概括
基于自然的解决方案,如生物友好的设计,可以提高北领地医院的气候适应性. 这种方法改善了卫生基础设施的弹性和劳动力福利在气候变化挑战.
科学领域:
- 环境健康 环境健康
- 适应气候变化 适应气候变化
- 医疗保健基础设施 医疗保健基础设施
背景情况:
- 气候变化对澳大利亚的健康构成重大风险,特别是在热带北部,加剧了北领地 (NT) 卫生工作人员和基础设施的现有压力.
- 极端天气,人员短缺和基础设施不足挑战了新疆卫生部门的运营能力.
- 启动了H3项目 (健康患者,劳动力和环境),通过以自然为基础的干预来应对这些挑战.
研究的目的:
- 探索以自然为基础的干预措施,以加强NT卫生基础设施和劳动力的弹性和响应能力.
- 加强气候适应策略,健康素养和医疗保健环境中的积极流动性.
- 将传统的土著知识与现代的生物友好设计原则相结合,以改善健康结果.
主要方法:
- 参与卫生工作人员,气候研究人员和社区的合作气候行动.
- 在皇家达尔文医院 (RDH) 招募志愿者和可持续发展冠军,制定和实施战略.
- 实施了低成本的生物友好设计,在现有医疗保健基础设施内创造了清凉,恢复性的户外空间.
- 与土著治疗师和植物专家合作,将传统的生态知识与生物友好的设计结合起来.
主要成果:
- 在RDH校园展示了生物友好设计干预措施的大量降温效应.
- 观察到当地生物多样性和医院场地的美学质量的改善.
- 成功创建了修复性的户外空间,减轻了校园用户的热量影响.
- 培养了土著知识和生物友好的设计原则之间的协同作用.
结论:
- 基于自然的干预措施,特别是生物友好的设计,为医疗保健机构的气候适应提供了有效的策略.
- 这些干预措施提高了卫生基础设施的弹性,并支持工作人员的福祉.
- 将传统的土著知识与生物友好的设计结合起来,可以改善医院的结果,特别是对于土著患者.
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