药房实习生对气候变化及其对健康的影响的看法
Cecilia L Speck1, Natalie A DiPietro Mager1, John N Mager2
1Ohio Northern University Raabe College of Pharmacy, 525 S. Main St, Ada, OH, 45810 USA.
Innovations in pharmacy
|August 21, 2024
概括
药房实习生认识到气候变化对健康的影响及其缓解作用. 他们希望有更多关于气候变化和健康的药房课程教育,表明他们准备好采取气候行动.
科学领域:
- 环境健康 环境健康
- 药房实践 在药房实践中
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
背景情况:
- 气候变化对全球健康和福祉构成重大威胁.
- 关于美国药剂师和学生药剂师对气候变化观点的文献有限.
- 药房专业在患者护理,可持续性和与气候变化相关的倡导方面具有潜在的作用.
研究的目的:
- 评估俄俄州药房实习生关于气候变化和人类健康的知识和信仰.
- 评估气候变化对药房实践和实习生教育的感知相关性.
- 为了将实习生的看法与之前调查的俄俄州药剂师的看法进行比较.
主要方法:
- 一项匿名31项电子调查分发给500名俄俄州药房实习生.
- 调查问题涵盖了气候变化,健康,政策,药剂师角色和教育.
- 数据分析涉及描述性和非参数统计数据,并与之前的药剂师研究进行比较.
主要成果:
- 92名实习生完成了调查;大多数人承认气候变化 (87%) 和其对健康的影响 (68%).
- 实习生认为气候变化与药房实践相关 (62%),并且在气候行动中比药剂师更多的角色.
- 62%的人同意需要在药房课程中增加气候变化和健康教育.
结论:
- 大多数接受调查的俄俄州药房实习生认识到气候变化的健康影响及其在减缓方面的潜在作用.
- 实习生表示希望在他们的药房课程中增加关于气候变化和健康的教育.
- 调查结果表明,学生药剂师准备参与气候行动,倡导加强教育融合.
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