数字卫生系统和不平等:探索气候和环境影响
Natalie Hammond1, Peter Benjamin2, Gabrielle Samuel3
1Department of Social Care and Social Work, Bonsall Street, Manchester Metropolitan University, Manchester, M15 6GX, UK.
在应对气候变化时,数字健康必须优先考虑公平. 如果不这样做,可能会加剧现有的环境和气候相关的不平等,特别是在电子垃圾和人工智能资源使用方面.
科学领域:
- 数字健康数字健康
- 环境科学 环境科学
- 公共卫生 公平 公共卫生 公平
背景情况:
- 数字健康部门越来越关注气候和环境挑战.
- 从历史上看,公平一直是数字健康的核心原则,但在气候/环境倡议方面却不那么重要.
- 在将以公平为重点的方法应用于数字健康对环境的影响方面存在差距.
研究的目的:
- 突出公平的关键需要,在数字健康对气候和环境问题的反应中保持核心地位.
- 检查数字健康,气候变化和公平的交叉点.
- 呼吁将公平纳入环境挑战数字健康解决方案的设计.
主要方法:
- 评论综合了当前的趋势和担忧.
- 分析了四个案例,说明了数字健康与环境的不平等关系:电子垃圾,预警系统,数字基础设施的脆弱性和人工智能资源消耗.
- 强调数字化转型的潜力,如果不考虑公平,可能会加剧不平等.
主要成果:
- 数字健康与气候问题的参与已经超过了公平考虑.
- 卫生领域的数字化转型可能会放大现有的不平等,如果不以公平的角度来设计.
- 电子垃圾,人工智能和基础设施等特定领域显示了数字健康,环境和不平等之间的明显联系.
结论:
- 数字健康社区迫切需要将公平纳入气候和环境战略.
- 在规划和设计中积极纳入公平性至关重要,以防止数字健康解决方案加剧与气候有关的差距.
- 在环境挑战的背景下,为一个更公平,更可持续的数字健康未来提出建议.
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