The greening of health: The bold, the brave and the slow
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The greening of health: The bold, the brave and the slow
Thursday 1 August 2019, 09:00 AM
Green hospitals of the future?
The health sector has picked away at the problem of global warming. But it’s now crunch time for mass action to reduce the sector’s greenhouse gas emissions. Virginia McMillan checks the temperature
The plastic speculums discarded after one use, the polystyrene boxes and their foam “peanuts” binned after the vaccines have been unpacked, the harmle, Rebecca Randerson, Churton Park Medical GP Rebecca Randerson says medicines procurement and waste must be tackled
References
- Jones, R. Climate change and Indigenous health promotion. Global Health Promotion 2019;26(3_suppl):73–81.
- New Zealand Productivity Commission, 2018. Low-emissions economy: Final report. Available from www.productivity.govt.nz/low-emissions
- Green Building Council Australia, New Zealand Green Building Council. The case for sustainable healthcare. No date.
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