Ulhøi John P, Ulhøi Benedicte P
Centre for Organizational Renewal and Evolution, Aarhus School of Business, Aarhus University, Haslegaardsvej 10, DK-8210 Aarhus V, Denmark.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2009 Mar;6(3):1204-14. doi: 10.3390/ijerph6031204. Epub 2009 Mar 19.
This paper calls for the need to address climate change within the concept of sustainable development, in recognition of the interrelationships between environmental, economic and social systems. So far, health- providing organizations such as hospitals have paid surprisingly little attention to the relationships between environmental change (e.g. climate change) and human health, or between hospitals (as professional organizations) and their impact on sustainable development. Although it is usually such industries as the chemical, extractive and metal industries, etc., that are associated with environmentally harmful activities, there is also an urgent need to emphasize the roles and responsibilities of hospitals and their embeddedness in a wider ecological, economic and social context. The key objective here is to discuss the relevance of sustainability and environmental management issues in a sector that until now has conveniently ignored its roles and responsibilities in relation to sustainability issues. The paper concludes that arguments based on systems theory, environment, medicine, economics and innovation strongly urge hospitals to reconsider their present roles and environmental responsibilities.
本文呼吁在可持续发展概念内应对气候变化，认识到环境、经济和社会系统之间的相互关系。到目前为止，诸如医院等提供医疗服务的组织对环境变化（如气候变化）与人类健康之间的关系，或医院（作为专业组织）与其对可持续发展的影响之间的关系，出人意料地几乎没有给予关注。虽然通常是化学、采掘和金属等行业与环境有害活动相关联，但也迫切需要强调医院的作用和责任以及它们在更广泛的生态、经济和社会背景中的嵌入性。这里的关键目标是讨论一个迄今为止一直方便地忽视其在可持续性问题上的作用和责任的部门中可持续性和环境管理问题的相关性。本文得出结论，基于系统理论、环境、医学、经济学和创新的论点强烈敦促医院重新考虑其目前的作用和环境责任。
