Podein Rian J, Hernke Michael T
Department of Family Medicine, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, 1100 Delaplaine Court, Madison, WI 53715, USA.
Prim Care. 2010 Mar;37(1):137-47. doi: 10.1016/j.pop.2009.09.011.
Unsustainable development around the world has contributed to ecological degradation and human suffering while compromising the ability of ecosystems and social institutions to support human life. The United States health care system and its institutions are significant contributors to unsustainable development, but leaders of change are emerging from the health care arena. Health professionals, including primary care providers, are poised to serve as models for sustainability and to facilitate the necessary transformation toward more sustainable practices. Health professionals must, within a practical framework, embrace an objective definition of sustainability and then act to achieve it.
世界各地不可持续的发展导致了生态退化和人类苦难，同时损害了生态系统和社会机构支持人类生命的能力。美国医疗保健系统及其机构是不可持续发展的重要促成因素，但变革的领导者正在医疗保健领域崭露头角。包括初级保健提供者在内的卫生专业人员准备好成为可持续发展的典范，并推动向更可持续做法的必要转变。卫生专业人员必须在一个切实可行的框架内，接受可持续性的客观定义，然后采取行动来实现它。
