Charlesworth Kate E, Stewart Gregory J, Sainsbury Peter
Primary Integrated and Community Health, South Eastern Sydney Local Health District, NSW, Australia,
Primary Integrated and Community Health, South Eastern Sydney Local Health District, NSW, Australia.
Public Health Res Pract. 2018 Dec 6;28(4):2841830. doi: 10.17061/phrp2841830.
The scientific evidence for global warming is overwhelming. Health organisations, as large carbon polluters, are at significant 'carbon risk' and must act to reduce their carbon emissions. Many environmental sustainability initiatives, if properly implemented, would not only reduce harm, waste and pollution but also deliver health, social and financial benefits.
We have been involved for more than a decade in efforts to reduce the greenhouse gas emissions of New South Wales (NSW) Health organisations in which we have worked. We draw on our collective experience to offer eight key lessons about implementing environmental sustainability initiatives in health organisations.
Sustainability plans have been developed in at least three Area Health Services/Local Health Districts in NSW, but in each case they have been imperfectly implemented.
Based on our experience, we offer eight key lessons relating to leadership, engagement and developing networks, data, complex adaptive systems, broadening the issue, and political factors.
全球变暖的科学证据确凿。卫生组织作为大型碳排放者，面临重大的“碳风险”，必须采取行动减少碳排放。许多环境可持续性倡议若得到妥善实施，不仅能减少危害、浪费和污染，还能带来健康、社会和经济效益。
在过去十多年里，我们一直致力于降低新南威尔士州（NSW）卫生组织的温室气体排放，这些组织是我们的工作对象。我们借鉴集体经验，就卫生组织实施环境可持续性倡议提供八点关键经验教训。
新南威尔士州至少有三个地区卫生服务机构/地方卫生区制定了可持续发展计划，但在每种情况下，这些计划的实施都不尽完善。
基于我们的经验，我们提供八点与领导力、参与度和网络发展、数据、复杂适应系统、拓展问题范围以及政治因素相关的关键经验教训。
