Thompson Maddy
GGE, Keele University, Keele, UK.
Digit Health. 2021 Aug 10;7:20552076211033421. doi: 10.1177/20552076211033421. eCollection 2021 Jan-Dec.
Digital health interventions are widely celebrated due to their low-cost nature and ability to provide tailored person-centred care in communities worldwide. As coronavirus disease-19 has rapidly accelerated their growth and reach, interest in global ethical questions surrounding digital health is growing. However, the global environmental implications of digital health have been overlooked. This commentary draws attention to the environmental impacts of digital health devices and communication networks, as well as the data produced by digital health activities. Unless serious attention is paid to greening digital health practices, the rise of digital health will significantly contribute to environmental change, and thus create outcomes of ill-health.
数字健康干预措施因其低成本特性以及在全球范围内为社区提供个性化以人为本护理的能力而广受赞誉。随着2019冠状病毒病迅速加速了它们的发展和普及,围绕数字健康的全球伦理问题引发的关注日益增加。然而,数字健康对全球环境的影响却被忽视了。本评论提请人们关注数字健康设备和通信网络的环境影响,以及数字健康活动产生的数据。除非认真关注数字健康实践的绿色化,否则数字健康的兴起将对环境变化产生重大影响,进而导致健康不良的后果。