Pathak Neha, McKinney Amanda
American College of Lifestyle Medicine, Global Sustainability Committee, Atlanta, Georgia.
Institute for Human and Planetary Health-Doane University, Crete, Nebraska.
Am J Lifestyle Med. 2021 Apr 21;15(5):541-552. doi: 10.1177/15598276211008127. eCollection 2021 Sep-Oct.
Global environmental degradation and climate change threaten the foundation of human health and well-being. In a confluence of crises, the accelerating pace of climate change and other environmental disruptions pose an additional, preventable danger to a global population that is both aging and carrying a growing burden of noncommunicable diseases (NCDs). Climate change and environmental disruption function as "threat multipliers," especially for those with NCDs, worsening the potential health impacts on those with suboptimal health. At the same time, these environmental factors threaten the basic pillars of health and prevention, increasing the risk of developing chronic disease. In the face of these threats, the core competencies of lifestyle medicine (LM) present crucial opportunities to mitigate climate change and human health impacts while also allowing individuals and communities to build resilience. LM health professionals are uniquely positioned to coach patients toward climate-healthy behavior changes that heal both people and the planet.
全球环境退化和气候变化威胁着人类健康与福祉的基础。在一系列危机的交汇中，气候变化加速以及其他环境破坏对全球老龄化且非传染性疾病（NCDs）负担日益加重的人口构成了另一种可预防的危险。气候变化和环境破坏起到“威胁倍增器”的作用，尤其对于患有非传染性疾病的人来说，会使对健康状况欠佳者的潜在健康影响恶化。与此同时，这些环境因素威胁着健康与预防的基本支柱，增加了患慢性病的风险。面对这些威胁，生活方式医学（LM）的核心能力为减轻气候变化和人类健康影响提供了关键机遇，同时也使个人和社区能够增强适应力。生活方式医学领域的健康专业人员具有独特优势，能够指导患者做出有利于气候健康的行为改变，从而使人类和地球都得以康复。
