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Introduction The health care sector contributes significantly to the climate crisis, accounting for 8.5 percent of US emissions and 4.4 percent globally (Karliner et al., 2019; Eckelman et al., 2020). In line with global goals, many hospitals and health systems have committed to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 50 percent by 2030 and achieve net-zero emissions by 2050 (Health […]

Introduction In just two decades, the world has faced a relentless barrage of deadly infectious disease outbreaks— SARS in 2002, H1N1 in 2009, Ebola in 2014, Zika in 2016, and COVID-19 in 2020. Each crisis has cost lives, destabilized economies, and exposed vulnerabilities in global health systems. The COVID-19 pandemic alone resulted in over 15 million excess deaths and an […]

Background Information The increasing frequency and severity of infectious disease outbreaks—driven by factors such as climate change, new methods of land use, urbanization, and global interconnectedness—underscore the urgent need for robust pandemic risk assessment frameworks. Future pandemics, which will likely be exacerbated by complex anthropogenic factors and inadequate systems for infectious disease surveillance and response, pose a substantial and underappreciated […]

The Health Sector Climate Action Survey aims to standardize how health care suppliers report climate and sustainability data. It reduces duplication, supports transparency, and helps providers and suppliers share consistent information.