Climate change and the health sector : healing the world /: healing the world. (2021)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Edited by Alexander Thomas, K. Srinath Reddy, Divya Alexander and Poornima Prabhakaran.
• Editors: Thomas, Alexander; Srinath Reddy, K; Alexander, Divya; Prabhakaran, Poornima
• Contents: SECTION 1: CLIMATE ACTION BY THE HEALTH SECTOR 1. Health Sector Leadership to Combat Climate Change Alexander Thomas, Divya Alexander, Girdhar Gyani 2. The Role of Health Systems in the Indian and Global Context Preeti Soni, Manish Pant 3. Strengthening Healthcare Delivery Systems in Low Income Countries Zerin Osho, Jagjeet Sareen 4. The Climate Change Policy Framework and Allied Programs in India Rameshwar Sorokhaibam, Shikha Vardhan, Aakash Srivastava SECTION 2: THE IMPACT OF CLIMATE CHANGE ON HEALTH 5. Disease Pandemics and the Threat of Microbial Emergence Lalit Kant, Gifty Immanuel, Jai Prakash Narain 6. Climate Change and Human Health: An Overview Poornima Prabhakaran 7. Air Pollution, Climate Change and the Health Sector: Linkages and Solutions H. Paramesh, D.J. Christopher, Jyothi S. Menon 8. Nourish or Perish: The Effect of Climate Change on Food, Nutrition and Health Manu Raj Mathur, Ameeka Shereen Lobo, Himanshi Pandey, Anjali Ganpule-Rao, K. Srinath Reddy 9. Gendered Vulnerabilities and Health Inequities Vanitha Kommu, Divya Alexander, Lakshmi Lingam 10. The Consequences of Climate Change on Vulnerable Populations Richa Sharma, R. Srikanth 11. The Status of Heat Health in India Priya Dutta, Mahaveer Golechha, Dileep Mavalankar SECTION 3: REDUCING THE CLIMATE FOOTPRINT OF THE HEALTH SECTOR 12. Climate-Smart Healthcare: What Does It Entail? Josh Karliner, Shriram Manogaran 13. Green and Resilient Health Infrastructure Yatin Choudhary, Hari Kumar 14. Sustainable Energy Management in the Health Sector Huda Jaffer, Harish Hande 15. Water Stress and the Effective Management of Water in Healthcare Shyamala Mani, Samayita Ghosh, R. Srinivasan 16. Sustainable Ways to Manage Waste in Healthcare Facilities Ananya Tewari, Shyamala Mani 17. Sustainable Transport Solutions in the Health Sector Shailendra P. Singh, Sundeep Singh Chauhan 18. Sustainable Procurement in Healthcare Susan Wilburn, Ishika Jharia, Poornima Prabhakaran SECTION 4: CLIMATE ACTION BY ALLIED SECTORS 19. Environmental Sustainability in the Pharmaceuticals Industry Suman Sharma, Alba Tiley 20. Chemicals and Climate: Challenges for the Health Sector Tracey Easthope, Megha Rathi 21. The Paradox of Plastics in Healthcare and Health Swaminathan Sivaram, Aditi Roy, Swapan K. Ray
• Edition: 1st
• Publisher Details: New Delhi : Routledge India
• Publication Date: 2021
• Extent: 1 online resource, illustrations (black and white)
• Subjects: 613.1; Environmental health; Climatic changes
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781000511833; 9781000511796; 9781003190516
• Related ISBNs: 9781032039992
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Description based on CIP data; resource not viewed.
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