Addressing healthcare professionals’ fatigue for effective climate action engagement
Climate change is a significant threat to public health, exacerbating existing challenges in healthcare systems. The anticipated impacts encompassing increased global surface temperatures, rising sea levels, water and food insecurity, geopolitical instability and the heightened frequency, duration,...
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| author | Eddie Robinson Dinesh Bhandari Ross Donohue Zerina Lokmic-Tomkins |
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| description | Climate change is a significant threat to public health, exacerbating existing challenges in healthcare systems. The anticipated impacts encompassing increased global surface temperatures, rising sea levels, water and food insecurity, geopolitical instability and the heightened frequency, duration, and intensity of natural disasters coupled with the healthcare sector's contribution to carbon emissions, necessitate urgent action from healthcare professionals. However, while healthcare professionals are called to engage in climate action, defined as an action to combat climate change and its impacts, the healthcare workforce also faces unprecedented challenges exacerbated by the public health emergencies (e.g.: COVID-19 pandemic) such as fatigue, burnout, and workforce shortages. Dealing with these challenges leaves little opportunity or time for healthcare professionals to engage in climate change mitigation and adaptation. In this perspective paper, we outline the fundamental aspects of change fatigue and suggest solutions to engage healthcare professionals in climate action. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-95ba88abb6bf431fa438686e762138c22025-02-11T04:35:35ZengElsevierThe Journal of Climate Change and Health2667-27822025-01-0121100366Addressing healthcare professionals’ fatigue for effective climate action engagementEddie Robinson0Dinesh Bhandari1Ross Donohue2Zerina Lokmic-Tomkins3School of Nursing and Midwifery, Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, 3800, AustraliaSchool of Nursing and Midwifery, Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, 3800, Australia; Health and Climate Initiative, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, 3800, Australia; School of Public Health, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, The University of Adelaide, AustraliaMonash Business School, Monash University, Caulfield East, VIC 3145, AustraliaSchool of Nursing and Midwifery, Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, 3800, Australia; Health and Climate Initiative, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, 3800, Australia; Corresponding author at: Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Monash University, 35 Rainforest Walk, Clayton Campus, Clayton, VIC 3800 AustraliaClimate change is a significant threat to public health, exacerbating existing challenges in healthcare systems. The anticipated impacts encompassing increased global surface temperatures, rising sea levels, water and food insecurity, geopolitical instability and the heightened frequency, duration, and intensity of natural disasters coupled with the healthcare sector's contribution to carbon emissions, necessitate urgent action from healthcare professionals. However, while healthcare professionals are called to engage in climate action, defined as an action to combat climate change and its impacts, the healthcare workforce also faces unprecedented challenges exacerbated by the public health emergencies (e.g.: COVID-19 pandemic) such as fatigue, burnout, and workforce shortages. Dealing with these challenges leaves little opportunity or time for healthcare professionals to engage in climate change mitigation and adaptation. In this perspective paper, we outline the fundamental aspects of change fatigue and suggest solutions to engage healthcare professionals in climate action.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2667278224000695Climate actionHealthcare professionalsChange Fatigueclimate change |
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| title | Addressing healthcare professionals’ fatigue for effective climate action engagement |
| title_full | Addressing healthcare professionals’ fatigue for effective climate action engagement |
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| title_short | Addressing healthcare professionals’ fatigue for effective climate action engagement |
| title_sort | addressing healthcare professionals fatigue for effective climate action engagement |
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