A5063645662- Climate Change and Health Impacts
- Health, psychology, and well-being
- Climate Change Communication and Perception
- Air Quality and Health Impacts
- Environmental Education and Sustainability
- Thermoregulation and physiological responses
- Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life
- Climate Change and Geoengineering
- Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact
- Global Health Care Issues
- Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology
- Urban Green Space and Health
- Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
- Health and Medical Studies
- Healthcare cost, quality, practices
- Child Nutrition and Water Access
- Spaceflight effects on biology
- Health, Environment, Cognitive Aging
- Energy, Environment, and Transportation Policies
- Art Therapy and Mental Health
- Economic and Environmental Valuation
- Nutritional Studies and Diet
- Social Acceptance of Renewable Energy
- Cancer survivorship and care
- Food Waste Reduction and Sustainability
University Hospital Heidelberg
2017-2025
Heidelberg University
2016-2025
University of Cologne
2023-2025
University Hospital Cologne
2023-2024
Forschungsverbund Berlin
2024
Technische Universität Dresden
2020-2024
Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz
2024
Centrum für Integrierte Onkologie
2023
University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus
2020-2022
Through their consumption behavior, households are responsible for 72% of global greenhouse gas emissions. Thus, they key actors in reaching the 1.5 °C goal under Paris Agreement. However, possible contribution and position climate policies is neither well understood, nor do receive sufficiently high priority current policy strategies. This paper investigates how behavioral change can achieve a substantial reduction emissions European high-income countries. It uses theoretical thinking some...
It is now universally acknowledged that climate change constitutes a major threat to human health. At the same time, some of measures reduce greenhouse gas emissions, so-called mitigation measures, have significant health co-benefits (e.g., walking or cycling more; eating less meat). The goal limiting global warming 1,5° Celsius set by Conference Parties United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change in Paris 2015 can only be reached if all stakeholders, including households, take...
Climate change and other ecological crises threaten the health of humans natural systems on which depend.1Whitmee S Haines A Beyrer C et al.Safeguarding human in Anthropocene epoch: report The Rockefeller Foundation-Lancet Commission planetary health.Lancet. 2015; 386: 1973-2028Summary Full Text PDF PubMed Scopus (1051) Google Scholar However, such issues have not yet entered core evidence-based medicine—clinical guidelines. Globally, medical associations, research institutions, universities...
Physical and mental well-being are threatened by climate change. Since hospitals in high-income countries contribute significantly to change through their greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, the medical ethics imperative of 'do no harm' imposes a responsibility on decarbonise. We investigated hospital stakeholders' perceptions hospitals' GHG emissions sources sense for reducing hospital.We conducted 29 semistructured qualitative expert interviews at one Germany's largest hospitals, Heidelberg...
Evidence on the health benefits of spending time in nature has highlighted importance provision blue and green spaces where people live. The potential for offered by exposure, however, extends beyond promotion to treatment. Social prescribing links with or social care needs community-based, non-clinical interventions improve wellbeing. Nature-based (NBSP) is a variant that uses health-promoting activities carried out natural environments, such as gardening walking. Much current NBSP practice...
In order to ensure a healthy diet for the world's population within planetary boundaries, EAT-Lancet Commission has made recommendations "Planetary Health Diet" (PHD). Due special responsibility of health sector living conditions, offering food provision in line with Planetary Diet is sensible thing do facilities. With this mind, we evaluated acceptance, costs and reduction greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions through correspondingly modified offer cafeteria large university hospital. For three...
Sub-Saharan African countries like Burkina Faso face a dietary transition and are experiencing shift in disease burden. We explored perceptions of healthy environmentally sustainable habits urban order to tailor nutritional interventions the local population ultimately improve public planetary health. conducted an exploratory qualitative study with semi-structured face-to-face interviews three informal two formal neighborhoods Ouagadougou. The sample comprised 36 adult participants. were...
Objectives With the health impacts of climate change becoming increasingly evident, there is a pressing need to prepare and educate future physicians address these challenges. This study therefore aims explore in depth perspectives final-year medical students (FYMS) on integration Planetary Health Education (PHE) into curricula (i.e. content, methods, exams). Additionally, it seeks understand how FYMS perceive relevance this topic their profession perceived responsibility.
Heat health impacts (HHI) on the elderly are a growing concern in face of climate change and aging populations. General practitioners (GPs) have an important role care for elderly. To inform development effective prevention measures, it is to investigate GPs’ perceptions HHI. Twenty four qualitative expert interviews were conducted with GPs analyzed using framework approach. generally aware heat impacts, focusing cardiovascular morbidity volume imbalances. Perceptions mortality...
This paper investigates households’ preferences to reduce their carbon footprint (CF) measured in dioxide equivalents (CO2e). It assumes that a substantial CF reduction of households is essential reach the 1.5 °C goal under Paris Agreement. Data was collected four mid-size cities France, Germany, Norway, and Sweden. Quantitative data obtained from 308 using calculator based on questionnaire, simulation game. The latter investigated when being confronted with objective by 50 percent 2030...
Climate change threatens physical and mental health. Hospitals have a key role in adapting to these impacts. At the same time, hospitals contribute climate due their greenhouse gas emissions. To effectively reduce emissions, stakeholder involvement is important. This study aimed at identifying possible mitigation measures, barriers, enablers for implementation from stakeholders' perspectives German university hospital. We conducted qualitative with semi-structured interviews Heidelberg...
Background Climate change is the greatest threat to global health in twenty first century, yet combating it entails substantial co-benefits. Physicians and other professionals have not fully embraced their responsibilities climate crisis, especially about communication with patients. While medical associations are calling on physicians integrate into counselling, there little empirical evidence corresponding perceptions of
Household lifestyles are the main drivers of climate change. Climate change mitigation measures directed to households often have substantial health co-benefits. The European mixed-methods study HOPE (HOuseholds’ Preferences for reducing greenhouse gas emissions in four high-income countries) investigates households’ preferences and particularly researches role information on co-benefits decision making. results presented this derived from 18 qualitative interviews, conducted with a...
Abstract Background In response to climate change (CC), medicine needs consider new aspects in health counselling of patients. Such climate-sensitive (CSHC) may include patients on preventing and coping with diseases or leading healthy climate-friendly lifestyles. This study aimed identify previous participation preferences for CSHC as well associated sociodemographic attitudinal factors among the general public Germany. Methods We conducted a cross-sectional population-based online panel...
Summary Background Sustainable diets contribute to improving human health and reducing food-related greenhouse gas emissions (GHGE). Here, we established the effects of a facility-based sustainable diet intervention on adherence EAT-Lancet Planetary Health Diet GHGE consumers. Methods In this quasi-experiment, vegan menus educational material were provided in largest cafeteria German hospital for 3 months. Regular customers (> 1/week) (intervention group) all other cafeterias (control...
Hitzewellen erhöhen Morbiditäts- und Mortalitätsraten, insbesondere älterer, pflegebedürftiger Menschen. Durch den Klimawandel wird sich die Zahl der in Deutschland bis Ende des Jahrhunderts verdreifachen. Zudem wächst Anteil Risikopatienten durch demografischen Wandel. Daher haben Bund Länder Empfehlungen zu Hitzeaktionsplänen entwickelt, denen auch Ärzteschaft an Prävention hitzebedingter Gesundheitsschäden beteiligt werden soll. Ärzte sollten ihr Team zunächst für das Thema...
Ongoing high consumption of resources results in exceeding the planetary boundaries. Modern healthcare systems contribute to this problem. To address issue, article provides an overview various aspects sustainable actions medical offices and clinics that can also be applied dermatology. Specific fields action include energy consumption, structural measures, traffic mobility, organization including digitalization as well personnel evaluation. Moreover, we discuss specific topics such hygiene...
Climate change (CC) is of major importance for physicians as they are directly confronted with changing disease patterns, work in a greenhouse gas intensive sector and can be potential advocates healthy people on planet.We assessed third to fifth year medical students' needs support the integration CC topics into curricula. A questionnaire 54 single choice-based items was newly designed following sections: role perception, knowledge test, learning needs, preference educational strategies...
Sub-Saharan African populations undergo a nutrition transition towards diets associated with increased risk for metabolic and cardiovascular diseases. For targeted prevention, we aimed to characterize dietary patterns determine their sociodemographic factors of adherence.We recruited 1,018 adults aged > = 25 years from two formal three informal settlements within the Health Demographic Surveillance System, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, between February April 2021. In cross-sectional sample,...