Climate change and the health sector : healing the world / edited by Alexander Thomas, K. Srinath Reddy, Divya Alexander and Poornima Prabhakaran.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction: First, do no harm:: Climate change and the health sector -- Section 1: Climate action by the health sector -- Chapter 1: Health sector leadership to combat climate change -- Chapter 2: The role of health systems in the Indian and global context -- Chapter 3: Strengthening healthcare delivery systems in low-income countries -- Chapter 4: The climate change policy framework and allied programs in India -- Section 2: The impact of climate change on health -- Chapter 5: Disease pandemics and the threat of microbial emergence -- Chapter 6: Climate change and its impact on human health:: An overview -- Chapter 7: Air pollution, climate change and the health sector:: Linkages and solutions -- Chapter 8: Nourish or Perish:: The effect of climate change on food, nutrition and health -- Chapter 9: Gendered vulnerabilities and health inequities -- Chapter 10: The consequences of climate change on vulnerable populations --Chapter 11: Prioritising climate change and health:: The current status of heat-health in India -- Section 3: Reducing the climate footprint of the health sector -- Chapter 12: Climate-smart healthcare:: What does it entail? -- Chapter 13: Green and resilient health infrastructure -- Chapter 14: Sustainable energy management in the health sector -- Chapter 15: Water stress and the effective management of water in the healthcare sector -- Chapter 16: Sustainable ways to manage waste in healthcare facilities -- Chapter 17: Sustainable transport solutions in the health sector -- Chapter 18: Sustainable procurement in healthcare -- Section 4: Climate action by allied sectors -- Chapter 19: Environmental sustainability in the pharmaceutical industry -- Chapter 20: Chemicals and climate:: Challenges for the health sector -- Chapter 21: The paradox of plastics in healthcare and health

"The health sector is known to be one of the major contributors towards the greenhouse gas emissions causing the climate crisis, the greatest health threat of the 21st century. This volume positions the health sector as a leader in the fight against climate change and explores the role of the health system in climate policy action. It delivers an overview of the linkages between climate change and the health sector, with chapters on the impact of climate change on health, its connection to pandemics, and its effects on food, nutrition and air quality, while examining gendered and other vulnerabilities. It delves into the different operational aspects of the health sector in India and details how each one can become climate-smart to reduce the health sector's overall carbon footprint, by looking at sustainable procurement, green and resilient healthcare infrastructure, and the management of transportation, energy, water, waste, chemicals, pharmaceuticals and plastics in healthcare. Well supplemented with rigorous case studies, the book will be indispensable for students, teachers, and researchers of environmental studies, health sciences, and climate change. It will be useful for healthcare workers, public health officials, healthcare leaders, policy planners, and those interested in climate resilience and preparedness in the healthcare sector"-- Provided by publisher.