TY - JOUR
T1 - Climate conscious health equity is essential to achieve climate-resilient digital healthcare
AU - Lokmic-Tomkins, Zerina
AU - Borda, Ann
AU - Skouteris, Helen
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2024 The Author(s)
PY - 2024/3
Y1 - 2024/3
N2 - This short communication highlights the role of digital health equity in supporting climate-resilient digital healthcare pathways for global communities experiencing the health crisis exacerbated by climate change and environmental degradation. Specifically, to design digital health responsibly to support climate change adaptation as an inclusive, equitable, human-centered process means acknowledging the interconnectedness of human health and the health of the natural environment. In this process, we recommend a more integrated and participatory approach to the dimensions of ecological and environmental determinants of health and ethical representation of diverse and vulnerable voices.
AB - This short communication highlights the role of digital health equity in supporting climate-resilient digital healthcare pathways for global communities experiencing the health crisis exacerbated by climate change and environmental degradation. Specifically, to design digital health responsibly to support climate change adaptation as an inclusive, equitable, human-centered process means acknowledging the interconnectedness of human health and the health of the natural environment. In this process, we recommend a more integrated and participatory approach to the dimensions of ecological and environmental determinants of health and ethical representation of diverse and vulnerable voices.
KW - Climate change
KW - Climate-resilient healthcare
KW - Digital health
KW - Ecological determinants of health
KW - Environmental determinants of health
KW - Equity
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U2 - 10.1016/j.joclim.2024.100301
DO - 10.1016/j.joclim.2024.100301
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85183991163
SN - 2667-2782
VL - 16
JO - The Journal of Climate Change and Health
JF - The Journal of Climate Change and Health
M1 - 100301
ER -