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How Should We Respond to Health Sector Emissions That Exacerbate Climate Change and Inequity?

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A warming climate poses substantial risk to public health and worsens existing health inequity. As a contributor to greenhouse gas emissions and air pollution, the health sector has obligations and… Click to show full abstract

A warming climate poses substantial risk to public health and worsens existing health inequity. As a contributor to greenhouse gas emissions and air pollution, the health sector has obligations and ample opportunities to protect health by decreasing waste and motivating more system-wide sustainable clinical practices. Such efforts will have important ethical implications for health equity.

Keywords: inequity; respond health; health; climate; health sector

Journal Title: AMA journal of ethics
Year Published: 2022

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