Project HOPE’s Post

As climate change worsens, so do its health impacts. On Emergency Medicine Day, let's recognize the crucial role of emergency responders in addressing climate-related health emergencies. Together, we can build resilience and protect lives. #EmergencyMedicineDay #ClimateHealth #GlobalWarming #HealthCrisis #Emergency #PublicHealth #EmergencyCare #Bhubaneswar #KHL #KalingaHospital

#NEW 📢 Safeguarding Public Health 2024 Factsheet! Local governments are key in tackling climate change and public health. Discover how policies mitigate health risks and build resilience. Read the Factsheet: https://ow.ly/U0wy50SMgsK #PublicHealth #ClimateAction #ICLEIUSA

Blair Feltmate emphasized the importance of our Climate-Ready Infographics at Public Health 2024 last week and urged health facilities to distribute the infographics to patients to promote preventative climate action, which gathered attention from various media outlets. ➡️ Read about it here: https://lnkd.in/eCmbafnx ➡️ Access our Climate-Ready Infographics here: https://lnkd.in/gakSry_b #extremeweather #climatechange #climateaction

These infographics are great and an easy way to share information about what actions individuals can take to make themselves more resilient to the impacts of climate change.

Good to see WHO focus on the big things in life that affect public health with simple pragmatic solutions that work and deliver huge impact globally. High blood pressure being one of the most important and most treatable. Simple and pragmatic approaches are the answer but in many countries with more advanced health care systems remain too complex, over-engineered and too doctor centric for the majority of patients.

Here are some global public health highlights from WHO’s new Results Report. ⬇️

Here’s what’s going on in global health ⬇️

The world is witnessing the highest number of violent conflicts since World War 2, pushing people into conflict zones, breaking down health systems and exacerbating the spread of diseases. We must urgently bolster our health systems to prepare for crisis. Emergency preparedness is a crucial investment, and we look to solutions such as the #PandemicFund to ensure the safety and well-being of vulnerable populations.

💡 #CommunityFirst, SeeChange's community-led approach to responding to health crises, seeks to create meaningful and lasting change and contribute to a paradigm shift in the humanitarian response system. ➡ Take a look at our slide deck to learn more about what #CommunityFirst is all about.

Wildfires in Canada Toolkit--summarizes information and bring together existing resources to support public health authorities in the mitigation, preparedness, response and recovery to human health risks associated with wildfires. Specific objectives are to: -Facilitate evidence-based and timely decision making by public health authorities -Synthesize existing resources in the form of evidence-based summaries of human health hazards and risks -Support the sharing of best practices and experiences -Apply a public health lens to the prevention and management of human health hazards and risks across the emergency management continuum https://lnkd.in/gkEpmAMV