Primary healthcare's carbon footprint and sustainable strategies to mitigate its contribution: a scoping review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The escalating climate crisis poses a significant threat to global public health. The healthcare sector, designed to protect human health is a major contributor to greenhouse gas emissions, and thus, a key driver of climate degradation. This paradox endangers both planetary and human health, making the decarbonization of healthcare, including primary care, critical. However, research on primary care's contribution to emissions and strategies for mitigation remains limited.

Aim

This scoping review aimed to map how primary care contributes to healthcare's environmental footprint and determine contributing factors. Additionally, it sought to identify existing and innovative strategies to reduce the carbon footprint of primary healthcare.

Methods

A comprehensiv

SUBMITTER: Walsh SJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11662503 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature