The World Health Organisation (WHO) has created a new toolbox to help health professionals address climate change, a major global health concern.
The toolkit aims to close knowledge gaps among health and care workers, including those in educational institutions, supervisors, and scientific roles, by providing them with the information and confidence needed to effectively communicate about climate change and health.
Climate change has a wide range of effects on health, including severe weather, air pollution, shortages of food, water scarcity, and infectious disease transmission. Heatwaves, shifting weather patterns, and air pollution all have negative health consequences, including cardiovascular disease, respiratory disorders, mental health concerns, and starvation. Climate-related concerns are putting a burden on health-care systems, highlighting the importance of action.
The toolkit includes comprehensive tools to assist health and care workers in understanding the health implications of climate change and the co-benefits of climate action, as well as building communication confidence and effectively engaging with various stakeholders. Its goal is to inspire collective action towards mitigating climate change, creating resilience, and defending public health by empowering health and care workers to talk about it.
WHO produced the toolkit in partnership with the Global Climate and Health Alliance, George Mason University Centre for Climate Change Communication, Medical Society Consortium on Climate and Health, Climate and Health Alliance Australia, and the Canadian Medical Association. This toolkit was made possible thanks to funding from Health Canada.
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