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Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America supports environmental stewardship and sustainability while protecting patients and healthcare personnel position statement of the SHEA Board

Year: 2026

Type: article

Abstract: The leading cause of climate change and global warming is the increase in greenhouse gas emissions. The health impacts of climate change and extreme weather events include temperature-associated illnesses and deaths, air pollution-associated chronic respiratory illness, water-and foodborne infections, and vector-borne and zoonotic infections.

Source: Carolina Digital Repository (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill)

DOI: 10.17615/a8ag-fm51

Authors: Estelle, Carolee, Jacob, Jesse T., Murthy, Rekha, Kwon, Jennie H., Passaretti, Catherine, Szymczak, Julia E., Nori, Priya, Saiman, Lisa, Nyquist, Ann-Christine, Ananthanarayanan, Rajalakshmi, Talbot, Thomas R., Shenoy, Erica S., Maragakis, Lisa L., Weber, David J.

Institution: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Topic: Climate Change and Health Impacts

Subfield: Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis

Field: Environmental Science

Domain: Physical Sciences

SDGs: Climate action, Good health and well-being

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W7119964104

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