A DATABASE OF ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENTS WITHIN HEALTHCARE

Primum non nocere

Explore database

Jump to section:

Whether its pre-eminent scientific journals (e.g. Nature Medicine), renowned acadmic institutions (e.g. University of British Columbia), reputable media organizations (e.g. The Conversation), or multinational finance corporations (e.g. JPMorgan), HealthcareLCA is receiving attention from around the world.

This page provides a summary of our collective impact to date, including relevant publications by our team, media coverage, inclusion of our database on university library websites, and our social media presence.

Read on to explore HealthcareLCA's impact within the healthcare sustainability field.

View figure

Jump to section:

— website traffic

— relevant publications

— selected social media coverage

— media coverage

— university libraries

— webinars

10,000+ global users

Since launch, more than 10,000 individual users have used our database from nearly 80 countries.

Drew J, Christie SD, Rainham D, Rizan C. HealthcareLCA: an open-access living database of health-care environmental impact assessments. The Lancet Planetary Health. 2022 Dec 1;6(12):e1000-12. DOI: 10.1016/S2542-5196(22)002
Drew J, Christie SD, Tyedmers P, Smith-Forrester J, Rainham D. Operating in a climate crisis: a state-of-the-science review of life cycle assessment within surgical and anesthetic care. Environmental Health Perspectives. 2021 Jul 12;129(7):076001. DOI: 10.1289/EHP866

Relevant publications

HealthcareLCA: an open-access living database of health-care environmental impact assessments

The Lancet Planetary Health, December 2023.

View figure

The University of British Columbia.
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Library / Population and Public Health / Core databases.
Available at: https://guides.library.ubc.ca/spph/articles
The George Washington University
Washington DC, United States.
Himmelfarb Health Sciences Library / Research Guides / Clinical Management and Leadership / E-Databases / Additional databases.
Available at: https://guides.himmelfarb.gwu.edu/CML
University of Regensburg (Universität Regensburg), Datenbank-Infosystem (DBIS)
Regensburg, Germany.
DBIS is a database repository run by University Library Regensburg in cooperation with over 300 libraries, mostly from German-speaking countries.
ClimaHealth, World Meterological Organization & World Health Organization
Joint Office for Climate and Health in Geneva, Switzerland.
Available at: https://climahealth.info/resource-library/the-healthcarelca-database-of-environmental-assessments-within-healthcare/

Academic institutions that list our database

Woohoo! I’ve been waiting for this! @SlutzmanMD @DrAmy_Collins - a great resource for the upcoming journal club and beyond! https://t.co/YNOVW6n213
— Cassandra L. Thiel, PhD (@CassandraLThiel) December 8, 2022

What a wonderful global initiative: https://t.co/F88QFWV0qE

Like all great things this has been developing for a while. Great to see vision becoming reality @HealthcareLCA @chantelle_rizan #GreenNHS #TogetherWeCan 🙏🌍⚕️@PlasticWasteHub @ClareNash20 @GreenHWales @ICUdocX
— Revolution-ZERO (@RevolutionZERO1) December 9, 2022

Sustainability is growing issue in health-care. Measurement and quantification are the first steps. It has been a pleasure to participate this exciting multinational project that has just been published in the Lancet Planetary Health
— Dal Spine Program (@DalSpine) December 8, 2022

Congrats @chantelle_rizan! This will be an incredible resource for all healthcare LCA researchers and like-minded practitioners 💚 https://t.co/KOaG3Q5N9P
— Andrea MacNeill (@Ecosurgeon) December 8, 2022

This resource looks incredible!! I can't wait to dive into the data https://t.co/8xC9Dh4Ys5
— Elizabeth Hansen (she/her) (@LizHansenMD) December 8, 2022

Delighted that our LCA study contributed to building up the @HealthcareLCA live database published recently @TheLancetPlanet 🌍

Congratulations to all for this brilliant work, a great step towards sustainable healthcare that’s based on evidence♻️https://t.co/XL0vyoxrVA
— Hasan Jamal | د. حسن جمال (@DrHasanjamal) December 9, 2022

Fantastic platform launched from the @healthcareLCA tonight.
Watch the tutorial on the healthcare lifecycle analysis from thousands of productshttps://t.co/7KagDQKjsE https://t.co/NxZKmdp4X3
— Alexis Percival (@alexiskeech) January 18, 2023

Selected social media coverage

View figure

Dalhousie University News. Research project aims to improve environmental performance of health care systems. July 6, 2023.
Available at: www.dal.ca
The House. Innovations in Sustainable Healthcare. June 5, 2023.
Available at: www.politicshome.com
The Conversation. Tracking health care’s global environmental impact is a step toward more sustainable health systems. April 12, 2023.
Available at: www.thecoversation.com
Saltwire. Tracking health care’s global environmental impact is a step toward more sustainable health systems. May 1, 2023.Available at: www.saltwire.com
National Health Executive. Environmental impact database launches for global healthcare. December 13, 2022.
Available at: www.nationalhealthexecutive.com
National Health Executive. Global database of healthcare's environmental impacts launched. January / February 2023.
Available at: www.nationalhealthexecutive.com
Envirotec. Global database of healthcare’s environmental impacts launched. December 13, 2022.
Available at: www.envirotecmagazine.com
Zephyrnet. Global database of healthcare’s environmental impacts launched. December 13, 2022.
Available at: www.zephyrnet.com
AirQualityNews. New database looks to reduce healthcare's '5% of global emissions'. December 13, 2022.
Available at: www.airqualitynews.com
Corporate Advisor. Sustainable healthcare database launched. December 12, 2023.
Available at: www.corporate-adviser.com

Selected media coverage

Launch webinar

Supporters

The creation of HealthLCA was not commissioned by any funding agency in the public, commercial, or not-for-profit sectors. Our website and database is maintained free-of-charge.

Our annual operating expenses, which include the costs associated with hosting this platform online, total $350 CAD.

This amount is generously covered by the Creating Sustainable Health Systems in a Climate Crisis project within the Healthy Populations Institute, a multi-faculty research institute at Dalhousie University in Nova Scotia, Canada. This project is run in collaboration with the Centre for Sustainable Health Systems in Ontario, Canada and the Centre for Sustainable Healthcare in the UK.

funding

HealthLCA relies on generous support from the health community. To ensure that our database remains freely available, we depend on annual or one-off donations from individuals or organisations. Our annual fundraising target is $350 CAD. This simply covers the cost of hosting our platform online.

Take action

Get involved

If you are interested in joining the global movement of healthcare workers fighting for a healthy and sustainable planet, get involved with one of the many advocacy groups.