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HealthcareLCA

A DATABASE OF ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENTS WITHIN HEALTHCARE

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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.

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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.

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Academic institutions that list our database

Selected social media coverage

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  • 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

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​​​​​​​​​​​​​​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.

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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.

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International—

International—

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United Kingdom—

United States—

Canada—

European Union—

Australia—

1. Reduce health care’s climate footprint now

2. The health sector must support a societal transition to clean, renewable energy

3. Chart the course for zero emissions health care by 2050

4. Make development assistance for health climate-smart

5. Establish and implement government action plans for climate-smart health care

6. Deepen research on health care and climate change

Six action areas for climate-smart healthcare from Healthcare Without Harm's 2019 report