Publications by authors named "Iris M Blom"
Article Synopsis
- The COP26 Health Programme, launched at the 2021 UN Climate Change Conference, aims to create low-carbon and resilient health systems, with 83 countries committed to the initiative as of May 2024.
- The analysis highlights significant issues in current monitoring practices, showing that many countries focus on process indicators that don't truly measure progress towards sustainable health-care systems.
- There is a critical need for better, adaptable indicators that can effectively track health-care outcomes and contribute to climate strategies, ensuring that the COP26 Health Programme achieves its goals without misleading claims.
: Climate change is predicted to be our century's most significant health threat. In 2021, 46 countries committed to environmentally sustainable low carbon health care systems. Of those, 34 were from low- and middle-income countries (LMICs).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: To identify evidence-based interventions that reduce greenhouse gas emissions in health-care systems in low- and middle-income countries and explore potential synergies from these interventions that aid climate change adaptation while mitigating emissions.
Methods: We systematically searched 11 electronic databases for articles published between 1990 and March 2023. We assessed risk of bias in each article and graded the quality of evidence across interventions in health-care operations, energy and supply chains.
Objectives: The role of medical students in the current coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic is rapidly evolving. The aim of this review is to explore the involvement of medical students in past global health emergencies, to help inform current and future scenarios.
Methods: A rapid systematic review was undertaken, including articles from online databases discussing the roles, willingness and appropriateness of medical student involvement in global health emergencies.
Ethnic Differences in Health Literacy Among Young Adults in Amsterdam.
Health Lit Res Pract
October 2018
Background: Ethnic differences in health commence early in life. Ethnic minority young adults have a greater prevalence of unhealthier lifestyles and poorer health outcomes than their peers. Variations in health literacy could contribute to these ethnic inequalities in health but have not yet been investigated in this group.
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