[In the Media] “Over 70% of nurses recognize climate change as a critical issue and express concern about its impact on health and diseases” (Medical Care CB news, September 18, 2024)
date : 10/22/2024
Tags: Planetary Health
On September 11, 2024, Health and Global Policy Institute (HGPI) and the Graduate School of Health Sciences, Niigata University conducted an online self-administered questionnaire survey among nursing professionals in Japan to gather opinions on climate change and health, sustainable health systems, and climate change policies and have published a preliminary report.
A news article on the findings, “Over 70% of nurses recognize climate change as a critical issue, expressing concern over its impact on health and diseases Health and Global Policy Institute” (published on September 18, 2024), was published in Medical Care CB news.
To read the article by Medical Care CB news, please click here (Japanese only).
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