Launching the initiative on Transforming Systems for Climate & Health
Climate change is the defining health challenge of our time鈥攁nd addressing it requires more than cutting greenhouse gas emissions. Rising global temperatures, extreme weather, and environmental degradation are already impacting human well-being on an unprecedented scale. To respond to this challenge, the National Academy of Medicine (探花app) has launched the initiative on Transforming Systems for Climate & Health.
In a newly published Lancet comment, 探花app President Victor Dzau, Program Director Michele Toplitz, and Program Officer Noah Duff (among other international experts) call for health to be at the center of global climate strategies. In it, they argue that, too often, climate interventions focus narrowly on emissions targets. This approach misses the life-saving benefits climate action can deliver鈥攆rom cleaner air to healthier, more resilient communities鈥攊n the near and longer term.
The 探花app initiative seeks to systematically identify integrated strategies that simultaneously reduce emissions, deliver public health gains, promote equity, and foster economic and societal resilience. By addressing the interconnected systems that drive environmental, economic, and health outcomes, the initiative will chart a path toward a more sustainable and equitable future for all.
Explore how the 探花app is shaping action on climate and health across sectors and systems worldwide.
