Allergy, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 79(2), P. 281 - 285

Published: Sept. 15, 2023

There is growing awareness of the need to deliver cost-effective, high-quality, zero-carbon health care.1 The healthcare system needs leverage developments in digital improve cost-effectiveness. This could contribute reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and represents a key strategy fight against climate crisis. term ‘digital health’ includes advanced medical technologies, disruptive innovations, communication tools, all aiming provide best practices. Choosing be carbon-free—either mission driven or motivated by economics—has potential directly indirectly impact well-being patients. Green innovation has become one most important approaches achieving sustainable development modern life.2 Environmental regulation largely impacts green technology innovation. Healthcare delivery been recognized as major area opportunity for decarbonizing care, an where there enormous develop zero_carbon ‘digitally-enabled, patient-centred care’. sources CHG emissions environmental on care are those due hospitals medicines.3 As any disease, ‘going green' (i) improvement, design, construction facilities; (ii) daily operations such cleaning, maintenance, many clinical functions; (iii) purchasing, food transportation.2, 4 Becoming each these areas can potentially benefit patient health. Moreover, specific actions targeted at patients with allergic diseases, related use inhaled medication. Telemedicine make greener.5 Although proposed diseases before COVID-19 pandemic, telemedicine was shown effective supporting keeping patient/doctor relationships fruitful.6, 7 contribution decarbonize imbedded concept planetary In 2015, Rockefeller Foundation-Lancet Commission launched novel approach called health, concept, strategy, action plan. To safeguard human Anthropocene epoch, Planet should go together.8 A conference entitled ‘Europe That Protects: Safeguarding Our Planet, Health’ based event co-organized 2019 Finnish Institute Health Welfare, Environment Institute, European (Directorate General Research Development) under auspices Finland's Presidency Union.9, 10 It brought together stakeholders—including researchers, policy makers, regulators—to identify discuss: scientific challenges involved harvesting enhancing benefits sound environment overcoming threats main outcomes consisted recommendations research priorities EU Member States order enable collaborative work protect both our planet. strategies would that co-benefit sharp contrast co-harm humans (Figure 1). Other activities have opposite expense causing harm Planet. involves understand harms Earth's natural systems will ultimately negative Allergy Programme (FAP), Good Practice DG Food Safety (EU), developed from 2008 2018 aim burden diseases.11 hallmark programme emphasis tolerance resilience (instead traditional concepts) way promote preservation prevent medicalization mild symptoms. Importantly, FAP included improving contact nature its principles, becoming precursor (Table collaborated MASK (Mobile Airways Sentinel networK) tool MASK-air® networK rhinitis asthma) project Innovation Partnership Active Healthy Ageing (EIP-on-AHA, Santé CONNECT).12 (the Directorate-General Safety) digitally-enabled, pathways. example cross-border exchange real-world data experience, care13 2). side meeting Finland, symposium—organized final POLLAR (Impact air POLLution Asthma Rhinitis, EIT Health) meeting14, 15—explored transformation sustain airway diseases.16 integration information tools climate, weather, pollution, aerobiology considered inform well allergy systems. latter illustrated pressurized metered-dose inhalers (MDIs), which much higher carbon footprint than dry powder (DPIs).17 Integrating mHealth apps into asthma chronic obstructive pulmonary disease likely reduce unnecessary extra reliever medications.18 Plant species vary different conditions, warning being CATALYSE. distribution pollen trends used assess change public early about beginning season.19 SILAM (System Integrated modeLling Atmospheric composition) global-to-mesoscale dispersion model Meteorological (FMI).20 provides quantitative atmospheric pollution anthropogenic origin, particularly allergenic concentrations. combined MASK-air forecasts. new Horizon Europe grant, CATALYSE (Climate Action Advance HeaLthY Societies Europe; grant agreement number 101057131), started September 2022, aims better understanding defining ways counteract it. One objectives this predictive models effectiveness adaptation change. focused (CATALYSE Task 3.2). stems collaboration between FMI (Finland), Porto University (Portugal), SAS (France), ISGlobal (Spain), Hertie School (Germany), Zurich (Switzerland). implemented support EAACI. tested Lahti, capital region Päijänne Tavastia (Päijät-Häme), economic hubs Finland. Lahti's journey towards forerunner issues began restoration Lake Vesijärvi late 1970s 1980s. Since then, Lahti among first participate environment-related projects over years. therefore city Finland win Capital Award 2021 (https://www.lahti.fi/en/blog/lahti-home-of-planetary-health-and-lifestyle-medicine/). latest effort, Nature Step Health—Lahti Regional 2022–2032, combines promotion stopping loss mitigating spirit indicator asthma, diabetes, obesity, depression. practical require citizens favour healthy diet, increase physical activity mobility, housing environment, encourage contacts nature. regional wellbeing authorities implementing City Campus.21 Real-world official registers, questionnaire surveys carried out. Cross-sectional research, services, nature-based solutions sustainability promoted. Jean Bousquet G. Walter Canonica topic provided outline paper. wrote Tari Haahtela Josep M. Anto were part think tank process their help Hanna Haveri, Mika Makela, Francesca Puggioni Rodolphe Bourret expertise authors thank Ms. Anna Bedbrook English revision TH reports lecturing fee Orion Pharma. None declared. Data sharing not applicable article no created analyzed study.

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