Appel au renforcement de la formation de tous les professionnels de santé dans le domaine des changements climatiques

An open letter from the WHO-Civil Society Working Group calling on universities and accreditation bodies to integrate climate change and environmental health into the training of all health professionals. It highlights a global lack of institutional support and student-led gaps in medical education, proposing a framework of integrated competencies, cross-sectoral collaboration, and increased funding. The document provides examples of existing courses in the Caribbean, Latin America, Brazil, and Switzerland as models for action.

• The WHO-Civil Society Working Group argues that health professionals have an ethical and professional duty to understand current and future climate changes and environmental health threats to serve their patients and society, as human health is inseparable from planetary health.
• Current global health education is insufficient; one survey indicated that climate change training for future doctors is lacking worldwide and often student-led, while another survey of 160 health education institutions identified a lack of institutional support as a major barrier to integrating climate and health content.
• The Working Group proposes four specific calls to action: integrating climate and health competencies into curricula, accreditations, and continuing professional development; encouraging cross-sectoral training programs; securing more funding and resources for research and training; and sharing educational resources.
• The document lists several existing educational initiatives, including a 10-week course for Caribbean health professionals, a 15-hour course for Latin American public health researchers, a planetary health MOOC in Brazil, and a 'One Health' MOOC from the University of Geneva that has attracted over 10,000 learners.

APA

Global Climate and Health Alliance (n.d.). Appel au renforcement de la formation de tous les professionnels de santé dans le domaine des changements climatiques. https://climateandhealthalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Open_Letter_for_Climate_and_Health_Education_French.pdf

Chicago

Global Climate and Health Alliance. Appel au renforcement de la formation de tous les professionnels de santé dans le domaine des changements climatiques. n.d. https://climateandhealthalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Open_Letter_for_Climate_and_Health_Education_French.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@misc{globalclimateandhealthalliancendappel, author = {{Global Climate and Health Alliance}}, title = {{Appel au renforcement de la formation de tous les professionnels de santé dans le domaine des changements climatiques}}, publisher = {Global Climate and Health Alliance}, url = {https://climateandhealthalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Open_Letter_for_Climate_and_Health_Education_French.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }