Ang mabubuting kapaligiran at ang climate change
Ang mabuting kalusugan ay hindi lamang depende sa health care. Ang environmental at social factors bukod pa sa health care at biology ay lubos na nakakaapekto sa ating kalusugan at kabutihan. Ang VCH Public Health ay nagtratrabaho upang mahadlangan ang sakit sa pamamagitan ng pagbawas sa kung gaano naaapektohan ng factors na ito — na tinatawag na determinants of health— ang kalusugan ng ating mga komunidad.
Who we are
The Healthy Environments & Climate Change (HECC) Team works on topics related to our built and natural environments as well as climate change and its impacts on our health. The team is comprised of Medical Health Officers, climate change and health leads, environmental health scientists, community planners, Environmental Health Officers and others.
How we work to improve the health of our communities
The HECC team focuses its work on the physical and environmental determinants of health. These topics fall within the core public health functions of health promotion, healthy public policy, health protection, emergency preparedness and response, and disease and injury prevention. The types of health hazards addressed includes: physical (e.g. built environment), chemical (e.g. air quality), biological (e.g. drinking water contamination), and climate-related (e.g. wildfire smoke) hazards.
We work closely with municipal, provincial, and federal partners, as well as local not-for profit organizations and academia on a range of topics.
Equity is a critical lens that informs all of this work. We aim to reduce health inequities, and prioritize action to support individuals and populations experiencing inequitable determinants of health.
Noong 2022, ang HECC team ay:
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Indoor temperature survey
Nakipagtulungan sa City of Vancouver at sa BC Centre for Disease Control (BCCDC) para magsagawa ng indoor temperature survey kapag may mga heat wave.
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Rekomendasyon para sa air conditioning, air filtration, at mas mababang carbon emissions
Nakipagtulungan sa Lungsod ng Vancouver para magsagawa ng mga bagong rekomendasyon para sa air conditioning, air filtration, at mas mababang carbon emissions para sa bagong medium-large residential buildings.
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Heat Check-in Support Framework
Gumawa ng isang Heat Check-in Support Framework para sa NGOs na magagamit para sa check-in planning para sa mga táong madaling maapektohan ng sobrang init.
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Magplano ng paghahanda para sa init, usok, at weather
Sinuportahan ang teams at programs sa pamamagitan ng VCH para magplano ng paghahanda para sa init, usok, at weather sa darating na panahon.
Bukod pa rito, ang HECC team:
- Nag-contribute sa:
- Transport 2050 regional transportation plan ng TransLink
- Regional Growth Strategy ng Metro Vancouver (2050)
- Clean Air Plan ng Metro Vancouver
- Climate 2050 ng Metro Vancouver
- Nagbigay ng input sa:
- Climate Emergency Action Plan ng Lungsod ng Vancouver
- Climate Emergency Parking Program ng Lungsod ng Vancouver
- Iminumungkahing expansion ng Metro Vancouver Non-Road Diesel Engine Emission Regulation
- Nagbigay ng feedback sa:
- Climate Preparedness at Adaptation Strategy ng province
- The Northwest Ports Clean Air Strategy
Questions?
If you have a question for the team, please reach out to healthy.environments@vch.ca
