by epaadmin | Jun 20, 2023 | Environmental Physiotherapy, Environmental Sustainability, Nature-based interventions, Physiotherapy Education, Students in EPT, Urban Design and Sustainable Communities
El lunes 19 de junio 2023, un grupo de estudiantes de Grado, Máster y Doctorado de Fisioterapia de la Universitat de València asistieron durante todo el día a un taller sobre Fisioterapia Medioambiental. El taller se organizó gracias a los esfuerzos del Comisión de...
by Tibo Uyttersprot | May 23, 2023 | Clinic Design, Clinical Practice, Environmental Issues and Health Impacts, Environmental Sustainability
The Environmental Physiotherapy Association and Health Care Without Harm Europe are excited to announce a new strategic partnership to advance the sustainable healthcare movement. Health Care Without Harm (HCWH) Europe exists to create a sustainable healthcare sector....
by Jessie Frost | Apr 13, 2023 | Environmental Physiotherapy, Environmental Sustainability
Over the last 10 years or more, many of us have been gradually moving towards more sustainable choices in our personal lives. Choosing greener modes of transport, making more plant-based food choices, embracing pre-loved clothing and shopping more locally. There is a...
by Hanna Gronvold | Apr 4, 2023 | Clinical Practice, Environmental Physiotherapy, Environmental Sustainability
It does not take a lot to understand that climate change is a problem too big for anybody to solve on their own. Truthfully, it can be overwhelming and demotivating, feeling that you are fighting on your own against the world. I recently wrote my bachelor’s...
by Annie Palstam | Nov 8, 2022 | Clinical Practice, Environmental Physiotherapy, Environmental Sustainability, SDGs
With the goal of decarbonization and carbon neutrality in the health sectors of many countries by 2050, health professionals must implement systemic changes in clinical practice to reduce carbon use, whilst meeting equity targets and improving health outcomes. Methods...
by David Duindam | Oct 25, 2022 | Clinic Design, Clinical Practice, Environmental Sustainability
Climate change is the largest threat to human health and wellbeing globally (WHO, 2021). The healthcare industry itself currently contributes to fuelling the climate crisis with its emissions and material consumption (Karliner et al., 2020). There has been much...