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PEACH regularly publishes academic articles that advance health care’s understanding of their role in the climate crisis and what can be done about it from a sector, specialty, and personal perspective. Our most recent publications are listed below.

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Managing greenhouse gas emissions in the terminal year of life in an overwhelmed health system: a paradigm shift for people and our planet Learn More

Sergeant M, Ly O, Kandasamy S, Anand SS, de Souza RJ. Managing greenhouse gas emissions in the terminal year of life in an overwhelmed health system: a paradigm shift for people and our planet. The Lancet Planetary Health. 2024 May 1;8(5):e327-33.

Climate Change and the Health of Older Adults. In Geriatric Psychiatry: A Case-Based Textbook Learn More

Gunz AC, Gregory E, Do J, Cachia MA, Sergeant M, Hategan A. Climate Change and the Health of Older Adults. In Geriatric Psychiatry: A Case-Based Textbook 2024 Mar 30 (pp. 837-860). Cham: Springer International Publishing.

Turn off the tap!: Call to action to reduce fossil fuel consumption and investment Learn More

Sergeant M. Turn off the tap!: Call to action to reduce fossil fuel consumption and investment. Canadian Family Physician. 2024 Apr 1;70(4):271-3.

Healthcare procurement in the race to net-zero: Practical steps for healthcare leadership Learn More

Lavoie DC, Maraj A, Wong GY, Parascandalo F, Sergeant M. Healthcare procurement in the race to net-zero: Practical steps for healthcare leadership. In Healthcare Management Forum 2024 Jul 21 (p. 08404704241258152). Sage CA: Los Angeles, CA: SAGE Publications.

Sustainable practice: Sustainable prescribing of iron replacement therapy Learn More

Sergeant M, Do J, Hategan A. Sustainable practice: Sustainable prescribing of iron replacement therapy. bmj. 2023 Nov 6;383. https://www.bmj.com/content/383/bmj-2023-075741.abstract

What healthcare leadership can do in a climate crisis Learn More

Sergeant M, Hategan A. What healthcare leadership can do in a climate crisis. In Healthcare Management Forum 2023 Jul (Vol. 36, No. 4, pp. 190-194). Sage CA: Los Angeles, CA: SAGE Publications.

Identifying Opportunities for Greenhouse Gas Reductions and Cost Savings in Hospitals: A Knowledge Translation Tree. Learn More

Sergeant M, Webster R, Varangu L, Rao A, Kandasamy S, Rampton M, Mathur N, Hategan A. Identifying Opportunities for Greenhouse Gas Reductions and Cost Savings in Hospitals: A Knowledge Translation Tree. Healthcare Quarterly (Toronto, Ont.). 2022 Oct 1;25(3):18-24.

Getting serious about sustainability in dentistry Learn More

Houston, L., Kandasamy, S., Channa, F., & Sergeant, M. Getting serious about sustainability in dentistry. oralhealth. 2024 Oct.