Digital health solutions for climate resilience
- Submission status
- Open
- Submission deadline
Climate change is a defining challenge of the 21st century, posing multifaceted risks to the health and well-being of the human population. Rising global temperatures, extreme weather events, and changing precipitation patterns contribute to the rising health burden of climate change. Moreover, climate change exacerbates existing health disparities, disproportionately affecting vulnerable populations, including people with chronic diseases, low-income communities, and regions with limited healthcare infrastructure. Digital health technologies offer a unique opportunity to provide innovative solutions that improve healthcare delivery and education, promoting sustainable healthcare practices and reducing carbon footprints.
In response to this urgent crisis, we invite submissions to a collection focusing on digital health solutions for climate resilience. This collection aims to explore innovative approaches utilizing digital health technologies to address the intersection of climate change and public health.
Topics of interest include but are not limited to:
- Telemedicine and remote patient monitoring: Exploring the role of digital health tools in enabling remote consultations, thereby reducing carbon emissions associated with patient travel and expanding healthcare access to remote regions.
- Early warning systems: Investigating the potential of digital health technologies to develop early warning systems for climate-related health hazards, utilizing data analytics and machine learning algorithms to predict and mitigate risks.
- Disaster response and emergency management: Examining the use of electronic health records and digital communication platforms in facilitating seamless healthcare delivery during emergencies and optimizing resource allocation.
- Reducing the carbon footprint of healthcare: Assessing the environmental impact of healthcare practices and exploring digital solutions such as virtual conferences, online training programs, and electronic prescribing systems to minimize carbon emissions.
- Challenges of converging digital health for climate change resilience: Ensuring equitable access to digital health technologies, implementing robust privacy and security measures, and integrating sustainable practices throughout the lifecycle of digital health solutions are essential challenges that must be addressed to maximize the potential of digital health in mitigating climate change impacts on public health.
We welcome submission of original research Articles, Reviews, Comments, and Perspectives that address the challenges and opportunities presented by the convergence of digital health and climate change. Submissions should emphasize practical implications and contribute to advancing Sustainable Development Goal 13 - Climate Action.
Editors
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Georgia Chaseling, PhD
Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
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Karice Hyun, PhD
Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia; Cardiology Department, Concord General Repatriation Hospital, ANZAC Research Institute, Sydney, Australia
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Julie Redfern, PhD
Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
The Collection will publish original research Articles, Reviews, Perspectives and Comments (full details on content types can be found here). Papers will be published in npj Digital Medicine as soon as they are accepted and then collected together and promoted on the Collection homepage. All Guest Edited Collections are associated with a call for papers and are managed by one or more of our Editorial Board Members and the journal's Editors.
This Collection welcomes submissions from all authors – and not by invitation only – on the condition that the manuscripts fall within the scope of the Collection and of npj Digital Medicine more generally. See our editorial process page for more details.
All submissions are subject to the same peer review process and editorial standards as regular npj Digital Medicine articles, including the journal’s policy on competing interests. The Guest Editors have no competing interests with the submissions, which they handle through the peer-review process. The peer review of any submissions for which the Guest Editors have competing interests is handled by another Editorial Board Member who has no competing interests. See our Collections guidelines for more details.
This Collection is not supported by sponsorship.
