Mission

Our mission is to create more sustainable and resilient health systems by combining the best knowledge from science and practice. We are committed to advancing and advocating ecologically, socially, culturally, and economically sustainable practices and solutions that promote the health of both people and non-human nature.
Sustainable and resilient healthcare

Our joint hub is interested in addressing for example the following issues related to sustainability of healthcare:

  • Ecological: Developing measures for the environmental impacts of healthcare, such as GHG emissions and biodiversity loss, to promote health system change.
  • Social: Building tools for measuring health outcomes for both the general population and targeted groups. 
  • Cultural: Enhancing sustainability leadership and management competencies for health systems.
  • Economic: Creating measures for change and incentives for implementing innovative solutions in healthcare.

Systemic thinking for effective services

  • Effective and cost-effective care, services, and policies that enhance service integration. 
  • System-sensitive transformations for efficiency: implementation, monitoring and management. 

Zero emissions solutions and nature positive healthcare

  • Achieve circularity by using life-cycle approaches in healthcare processes and infrastructure.
  • Transition to healthcare practices that minimize negative impacts on biodiversity and instead, promote nature-positive outcomes.
  • Building resilient healthcare systems with net-zero greenhouse gas emissions.

Population health through ecological, cultural, and social lenses for healthcare

  • Health and well-being among vulnerable groups. 
  • Promoting literacy, education and awareness around health and sustainability.
  • Developing comprehensive measurement and evaluation frameworks that combine prevention, cure, and care with subjective well-being and sustainability metrics.

Responsible and efficient application of novel information and computing technology

  • Utilizing data-driven approaches for continuous assessment of new and existing technologies and practices in social and health services. 
  • Applying real-world observational and experimental designs, machine learning techniques, spatial data methods, and qualitative inquiries to enhance research and practice.

Leadership and change management models for healthcare with societal perspective

  • Strengthening resilience, social justice, and mitigation in healthcare systems.
  • Management of environmental impacts with legal and ethical considerations.