Recommendations of the Spanish-Portuguese Internal Medicine services in the fight against climate change and environmental degradation.

Facing the severity of the impact of climate change and environmental degradation on human health, 32 Internal Medicine societies, colleges, and associations of 29 Spanish and Portuguese-speaking countries issue a consensus document in which they call for the implication of doctors and all health professionals in the global fight against the causes of these changes. This commitment requires the cooperation of health-related organizations, elaboration and implementation of good environmental sustainability practices, greater awareness of professionals and population, promotion of education and research in this area, increasing climate resilience and environmental sustainability of health systems, combating inequalities and protecting the most vulnerable populations, adopting behaviors that protect the environment, and claiming Internal Medicine as a core specialty for empowerment of the health system to respond to these challenges.

Recomendaciones de los servicios de Medicina Interna hispano-lusos en la lucha contra el cambio climático y la degradación ambiental / Recommendations of the Spanish-Portuguese Internal Medicine services in the fight against climate change and environmental degradation

Ante la gravedad del impacto sobre la salud del cambio climático y la degradación ambiental 32 sociedades, colegios y asociaciones de Medicina Interna de 29 países de habla hispana y lusa divulgan un documento de consenso en que llaman a la implicación de los médicos y todos los profesionales de salud en la lucha global contra las causas de estos cambios. Este compromiso requiere la cooperación de las organizaciones relacionadas con la salud, elaboración e implementación de buenas prácticas de sostenibilidad ambiental, sensibilización de los profesionales de la salud y de la población, promoción de la educación e investigación en esta área, refuerzo de la resiliencia climática y la sostenibilidad ambiental de los sistemas de salud, combatir las desigualdades y proteger a las poblaciones más vulnerables, adopción de comportamientos que protegen el medio ambiente, y defensa de la Medicina Interna como una especialidad central para habilitar al sistema de salud para responder a estos desafíos. (AU)

Facing the severity of the impact of climate change and environmental degradation on human health, 32 Internal Medicine societies, colleges, and associations of 29 Spanish and Portuguese-speaking countries issue a consensus document calling for the implication of doctors and all health professionals in the global fight against the causes of these changes. This commitment requires the cooperation of health-related organizations, elaboration and implementation of good environmental sustainability practices, greater awareness of professionals and population, promotion of education and research in this area, increasing climate resilience and environmental sustainability of health systems, combating inequalities and protecting the most vulnerable populations, adopting behaviors that protect the environment, and claiming Internal Medicine as a core specialty for empowerment of the health system to respond to these challenges. (AU)