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The Role of Healthcare Executives in Influencing Environmental Health Policies

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  • Narayan
  • Pednekar
  • Sharma
  • Bhardwaj
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How environmental health policies impact people's health, how to promote sustainable behaviours, and how to ensure that everyone has the same health outcomes depend much on the decisions taken by healthcare professionals. Being leaders in healthcare systems, they have a special role to advocate for and implement strategies addressing the relationship between health and the surroundings. Their involvement is very crucial for laws approved reducing the health consequences of environmental hazards such air pollution, water contamination, and climate change. This paper explores many ways in which healthcare directors could influence environmental health policy. It emphasises how their leadership could influence legislation created at the municipal, state, and national levels as well as the operations of companies. With an emphasis on long-term sustainability, patient care, and community health, healthcare executives have the knowledge and resources to make choices that benefit the environment and people in the society. Using their authority, they may advocate for policies that reduce environmental hazards and render areas healthier. Furthermore important in helping the government, non-governmental organisations (NGRs), and other healthcare professionals to advocate policy reforms is healthcare directors. Their involvement in policy discussions including long-term waste management, climate adaptation, supporting improved energy programs, and long-term waste management may have a significant impact on the general health of people as well as the health of the patients undergoing treatment. The report also addresses the difficulty healthcare executives have in ensuring that organisational objectives complement environmental health objectives. It addresses the political, legal, and financial factors influencing policy modification difficulty. It emphasises the need of healthcare executives giving public health first priority and using evidence-based advocacy to bring about structural reforms. Ultimately, healthcare leaders must participate in developing environmental health policies if we are to improve the planet, close health disparities, and ensure that a functional healthcare system will be there for next generations. Making and enforcing policies that protect people's health and promote long-term natural sustainability can move forward a great deal with their guidance.

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Handle: RePEc:dbk:health:v:2:y:2023:i::p:306:id:306
DOI: 10.56294/hl2023306
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