Figure 3.1: The development of sectoral scenarios for use by entities.8 CLIMATE CHANGE SCENARIOS FOR THE HEALTH SECTOR /// 10 3.2 OVERVIEW OF CLIMATE IMPACTS TO THE HEALTH SECTOR The Lancet Countdown has stated that: ‘climate change is the greatest global health threat facing the world in the 21st century, but it is also the greatest opportunity to redefine the social and environmental determinant. [...] The development of these scenarios can help organisations to identify and prepare for uncertain impacts, and can inform the development of responses to safeguard population health and strengthen the resilience of health entities. [...] The chosen focal question was agreed at the outset of the project and is as follows: ‘How could climate change plausibly affect population health and the health and disability sector, over the short, medium and long term.’ CLIMATE CHANGE SCENARIOS FOR THE HEALTH SECTOR /// 11 Scenario Planning Approach Section 4 4. [...] Defining the scope of the health sector 5.1 HEALTH SYSTEM AND POPULATION HEALTH As population health is a key component of the health sector scenarios, as outlined in the focal question (refer to Section 3.3), the scenarios have a strong focus on ‘determinants of health’.13,i Research from the World Health Organisation (WHO) indicates that key determinants of health include factors such as where w. [...] For example, the Pae Ora (Healthy Future) Act 2022 refers to climate change as a ‘wider determinant’ of health, a determinant that cannot be controlled by an individual.14 The distribution of determinants of health in NZ influences the health of the NZ population, which in turn influences the strategic priorities and status of the health system and its entities.
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