The online resource Our Health, Our Planet (OHOP) was launched one year ago \u2013 and is already making an impact on climate change discussions in healthcare.\r\n\r\nDeveloped as a collaborative, educational platform to accelerate climate action within healthcare, OHOP continues to grow in reach and recognition.\r\n\r\nDr Matt Lee, sustainability lead at the Doctors’ Association UK (DAUK), is the driving force behind OHOP.\r\n\r\nHe said: “In the space of just 12 months, Our Health, Our Planet has become a cornerstone for climate education in healthcare.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“What began as a small, collaborative idea has turned into a global resource that supports health professionals to have more conversations about how climate change is affecting health.\r\n\r\n“It’s helping to build a community of healthcare workers ready to lead on climate action and public health.”\r\n\r\nOur Health, Our Planet<\/strong><\/a> is believed to be the largest resource of its kind in the UK. It aims to provide accessible information about climate change, its health impact, and what we can do to tackle it.\r\n\r\nIt includes information on how climate change affects different health specialities, professions, and health conditions.\r\n\r\nThe resource is supported by DAUK, the Centre for Sustainable Healthcare, UK Health Alliance on Climate Change, EcoMedics, Green Health Wales, Real Zero, Greener Practice, Society for Acute Medicine, SEE Sustainability, Plant-Based Health Professionals UK, European Centre for Environment and Human Health, and CPDmatch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In the first 12 months, it has been accessed by more than 3,500 users from more than 80 countries. It currently attracts around 50 new users a week.\r\n\r\nNew specialty pages have been added in palliative care, genito-urinary medicine, ophthalmology, and optometry, making the site even more relevant to clinicians across disciplines.\r\n\r\nIts visibility has grown too. OHOP has been presented at multiple events including the Doctors’ Association UK 2025 Conference, Wales Climate Week 2024, NHS Wales Sustainability Conference 2025, Welsh Intensive Care Society Conference 2025, and the Emergency Services Show at the NEC 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n On the ground, OHOP posters have been put up in a variety of healthcare settings. These range from community pharmacies, opticians, and GP practices, to hospital wards, emergency departments, and waiting rooms.\r\n\r\nDr Lee has ambitious plans for the next phase of the website.\r\n\r\n“The aim is to reach 20,000 to 30,000 users by this time next year,” he said.\r\n\r\nPlans are underway to create specialty-specific summary posters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n These will be short, accessible resources that make it easier to learn about climate and health topics, particularly for people with limited time or digital access.\r\n\r\nOHOP will also continue to expand its specialty pages, build new collaborations, and boost its social media and conference presence.\r\n\r\nDr Lee said: “If you’re already supporting Our Health, Our Planet, thank you. Your involvement is making a real impact.”\r\n\r\nDAUK committee members are all volunteers and campaign on issues facing frontline doctors in their own time. Please support our work by joining DAUK<\/a> or donating to our GoFundMe<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The online resource Our Health, Our Planet (OHOP) was launched one year ago \u2013 and is already making an impact on climate change discussions in…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1567,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[650,65],"tags":[651,652,680,698],"class_list":["post-1446","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-climate-crisis","category-dauk-news","tag-climate-change","tag-climate-crisis","tag-dr-matt-lee","tag-sustainability"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dauk.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1446","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dauk.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dauk.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dauk.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dauk.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1446"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dauk.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1446\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dauk.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1567"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dauk.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1446"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dauk.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1446"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dauk.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1446"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}One year on<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Future plans<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Climate and health<\/h3>\n\n\n\n