As usual, Sirona will participate in the Almedalen Week. On Tuesday, June 25, we will organize a panel debate on the theme: How can better health save the climate?
Unhealthy lifestyles currently cause around 20% of the total burden of disease and 60% of premature deaths. These habits, especially diet, also contribute to climate change, which has been identified by the WHO as the greatest threat to health this century.
Half of all women and two-thirds of men in Sweden have at least one unhealthy habit (tobacco use, risky alcohol use, poor eating habits and lack of exercise) that increases the risk of our most common diseases. These diseases can often be prevented through healthier habits such as exercise and reduced intake of red meat and sugar-sweetened foods. On average, Swedes' eating habits cause emissions of about 1.5 tons of carbon dioxide equivalents per person, which corresponds to 75% of the 2 tons per person considered sustainable under the Paris Agreement. 67% of the Swedish diet's greenhouse gas emissions come from animal foods and 12-18% are caused by sugar-sweetened foods. The seminar aims to explore how health, health systems and climate are linked. How do we help citizens towards healthy choices and climate awareness? What role should the state, authorities and regions adopt in this work from a systemic perspective?
Hear Johan Hilm, Director at Sirona, moderate the seminar and listen to wise insights from Olivia Wigzell, Director General, National Board of Health and Welfare, Catharina Ihre Lundgren, incoming President, Swedish Society of Medicine, Sara Johansson, Head of Unit, Swedish Cancer Society and Dženan Čišija (S), Member of Parliament and Deputy, Social Affairs Committee.
Save the time in your calendar. We hope to see you there!
Read more about the seminar: https://almedalsveckan.info/program/71601
