Journal article
How the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene Can Play a Leadership Role in Climate Action: Results from the 2022 ASTMH Green Task Force Survey
The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene, Vol.114(1), pp.55-61
01/2026
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.25-0215
PMCID: PMC12781405
PMID: 41218212
Abstract
The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (ASTMH) established its Green Task Force (GTF) in 2019 and adopted its Green Statement in 2021 in consultation with the GTF to encourage collective efforts for mitigating climate change as a professional society. The GTF highlighted how climate action aligns with the society’s mission to improve global health in a perspective piece published in 2022. The GTF conducted a survey in 2022 to assess the concerns of the ASTMH community surrounding climate change and the potential role of the society in addressing them. The majority of survey participants reported moderate to extreme concern about climate change as well as a negative impact of climate change on their global health work. Survey results demonstrated strong agreement for ASTMH to lead through interdisciplinary research, capacity building through training and education, development of decarbonization guidelines (particularly for laboratories), and advocacy for wider climate action.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- How the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene Can Play a Leadership Role in Climate Action: Results from the 2022 ASTMH Green Task Force Survey
- Creators
- Sapna P. Sadarangani - Tan Tock Seng HospitalLaia J. Vazquez Guillamet - University of Alabama at BirminghamHanna Y. Ehrlich - University of California, DavisBartholomew N. Ondigo - Egerton UniversityClaire Njeri Wamae - Audubon Nature InstituteMuhammad Asaduzzaman - University of OsloNajeeha Talat Iqbal - Aga Khan UniversityTheresa A. Townley - Creighton UniversityKelly K. Baker - University at Buffalo, State University of New YorkMichele Barry - Center for InnovationJames Colborn - Clinton Health Access InitiativeA. Desiree LaBeaud - Stanford UniversityKate Whitfield
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene, Vol.114(1), pp.55-61
- DOI
- 10.4269/ajtmh.25-0215
- PMID
- 41218212
- PMCID
- PMC12781405
- NLM abbreviation
- Am J Trop Med Hyg
- ISSN
- 0002-9637
- eISSN
- 1476-1645
- Publisher
- AMER SOC TROP MED & HYGIENE
- Language
- English
- Electronic publication date
- 11/11/2025
- Date published
- 01/2026
- Academic Unit
- Occupational and Environmental Health; Epidemiology
- Record Identifier
- 9985026457802771
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