Digital Health Innovations: Advancing Climate–Health–Sustainability Synergies

Digital health innovations are pivotal in addressing climate change, public health, and sustainability challenges. These technologies can significantly improve global health and promote environmental sustainability when combined with climate-conscious methods. This chapter delves into how digital health aids climate change mitigation and adaptation efforts. Tools like mobile apps, wearables, and telemedicine reduce carbon emissions by limiting in-person visits. Access to digital health information becomes catalytic in healthcare delivery. Emphasizing the impact of climate change on health, climate literacy, disease tracking, and early warning systems are well-informed with the help of digital tools. Telehealth and digital education provide underserved communities essential health access (Brown et al., Journal of Global Health Equity 5:34–46, 2022; Katz et al., Journal of Environmental Health Sciences 14:201–216, 2023). While ICT usage in health information has grown, accuracy remains crucial, given misinformation risks. ICT has, however, reshaped healthcare delivery (Hesse et al., Archives of Internal Medicine 165:2618, 2005; Wadhwa, ICT interventions for improved health service quality and delivery in India: A literature review, 2019). Merging digital health and sustainability can reduce healthcare’s environmental footprint (Barrett et al., Journal of Sustainable Development 6:112–125, 2019) and drive sustainable behaviors through gamification (Boulos et al., Games for Health Journal 9:301–315, 2020). Conclusively, digital health holds immense promise in harmonizing climate-health-sustainability, urging stakeholders to embrace these advancements for a better future.