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Climate Change & Sustainability Roadmap 2023-2028
The IH Roadmap guides our work to provide environmentally sustainable health-care services, reduce greenhouse gas emissions and support and strengthen climate resilience

A direction for the future
The Climate Change and Sustainability Roadmap 2023-2028 is a strategic document that provides a cohesive strategy to help guide Interior Health (IH) towards a more sustainable future as an organization, health-care provider and key community member. The Roadmap empowers IH staff to proactively respond to the challenges of climate change, and to promote the pillars of sustainability across the organization and the communities IH serves.
IH is committed to being a leader in initiating change towards a healthy and resilient health-care system that equitably contributes to the well-being of our populations, staff and communities, and the sustainability of our planet. It's a key element in proactively preparing for and mitigating the health impacts of a changing climate.
To learn more about our approach, review our Roadmap below:
Areas of focus and goals
Climate change and sustainability are complex but complementary terms. The terms are often used together or interchangeably. To ensure the terms of climate change and sustainability are properly scoped and defined, focus areas and goals have been developed for the Roadmap.
Roles for Interior Health
The Roadmap informs – and is informed by – the different roles IH plays in its operation. IH acts as an:
- Organization with operational responsibilities to its staff
- Health-care provider with clinical responsibilities to those seeking care
- Community member with social responsibilities to community members, different levels of government, and other partners across B.C.’s Southern Interior
Our actions and progress
The first implementation interval of the Roadmap will occur from 2023 to 2028 and is focused on building on existing momentum, organizing for change, and achieving progress across the 20 key actions.
These actions will be implemented over a five-year interval, at which point the actions will be reviewed and refreshed. This will encourage an environment of continual learning and improvement, and will support progress.
Want to learn more?
Interior Health is committed to being a leader in creating a sustainable and resilient health care system that equitably contributes to the well-being of our populations, staff, communities, and our planet.


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