Infection Prevention, Planetary Health, and Single-Use Plastics

Matthew Smith; Hardeep Singh; Jodi D Sherman

doi:10.1001/jama.2023.20550

Infection Prevention, Planetary Health, and Single-Use Plastics

JAMA. 2023 Nov 28;330(20):1947-1948. doi: 10.1001/jama.2023.20550.

Authors

Matthew Smith^{1

2}, Hardeep Singh^{3

4}, Jodi D Sherman^{5

6}

Affiliations

¹ Center for Access & Delivery Research and Evaluation (CADRE), Iowa City Veterans Affairs Healthcare System, Iowa City, Iowa.
² Division of Infectious Diseases, University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City.
³ Center for Innovations in Quality, Effectiveness and Safety, Michael E. DeBakey Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Houston, Texas.
⁴ Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas.
⁵ Department of Anesthesiology, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut.
⁶ Department of Environmental Health Sciences, Yale School of Public Health, New Haven, Connecticut.

PMID: 37782511
DOI: 10.1001/jama.2023.20550

No abstract available

Plain language summary

Authors of this Viewpoint present actionable steps for regulatory, industry, and health care organization practices to accelerate reduction of single-use plastics and help protect planetary and human health.

MeSH terms

Communicable Disease Control*
Conservation of Natural Resources*
Global Health*
Plastics*

Substances

Plastics