Quantifying the Pro-Environmental Impacts of Telehealth Tobacco Treatment
Applying findings to the 1,820 patients treated, the clinic has averted 271 metric tons of GHG travel emissions via telehealth; equivalent to 693,101 miles driven. Investing in telehealth tobacco cessation can prevent illnesses, health care expenditures, and environmental hazards.
Authors
- Sohayla Eldeeb
- Judith J. Prochaska (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7925-326X)
- Amy Chieng (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2739-7338)
- Cindy Xu
Institutions
- Stanford Health Care (US)
- Stanford University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Telemedicine Reports
- Published
- 2025-01-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1089/tmr.2025.0019
- Primary Topic
- Climate Change and Health Impacts
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00