Sustainability

Question 1

What are the Sustainable Development Goals?

Answer 1

In 2015, UN Member States translated their vision of sustainable development into a blueprint for achieving it: the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. Its 17 Sustainable Development Goals —with ambitious targets to achieve by 2030— cover the three dimensions of sustainable development: the economy, social development and the environment.

Question 2

Name 5 examples of the SDG’s

Answer 2

1. No poverty
2. Good health and wellbeing
3. Gender equality
   6 . Clean water and sanitation
4. climate action

Question 3

What can nurses do to contribute to sustainability in healthcare?

Answer 3

3. Good health and wellbeing - health promotion, management, education and advocacy
4. Clean water and sanitation - infection control, water conservation, teaching in communities