Leading health experts say Australia’s health system is unprepared for the impacts of climate change, leaving communities unnecessarily exposed. In a national first, the Climate and Health Alliance surveyed more than 130 peak health bodies, unions and health professionals – including doctors, nurses, midwives, public health practitioners and psychologists – to evaluate the sector’s preparedness for the impacts of […]
Do you want to build skills to lead action on climate change? Free workshop for health professionals – Sydney – 26 September 2016. The Climate and Health Alliance, the New South Wales Nurses and Midwives Association and World Wide Fund For Nature have come together to develop a program to develop skills and confidence among health […]
Podcasts from the forum Working Towards a Sustainable Health Care Future April 2016. The Green Team – Suzanne Moujalli & Mahmoud Chatila Southern Cross Care Michelle Skrivanic and Alison Brannelly Sustaining Recycling In Health Care Systems Matt Power (St Vincents) Plastics: Weapons Of Mass Destruction Chris Hill (Mater Hospital Brisbane) Engagement Patricia Schwerdtle from Monash University A Time […]
The Climate and Health Alliance (CAHA) has published a Discussion paper on the proposal for a national strategy on climate, health and wellbeing and there is an accompanying survey. This survey is a one-off link, so if you want to review the questions before filling it in, look at the Appendix on p21 of the discussion paper. […]
The NSWNMA is seeking expressions of interest from enthusiastic members to join our Climate Change Action Reference Group (CCARG). The Association needs the support and advice of members who are climate activists. We have committed to working with Fiona Armstrong, Executive Director of the Climate & Health Alliance (CAHA), in regard to promoting the National Strategy for […]
Most political parties in Australia do not have a clear commitment to tackling the risks of climate change on health and wellbeing, recent polling and policy analysis shows. The Climate and Health Alliance (CAHA) has today released a scorecard rating the policies of Australia’s main political parties on climate change and health. The results show […]
Doctors, nurses and allied health professionals are among the health professionals demanding all political parties explain how they plan to protect the health and well-being of all Australians under worsening climate change. Their responses will be compared on a scorecard that will be distributed to thousands of voting health professionals across Australia. Surveys from the […]
The Australian Council of Trade Unions today welcomed Australia signing the Paris Agreement, but warned the Federal Government lacks a comprehensive approach to climate change or a plan for industry adjustment and jobs. Unless decisive action is taken to drive long-term change in the way we produce and use energy, our pollution levels will continue […]
The Climate and Health Alliance and Doctors for the Environment Australia have launched a new joint report: Investing in Health, on the case for the health sector to divest from fossil fuels. The report is available here. Written by Dr Nick Watts, the lead author of the landmark Health and Climate Commission published by The Lancet […]
NSWNMA in conjunction with RPAH and Sydney LHD is holding a seminar on Environmentally Sustainable Practice on Friday 15 April, at RPA, Camperdown. Download the Environmental Health Seminar flyer – Register online.
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