A monster petition has been started, directed to the House of Representatives requesting bipartisan action for a safe climate future. You are invited to support it, by signing it yourself and encouraging others to do so. The website is www.monsterclimatepetition.com.au The Petition reminds politicians that it is “the fundamental duty of parliament to protect Australia’s people, […]
Podcasts from the seminar on Environmental Health 14 March 2014: Professor Barbara Sattler RN Part 1: Environmental Heatlh and Toxic Care Professor Barbara Sattler RN Part 2: Energy & Health what every nurse should know Fiona Armstrong of CAHA: Climate Change & Opportunities for Nurses Teresa Lewis RN: Environmentally Healthy Hospitals
Hosted by Australian Healthcare and Hospitals Association (AHHA) and Climate and Health Alliance (CAHA) The Health Sector as a Leader in Low Carbon Transformation When: Tuesday 14th October 2014 Where: Mater Hospital, South Brisbane Featuring case studies and experts on the following themes: Building healthy and sustainable healthcare infrastructure Waste not – the transformation of disposal […]
Wednesday, 20 August 2014 at 10am Australia Eastern Standard Time (Sydney, GMT +10:00) Duration: 1 hour This webinar will provide an introduction to the rapidly growing initiative that is the Global Green and Healthy Hospitals (GGHH) network. GGHH Global Community Manager Nick Thorp will discuss: • Opportunities to improve sustainability in healthcare • Introduction to […]
The first federal budget from the Abbott government has failed to set a course for a healthy prosperous and sustainable future, the Climate and Health Alliance (CAHA) said today. While the federal Treasurer Joe Hockey has claimed all Australians have to do some ‘heavy lifting’ to get the budget back into surplus, CAHA is alarmed […]
Australia’s largest health union, the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (ANMF), is urging renewed action on climate change after a new report has revealed its deadly impacts across the world. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report, titled Climate Change 2014: Impacts, Adaptation, and Vulnerability, states that “the impacts of climate change have already […]
Podcasts from the seminar on Environmental Health 14 March 2014: Professor Barbara Sattler RN Part 1: Environmental Health and Toxic Care Professor Barbara Sattler RN Part 2: Energy and Health – what every nurse should know Fiona Armstrong of CAHA: Climate change and opportunities for nurses Teresa Lewis RN: Environmentally Healthy Hospitals Click to listen […]
Rates of diabetes and climate change have been linked in a letter published on 3 February 2014 in the latest edition of the Medical Journal of Australia. “Both diabetes and climate change threaten the wellbeing of millions of people worldwide. However they are both signs of the same crisis. Our lifestyles and the economic forces […]
Health groups that are part of the national alliance advocating for action on climate change to protect health have sounded the alarm on the Abbott government’s Direct Action Plan, saying the proposals fail to respond to the clear evidence and advice from climate scientists and health and medical experts on risk. “The Direct Action Plan […]
While the Australian government has refused to send a Minister to the global climate talks this month, an Australian film on climate, energy and health will feature in a session at the Global Climate and Health Summit being held in parallel with the United Nations global climate talks in Warsaw in November. The Human Cost […]
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