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Category: Ecology and Environment

Dr Liz Hanna with yellow sign that reads: 'Climate Action Now'.

Australia fails adaption to climate change

Honorary Associate Professor Liz Hanna Australia’s abject failure to mitigate or adapt to climate change was a key topic at … More

climate action, ecology and environment, Governance, Public Health
Red jelly candy

Ultra-processed foods are trashing our health – and the planet

Kim Anastasiou, Deakin University; Mark Lawrence, Deakin University; Michalis Hadjikakou, Deakin University, and Phillip Baker, Deakin University Our world is … More

ecology and environment, food and nutrition, Public Health
The legs of the flag pole and flag on top of Australian Parliament House.

Sick governance risks all our health

Malcolm Baalman – PHAA Senior Policy and Advocacy Adviser We saw a disappointing Budget this week, with virtually no new … More

2022 Federal Election, Budget 2022-23, lobbying, Prevention, Public Health
Assorted vegetable on table

Advocating for Healthy and Sustainable Food Systems in Australia – taking a holistic approach

Kate Sievert, Cherie Russell, and Sarah Dickie – Healthy Food Systems Australia   Australia’s dominant food system provides access to … More

ecology and environment, food and nutrition, political economy of health
Half empty shelves in supermarket. Bottom right corner of picture is text: 'Image credit: Christina Pollard.'

Fighting for food regulation reform and social mobilisation for wicked problems: Food Futures Conference 2022

PHAA Featuring international food and nutrition experts, and prominent Australian public figures, the final day of the Food Futures Conference … More

food and nutrition, Food Futures, Health equity, Public Health
A close-up picture of Themeda triandra (Kangaroo grass) with a background of trees

“Uncomfortable, important and compelling”: Food Sovereignty presentations at Food Futures 2022

Christina Pollard, Melanie Parker, and Food Futures Conference Advisory Committee Over 170 delegates attended the Food Futures Conference 2022, held … More

food and nutrition, Food Futures, Indigenous health
commuter bike in flooded water.

Under-resourced and undermined: as floods hit south-west Sydney, our research shows councils aren’t prepared

Nicky Morrison, Western Sydney University and Patrick Harris, UNSW Sydney Thousands of people in south-western Sydney have been ordered to … More

Climate change, ecology and environment, political economy of health
Text: 'Food Futures Conference 2022. Transforming food systems for the planetary and public health good.' Picture of pen, phone, paper and laptop on desk.

Expert to discuss framework for making food systems sustainable and healthy at PHAA conference

Introduction by Jeremy Lasek – PHAA At the PHAA’s upcoming Food Futures Conference, (16-17 March) a leading Australian expert, Professor … More

ecology and environment, food and nutrition, one health
There is a large fish made out of metal framing. It is sitting on a beach and is filled with plastic.

Plastic pollution: why is it a public health problem and why Australia needs a plastic pollution policy

Dr Andrew Daltry, Dr Lea Merone, Dr Peter Tait, and Jeremy Lasek It was described as a ‘global pandemic’ long … More

environment, Plastics, pollution
Dr Aletha Ward rests her arm against the end of a hospital bed.

How nurses can help fight climate change

Dr Aletha Ward – University of Southern Queensland Nurses have been frontline in the pandemic response, demonstrating leadership in communicating … More

Climate change, global health, nursing, public health workforce
Image features delegates at the COP26 UN Climate Change Summit in Glasgow, 11 November 2021. Credit Justin Goff/ UK Government/Flickr.

Why do democratic governments keep letting their people suffer the impacts of climate disruption?

Malcolm Baalman – PHAA The circus that was the UN Climate Conference in Glasgow has come and gone. The results … More

Climate change, COP26, health
Front cover of the report features the WHO logo and the words "COP26 Special Report on Climate Change and Health, the health argument for climate action

What’s in the WHO’s COP26 Special Report on Climate Change and Health?

Anna Alex – PHAA intern Leading up to COP26 in Glasgow next week, the World Health Organisation has released a … More

Climate change, global health, health, WHO
Hot air balloons over Lake Burley Griffin and the National Museum of Australia

Drugs, advocacy, and understanding public health’s ‘new frontier’: it’s conference week

Jeremy Lasek – PHAA   The Australian Public Health Conference 2021 starts this Thurday 23 September, and features a stellar … More

Alcohol, AUSTPH2021, Climate change, Events, Mental Health, Public Health

Forum calls for health to be the main driver for climate action

Jeremy Lasek –  PHAA   In responding to COVID-19, governments everywhere, including in Australia, have dropped the ball on protecting … More

Climate change, heat, heatwaves, urban heat island

How public health talks about uranium mining – then and now

David Thomas – Menzies School of Health Research, Darwin.     Last week in the Medical Journal of Australia, Rosalie … More

Three things you should know about mosquitoes

Shüné Oliver and Jaishree Raman   For thousands of years malaria was a mysterious illness affecting people across the globe. … More

“Gain of Function”: a poorly understood element of the Anthropocene

Colin D Butler When I proposed a short essay on “gain of function” (GoF) and its relevance to the Anthropocene (the human-dominated … More

COVID origin, Gain of Function, pathogens

Urban heat islands: Darwin as a case study in climate change adaptation

Public Health Association Australia This Saturday, 5 June, is World Environment Day. Reimagine. Recreate. Restore. Together, these form the theme … More

climate adaptation, Northern Territory, urban heat island

How well do the future leaders in Western Australia #ThinkPublicHealth?

Kelly Kennington, Hannah Pierce, and Elizabeth Connor  The WA election is now days away. Some people, including the WA Opposition … More

Raise the age, WA election

Australian-first study reveals the health risks of building child care centres too close to car parks

The following article is based on an original article published in the Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, … More

childcare centres, pollution, respiratory disease

Climate change: what actions can we take as health professionals?

Public Health Association of Australia In a message to health professionals, the World Health Organization says ‘climate change will be … More

climate action, Climate and Health Alliance

Nuclear weapons – always inhumane and unacceptable, now illegal

Tilman Ruff On Saturday 24 October, the number of nations ratifying the United Nations Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear … More

ICAN, nuclear weapons, Public Health, treaty

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