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Tag: Climate change

A person holds a sign saying Climate Justice Now.

Climate action needed to protect public health

PHAA Intern Allyson Todd and PHAA Senior Policy and Advocacy Adviser Malcolm Baalman Climate change poses one of the biggest … More

air quality, Climate change, Public Health, WHO
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
Sun just coming up above clouds. Orange haze around the sun.

ANZJPH study shows the benefits of heatwave warnings for our most vulnerable

Jeremy Lasek – PHAA As Australia swelters through another scorching summer, a new report published in the Australian and New … More

Climate change, Health equity, South Australia
Image shows six people at a polling station at the One Arm Point Aboriginal community on Dampier Peninsula, north of Broome.

Be angry about politics in Australia, and vote thoughtfully

Dr Peter W Tait – PHAA I assume Malcolm Baalman’s questions: “Why do democratic governments keep letting their people suffer … More

Climate change, election
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
Image shows three pairs of sunglasses, a tube of sunscreen, and three hats on a table.

Study tracks sun protection behavioural changes as world meets for COP26 climate summit

Jeremy Lasek – PHAA For the first time in nearly two years the world’s attention is about to switch from … More

cancer, Climate change, Public Health, skin cancer
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
A boy pulls a toy on a string beside a sea wall. This photo of Saibai island in the Torres Strait was taken by Brad Marsellos and posted to Flickr.

Is the Australian Government doing enough to counter the impacts of climate change on Torres Strait Islander communities?

Anna Alex – PHAA intern Back in May 2019, a group of Torres Strait Islanders lodged a landmark climate and … More

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, Climate change
Participants at a Climate and Health Alliance workshop in Townsville stand outside and hold signs which read "our climate, our health" and also "prevention is better than cure."

Say it loud and clear: Climate change is a health problem

Alex Hewish and Remy Shergill – Climate And Health Alliance Climate change. The average Australian is aware that the world … More

Climate change, global health, public health education, public health workforce

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

Mental health and adaptation to climate change

Dr Fiona Robards, Co-Convenor Mental Health Special Interest Group, PHAA Climate change presents an existential threat. It is almost unbelievable … More

Climate change, Mental Health

Coordinating a response to bushfire and climate change crisis

By David Templeman, former Director General of Emergency Management Australia and President of the Public Health Association Australia As states … More

bushfire, bushfire and climate summit, Climate change, emergency leaders for climate action, wildfire
hot air balloons in the sunset: optimism that we can deal with climate change

The earth is breathing easier

Major cities and their birds are breathing easier. Across China, smog has given way to the colour blue. Even the snow-capped Himalayas are visible from parts of Northern India for the first time in local’s memories.

Climate change, Coronavirus, COVID19

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