“Climate negotiations are not about degrees but about lives. We need a white coat revolution to hold governments accountable.” Thanks Dr Maria Neira for laying it out so clearly! #PHAM2024 Lung Care Foundation Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty Initiative Clean Air Fund Dr Jemilah Mahmood

Check out this new case study to learn how Ascension is implementing innovative strategies to reduce waste and natural gas, contributing to carbon reduction goals while saving valuable MMBTUs.💡➡️ healthcareclimateaction.org/CLI_Ascension

Next month, Naomi Hogan from Australasian Centre for Corporate Responsibility joins our #SavingTheWorld webinar to share experiences about the mammoth but essential task of influencing #fossilfuel companies.

For more information and to register: hothouse.anu.edu.au/event/how-win-…

After 12 months of radio silence on 'Measuring What Matters' in both policy intent, and outcomes – what happened to Australia’s wellbeing economy?

Former CAHA Policy & Advocacy Manager Chelsea Hunnisett writes for Croakey 👇
#ClimateHealth
croakey.org/as-we-approach…

Read this new report by CAHA member Orygen , which highlights the impact climate change is having on young people living in Australia, and what can be done to support them & their mental health through the climate crisis 👇👇
orygen.org.au/About/News-And…

#ClimateHealth

CAHA Member Psychology for a Safe Climate have released a free, three-part email series as part of their Climate Feelings Space, to help you engage with your climate emotions ❤️‍🩹

Check it out 👇
climatefeelings.space/sign-up

'Organisations working on planetary health must ensure that they do not perpetuate the same inequitable systems or replicate the structures of power and oppression that are driving the planetary crisis.'
kent buse & colleagues on power imbalances & privilege in planetary health.

Great to see this event happening today at the Royal Children's Hospital Melbourne: Climate Change and our Duty of Care to Children and Future Generations
cc Croakey News
Climate and Health Alliance Doctors for the Environment Australia

Last month, we had the absolute pleasure and privilege of gathering with our global #ConnectingClimateMinds community in beautiful Barbados🌴

A recording of our Oceania Regional Spotlight session is now available to watch here: youtube.com/watch?v=5LdatN…

The #ClimateCrisis is contributing to a rise in immune health problems globally 😷

Some estimates suggest that for every $1 spent on mitigating climate change would save at least $3 in health care costs 👇👇
#ClimateHealth
statnews.com/2024/04/04/cli…

The #healthcare sector has a pivotal role in minimizing the impact of #plastics

If you're a health professional, join us in calling for a move away from single-use & toxic plastics, while fostering innovation

Sign the Open Letter on the #PlasticsTreaty : bit.ly/Plastics_INC4

🚨 SHOCKING: New data shows more than 80% of Great Barrier Reef has now endured dangerous levels of heating - with coral bleaching affecting likened in size to the land burned during the Black Summer fires.

...How much more do we have to lose before world leaders take action? 😡

Alliance CEO Susi Tegen 🇦🇹 🇦🇺 last week spotlighted the $850 per person rural healthcare underspend. Together with Climate and Health Alliance, she called for vital investments to tackle climate change's impact on health disparities. Everyone deserves quality healthcare. #MyHealthMyRight

The #ClimateCrisis is contributing to a rise in immune health problems globally 😷

Some estimates suggest that for every $1 spent on mitigating climate change would save at least $3 in health care costs 👇👇
#ClimateHealth
statnews.com/2024/04/04/cli…

This is terrifying.

Not the headline... I'm familiar with the science. No, what's terrifying is how far I had to dig through my news notifications to find this story.

What's terrifying is that this headline is not #trending on every social media platform.

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CAHA was delighted to join the launch of the 2023 MJA-Lancet Countdown Oceania on Health and Climate Change!

“We face a moment and opportunity to coalesce and work together on the solutions with humility”. - J. Jaime Miranda
#ClimateHealth

Investing in renewables is good for climate, good for health & good for the economy 💚

The 'Future Made in Australia’ act is a step in the right direction, & a health lens will strengthen decision making around critical infrastructure

#ClimateHealth
abc.net.au/news/2024-04-1…

Statement by There's still time to register for RACP Congress on resignation of President Dr Jacqueline Small
Croakey News
Ruth Armstrong
Lesley Russell Wolpe
Charles Maskell-Knight

Introducing our new 'Climate Communities Alliance'.

We are people who have been (and continue to be) hit hard by floods, storms, fires, heat, and sea level rise and we want governments to embrace a community-led approach to recovery and climate action.

#Climatecommunities2024

🧵The PHAA will today tell the Australian Senate Environment & Communications committee inquiry sitting in Darwin why it rejects the Middle Arm fossil fuel project. It risks causing immense, preventable health harms, especially to Aboriginal people. Live stream: aph.gov.au/News_and_Event…