February 22, 2024 - The Australian Government’s Department of Health and Aged Care is undertaking a review of the Health Technology Assessment Policy and Methods. In response to the second round of consultations, Doctors for ...
Climate Change
Human pressure on the natural environment is widening and escalating. Environmental threats to human wellbeing, health and survival has become evident over the past two to three decades.
Doctors for the Environment Australia seeks to raise awareness of the risks to local and global human health – present and future – from environmentally damaging and disruptive technological choices and related short-term economic priorities.
DEA is focussed on human-induced climate change, widely regarded as now the most serious, and growing, worldwide threat to human health and survival and to social stability.
In September 2019, Doctors for the Environment Australia declared a Climate Health Emergency and were supported by numerous medical organisations both in Australia and overseas.
Climate Change Resources
POLICY PAPER AND POSITION STATEMENT ON CLIMATE CHANGE
DEA Policy: Action on climate change and health – governance and strategy : the need for federal leadership and new Commonwealth laws to guide climate change mitigation and adaptation with a focus on present and future threats.
FACTSHEETS ON CLIMATE CHANGE
Heatwaves and Health (Jan 2020)
Bushfires and Health: our fire-prone continent is at particular risk from the impacts of climate change, and we are experiencing more extreme heat events, an increase in severe fire danger days and a longer fire season. (Dec 2017)
Severe storms, floods and your health (March 2017)
How Climate Change Affects Your Health: The Facts (September 2021)
PowerPoint presentation that details why climate change and sustainability is core business for health professionals and an essential part of health education. (July 2018)
DEA SUBMISSIONS RELATED TO CLIMATE CHANGE
Zali Steggall’s climate change Bills (Nov 2020)
Protecting the Spirit of Sea Country Bill 2023
February 21, 2024 - DEA sees the Protecting the Spirit of Sea Country Bill 2023 as a positive step in the recognition of First Nations sovereignty of both Land and Sea Country across all ...
24-25 Pre Budget Submission
February 7, 2024 - As an organisation of medical practitioners and students, whose mission is to protect health through care of the environment, DEA welcomed the opportunity to make a pre budget submission which ...
VIDEO: Growing concerns climate change is impacting asthmatic Australians
January 18, 2024 - https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-12-27/growing-concerns-climate-change-is-impacting-australians/103267418 Dr Kate Wylie talks with the ABCs Ros Childs about how climate change is increasing the incidence and severity of hayfever and asthma. If people have asthma and hayfever ...
Climate Active Program Direction Consultation 2023
December 14, 2023 - DEA does not agree that the proposed updates to the Climate Active Carbon Neutral Standard go far enough to address the concerns of the Australian population regarding climate action by ...