March 30, 2022 - Co-development of a ‘Planetary Health-Organ System Map’ for Graduate Medical Education It is imperative that educating the medical workforce to understand, address and mitigate the health effects of climate change ...
Publications
RACGP: Climate health impact posters, free to download and use in clinic waiting rooms
March 23, 2022 - Dr Kate Charlesworth, public health physician and DEA member along with RACGP have recently launched seven posters for waiting rooms, alerting patients to the risks of climate-health impacts. The posters have ...
Submission to the public exhibition of the NSW Design and Place SEPP, and the Apartment Design Guide Feb 2022
March 3, 2022 - Doctors for the Environment Australia recently welcomed the opportunity to provide a submission to the NSW government on the health aspects of a revision of a State Environmental Planning Policy ...
Friends of DEA Newsletter- new edition out now!
November 26, 2021 - Read the latest news on the issues that matter, how DEA is joining the dots on climate change and health and how you can help us make an impact.
Vales Point Power Station: oppose the granting of a licence exemption.
November 9, 2021 - Doctors for the Environment Australia are concerned by the extremely generous license conditions allowing NSW power stations to pollute at much higher levels than similar facilities overseas Drs Ben Ewald ...
Report: How Climate Change Affects Mental Health In Australia
October 11, 2021 - – Climate change is increasingly driving more severe and frequent extreme weather events such as extreme heat, bushfires, storms and floods which have serious and wide-reaching impacts on the mental health of ...
Submissions Protocol: Revised September 2021
September 16, 2021 - FINDING OPPORTUNITIES TO WRITE SUBMISSIONS See Appendix 1 How to initiate a potential submission: · Track state and federal enquiries and identify those of relevance · Discuss with either SIGs, ...
National Sustainable Healthcare Unit Proposal
September 13, 2021 - Doctors for the Environment Australia supports the development of national Sustainable Healthcare Unit to coordinate environmentally sustainable initiatives in health care and reduce its carbon footprint. It would: standardise and benchmark the measurement of carbon emissions; develop a road map for, ...
Fact Check on Meeting GHG Targets
September 9, 2021 - By Dr Ben Ewald Question: Is Australia on track to reach its 2030 target of a 26% reduction from 2005 levels? To reach zero, all sectors will have to cut emissions, ...
How Climate Change Affects Your Health: The Facts
August 30, 2021 - – We’re proud to launch our new briefing document: How Climate Change Affects Your Health: The Facts.
Hunter Power Project (Kurri Kurri Power Station)
August 17, 2021 - Doctors for the Environment Australia made a submission to the New South Wales Department of Planning, Industry and Environment In June 2021 in regards to the Kurri Kurri Power Station. ...
Launch of New Public Facing Newsletter
August 16, 2021 - As our organisation grows, we’re able to bring more and more people into the conversation about climate change and health. As such, we’ve launched a new public-facing newsletter. The first ...
Beetaloo Cooperative Drilling Program
August 6, 2021 - DEA recently submitted a submission on the Industry Research and Development (BeetalooCooperative Drilling Program) Instrument. DEA has raised five key concerns about the Beetaloo Cooperative Drilling Program: The program will ...
Planning and Environment Inquiry into the Protection of the Environment Operations Amendment (Clean Air) Bill 2021
June 21, 2021 - The health effects from exposure to air pollution are well established, and around the world this has led to the introduction of progressively tighter pollution regulations for industrial and vehicle ...
Viva Energy Gas Terminal Project EES Draft Scoping Requirements
May 26, 2021 - Geelong’s Viva Energy refinery on the Corio Bay foreshore is the proposed site for a new gas import facility. DEA has provided a submission to the scoping requirements for the Environmental ...
Submission to the Inquiry into the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation (Regional Forest Agreements)Amendment Bill 2020
May 4, 2021 - Australia’s forests and woodlands are some of the most biodiverse ecosystemson the planet. They have unique intrinsic value but also make vital contributionsto human health.It is abundantly clear that over ...
Inquiry into the Health Impacts of Air Pollution in Victoria
April 26, 2021 - Over the past decade, DEA has advocated for improvements in air quality and air quality standards to protect health. DEA has recently provided a submission to Victorian Government Inquiry into ...
Draft NSW Clean air strategy 2021-2030
April 26, 2021 - Doctors for the Environment Australia welcomes the intention for a Clean Air Plan for NSW asconcerted cross government action is needed to reduce health damage from air pollution in thestate. ...
Release of Diet and Agriculture Pamphlets
April 26, 2021 - This week, we’re releasing a suit of educative resources focussed on diet, agriculture and the environmental. Thanks to several of our South Australian members for putting these resources together.
Review of Tasmania’s Climate Change (State Action)Act 2008 and Climate Change Plan
April 21, 2021 - In this document DEA Tasmania outlines a pathway for Tasmania’s Climate Change Act and Climate Action Plan to address the complex interrelated problems of climate change and health. Key themes ...