January 16, 2023 - Urban areas where the heat-island effect occurs can make summer heat especially unbearable. Melbourne’s western suburbs suffer from a lack of tree cover, averaging less than 6% tree canopy, compared with 26% ...
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Croakey: As devastating floods raise wide-ranging health concerns, experts stress importance of planning for future climate events
January 13, 2023 - The record-breaking floods in the Kimberley region of Western Australia have had far-reaching impacts on communities, infrastructure, transport, emergency, and health services. Experts have called on federal and state governments ...
Daily Telegraph: Mapped- Australia’s looming heatwave problem
December 19, 2022 - Australian heatwaves are set to be more severe, with massive implications for work, sport and health. According to the data from Monash University’s 360 info team, the trend will be ...
NewsGP: The overlooked health hazard lurking in many homes by Dr Ben Ewald
December 9, 2022 - For a child with asthma who lives in a home with a gas stove, 30% of their risk of asthma is from stove exposure, writes Dr Ben Ewald. The evidence ...
Dr Ying Gu for Women’s Agenda: Climate change has women’s health consequences that must be addressed
November 29, 2022 - We know about the impact of climate change on our environment, but what about on fertility and pregnancy? Climate change, fertility and pregnancy are not typically discussed together, however, obstetrician ...
21/22 Annual Report now available
November 25, 2022 - Doctors for the Environment Australia(DEA) Board Chair Dr John Van Der Kallen proudly launched the organisation’s 21/22 Annual Report at its Annual General Meeting on Monday 21 November 2022. In ...
Media Release: Climate Change Performance Index ranks Australia 55
November 15, 2022 - Members of Doctors for the Environment Australia (DEA) are disappointed their country has been ranked 55 in the recent release of the Germanwatch Climate Change Performance Index (CCPI). While Australia ...
Media Release: Victorian Government urged to end native forest logging
November 10, 2022 - As the federal government considers joining the global push to halt deforestation by 2030 at COP27 this week, the Victorian government is facing calls at home to end native forest ...
Medicos pressing for greater climate action
November 4, 2022 - “This is a public health crisis….It is really important for the health sector to step up and speak out about it” says Dr Kim Loo. Dr Kim Loo DEA’s NSW ...
AMA / DEA Media Release: Impact of climate change on public health recognised in the federal budget
October 26, 2022 - The Australian Medical Association and Doctors for the Environment Australia say the federal government’s budget commitment to establish a National Health Sustainability and Climate Unit is a big win in ...
InSight+: As with tobacco, we must ban fossil fuel advertising
September 26, 2022 - Dr Richard Yin and Dr Carolyn Orr write a powerful call to action for the health sector to ban fossil fuel advertising and promotion in InSight+. As we did with ...
DEA joins health leaders for a better, healthier future
September 9, 2022 - Climate change is first and foremost a health issue and is a major concern for the health sector. DEA joined leading health organisations at the Climate and Health Alliance Health Leaders ...
iDEA22: Time To Act. It’s a wrap!
September 9, 2022 - Thank you to our exceptional speakers, as well as our wonderful delegates, sponsors, our organising team, staff, and everyone who made iDEA22: Time To Act such a hugely exciting, inspiring ...
Welcome to iDEA22: Time To Act!
September 2, 2022 - It is with immense pleasure that we welcome our speakers, delegates from across Australia, our sponsors, and media to iDEA22: Time To Act, which is being held in Melbourne and ...
MJAInsight: Climate change and sustainability: leadership, action from doctors
August 15, 2022 - When we think of carbon emissions, we don’t often think of healthcare’s substantial contribution. Yet, in Australia alone, this sector is responsible for 7% of our national carbon emissions. Australia’s ...
AMA/DEA Media Release: Governments and the healthcare sector must lead on climate change
August 10, 2022 - Australian doctors are pushing for greater buy-in from the health care sector to reduce its carbon footprint and are urging further action from medical colleges who signed up to a ...
Joint DEA & AMA webinar: Climate change and sustainability: leadership and action from Australian doctors
August 9, 2022 - Co-hosted by Doctors for the Environment Australia and the Australian Medical Association, this webinar once again brought together medical professionals and Australia’s medical colleges to facilitate the sharing of information, ...
SBS: Heatwaves are a ‘silent killer’, and climate change is making them more common.
August 1, 2022 - Europe has experienced a record-breaking heatwave. Heatwaves pose a serious health threat but are often underestimated, DEA NSW Chair Dr Loo said. “People really underestimate, even some of my own ...
DEA congratulates AMA’s new leadership
August 1, 2022 - DEA congratulates the new AMA President Professor Steve Robson and Vice President Dr Danielle McMullen on their roles. We look forward to working with Professor Robson and Dr McMullen on ...
Enterprise Professor in Sustainable Healthcare: Congratulations Dr Eugenie Kayak!
July 29, 2022 - On behalf of all of us at DEA, I’m delighted to congratulate Dr Eugenie Kayak who has been appointed Melbourne Enterprise Professor in Sustainable Healthcare in the Department of Critical ...