March 1, 2022 - In light of the IPCC report released today, Chair of Doctors for the Environment Australia (DEA), Dr John Van Der Kallen explains that Australia needs to step up, take a ...
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Dr Catherine Pendrey: climate change impacts our health in many ways
March 1, 2022 - "In general practice, we’re seeing more people coming in who have experienced trauma from bushfires, floods and droughts and who experience mental health impacts," explains Melbourne GP Dr Catherine Pendrey to The Herald Sun.
Dr Kate Charlesworth: The IPCC report is a stark warning for Australia’s leaders with their current emissions trajectory
March 1, 2022 - Public health physician and DEA member Dr Kate Charlesworth commented on the recently released IPCC report in a Channel 7 News report. Conservation groups say the latest global report by ...
AMA and DEA outline plan to reduce healthcare’s carbon footprint to top health bureaucrats
February 27, 2022 - The AMA and DEA outlined their plans to heads of state and federal health departments to reduce the healthcare sector’s carbon footprint.
Explainer: What does heat do to the body – and how does it kill?
February 27, 2022 - Deadly heatwaves are on the rise around the globe. But exactly what does the heat do to us – and what’s the best way to stay cool? DEA’s NSW Chair ...
Dr Brooke Ah Shay: GPs should be central to disaster relief
February 25, 2022 - The extreme weather events induced by climate change affect health in myriad ways, writes Dr Brooke Ah Shay, Northern Territory Chair for DEA in Medical Republic magazine. “GPs should be ...
DEA welcomes the news of the early retirement of Eraring coal power station
February 17, 2022 - Doctors for the Environment Australia (DEA) welcomes the announcement of early retirement of Eraring coal power station. Origin has outlined how security of electricity supply will be maintained, and that ...
Dr George Crisp: Climate change and doctors – this is absolutely ‘our lane’
February 10, 2022 - Perth GP and DEA member Dr George Crisp’s call to action for doctors to tackle climate change as a health emergency in Medical Forum magazine on February 10, 2022. A ...
Human health at risk as climate-related fires rage in WA
February 8, 2022 - As fires threaten lives across huge swathes of WA and floods disrupt food deliveries, doctors are urging state and federal governments to take urgent action to mitigate the worst effects ...
High value health care is low carbon health care
February 7, 2022 - A research paper released today in MJA shows that eliminating 'low value' health care would save Australia over 8,000 kilotonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent emissions per year
Have you stopped wearing reusable fabric masks? Here’s how to cut down waste without compromising your health
February 3, 2022 - An article about COVID-19 medical waste co-authored by DEA member Forbes McGain, University of Melbourne; along with Aleasha McCallion, Monash University; and Kim Borg, Monash University. This article originally appeared ...
Dr Kimberly Humphrey: mental health ramifications are common with floods
February 2, 2022 - Emergency medicine specialist and deputy chair of the SA Doctors for the Environment Australia, Dr Kimberly Humphrey was interviewed by news.com.au on the 2nd of February about the immediate, medium ...
Dr Bill Castleden: The role of WA’s doctors in protecting WA’s forests should not be forgotten
February 1, 2022 - “The role of doctors in past campaigns to protect WA’s forests should not be forgotten,” DEA founding member and retired surgeon Dr Bill Castelden told Medical Forum. WA Forest Alliance ...
Dr Cybele Dey: The invisible impact of climate change
January 27, 2022 - Child and adolescent psychiatrist Dr Cybele Dey is the Chair of the Mental Health Working Group and a member of Doctors for the Environment Australia (DEA) based in Sydney. In ...
Dr John Iser: Some of these hot days are unliveable days
January 27, 2022 - Dr John Iser, Board member for Doctors for the Environment Australia (DEA) was interviewed by the Sydney Morning Herald along with Andrew Gissing, general manager of Risk Frontiers. January 27 ...
Dr Kate Charlesworth: Children are more at risk from gas stoves in the home
January 27, 2022 - Dr Kate Charlesworth, Doctors for the Environment member and public health physician was interviewed by ABC News Australia about the dangers of leaking methane from natural gas stoves. This poses ...
Dr Richard Yin: Heat waves are a real threat, we must cut emissions this decade
January 25, 2022 - Another day of 40 degrees. What does this mean for health. We know that over the last ten years that heat has caused the death of about 3000 Australians. But ...
Dr Eugenie Kayak: Taking action on climate and health is a win-win-win for Australia
January 16, 2022 - Dr Eugenie Kayak along with many other Australian health leaders representing millions of Australians are calling for immediate and ambitious climate action to protect our health. Video with thanks to ...
The Hill: Climate change emergency cannot be solved by disintegrating democracies
January 5, 2022 - Our western democracies can no longer deliver consensus and action on issues that threaten humanity such as climate change, writes Dr David Shearman. Governments are unwilling to accept that many ...
MJAInsight+: COP26 opportunities missed for Australian health care
January 5, 2022 - AT the UN climate change conference (COP26) in Glasgow, over 50 countries participated in the COP26 Health Programme and committed to strengthen the climate resilience and sustainability of their health systems. Yet while health ...