Full list of CAHA reports
Global Green and Healthy Hospitals Pacific Region Annual Report 2021-22Climate and Health Alliance This report summaries the progress and achievements of the GGHH Pacific Network in 2021-22. |
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Greening the Healthcare Sector Forum: summary reportClimate and Health Alliance This report summarises the outcomes of the Greening the Healthcare Sector Forum, which took place on Friday 7 November on Awabakal country.
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Better Healthier Futures Roundtable: Meeting reportClimate and Health Alliance This report summarises the outcomes of the Better, Healthier Futures Roundtable, which took place on 5 September 2022 in Canberra, ACT and online. |
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COP27 Health Community RecommendationsCOP27 Health Community This report outlines several recommendations to governments ahead of COP27, endorsed by dozens of international and national health organisations. Recommendations pertain to loss and damage, adaptation, mitigation and finance.
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Australian Health Leadership on Climate Action: Policy OutlookClimate and Health Alliance This report summarises the outcomes of the second Australian Health Leadership Roundtable on Climate Action, which took place on 29 June 2022. It provides a snapshot of policy developments on climate change and health in Australia. |
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A Review of Sustainable HealthcareClimate and Health Alliance & Monash Sustainable Development Institute CAHA collaborated with MSDI to complete this review for the Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care. The purpose of this review is to provide background information, context, and relevant evidence to support an understanding of the safety and quality risks facing the healthcare sector. This will inform the development of a draft Sustainable Healthcare Module for public |
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Climate Action for a Healthy Future: Health Messages from the IPCC Sixth Assessment Report on MitigationClimate and Health Alliance, Global Climate and Health Alliance & Health-Climate Network This report summarises the findings relevant to health and wellbeing from the IPCC Sixth Assessment Report. It is a resource for health stakeholders and policy-makers working at the intersection of climate change and health. |
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Which parties pass the health check? 2022 Federal Election ScorecardClimate and Health Alliance This report assess where the major political parties stand on climate change and health. It covers a number of key recommendations and offers a concise comparison on important policy questions and is intended to showcase the level of commitment by parties on these key issues. |
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Climate Change is a Health Crisis: Health messages from the IPCC Sixth Assessment Report on Climate ImpactsClimate and Health Alliance The report summarises the key health messages from the IPCC Sixth Assessment Report on Climate Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability (which is 3600+ pages). It is intended to help health stakeholders and decision-makers to better interpret and integrate the information into action. |
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Climate Change and Australia's Healthcare System: A Review of Literature, Policy and PracticeMonash Sustainable Development Institute, Climate and Health Alliance & University of Melbourne The report, prepared for the Royal Australasian College of Physicians, is designed to provide Australia's peak healthcare organisations with evidence-based recommendations for Australian policymakers, health systems, health professionals and the communities they serve. |
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Healthy, Regenerative and Just: Framework for a national strategy on climate, health and well-being for AustraliaClimate and Health Alliance Led by the Climate and Health Alliance, health stakeholders and interdisciplinary experts have produced Healthy, Regenerative and Just – a framework for a national strategy on climate, health and well-being for Australia.
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Real, Urgent & Now: Insights from health professionals on climate and health in AustraliaClimate and Health Alliance This report summarises insights from a national survey of Australian health professionals from diverse disciplines. The survey explored health professionals' engagement with climate change, exposure to climate-health impacts and solutions, and participation in climate communication and advocacy. |
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Real, Urgent & Now: Communicating the health impacts of climate changeClimate and Health Alliance This Communication Guide is intended to help health professionals to speak with confidence about climate change and health, promote actions which reduce emissions and improve health, and advocate for climate action. |
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Western Australia election briefing: Climate change, health and wellbeing — Act NowClimate and Health Alliance This briefing was produced ahead of the WA election to support climate-health advocacy by CAHA staff and supporters. |
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Australia in 2030: Possible alternative futuresClimate and Health Alliance This report presents narrative scenarios, including 'day-in-the-life' case studies of people, for five possible alternative futures. The five scenarios outlined in this report could await us in 2030, depending on the choices we make as a society. |
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Healthy, Regenerative and Just: Our vision for a better futureClimate and Health Alliance The Healthy, Regenerative and Just policy agenda is a plan for governments to act on climate, protect our health and create a better future for all of us. This policy agenda describes how we get to our preferred future, 'Our Island Home', outlined in the Australia in 2030 report above. |
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Reference Resource: Social Workers for Climate Change ActionClimate and Health Alliance & Andrew Nicholson This resource was written as a reference component of the Australian Association of Social Workers CPD course: Social Workers for Climate Change Action. It offers an overview of some of the key issues connecting potential social work roles to the nexus of climate change impacts and health. |
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Report: Experiences during COVID-19Climate and Health Alliance CAHA ran a survey of 100 health professionals from diverse health backgrounds during the COVID-19 pandemic. The survey sought to investigate their pandemic experiences, to understand their values during this time and what support they required now and into the future. |
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Expert position statement on health-based standards for Australian regulated thresholds of nitrogen dioxide, sulfur dioxide and ozone in ambient airClimate and Health Alliance, Lung Research Health Centre, Environmental Justice Australia, Doctors for the Environment Australia, Lung Foundation Australia, Thoracic Society of Australia and New Zealand & Royal Australasian College of Physicians 2018 Given the overwhelming importance of clean air to health, this position statement gives recommendations for the revision of national standards for three major air pollutants. |
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The Climate and Health Symposium ReportClimate and Health Alliance At the 2018 Climate and Health Symposium, ~60 attendees from diverse backgrounds, including the health, government, industry, non-profit, academia and eNGO sectors, gathered to discuss climate and health in Australia. This report provides an overview of the core themes discussed. |
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Review of Health and Climate Change LiteratureClimate and Health Alliance Commissioned by City of Melbourne, this report provides an overview of the evidence in relation to the health co-benefits associated with climate mitigation and adaptation strategies. |
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Human Health and Wellbeing Climate Change Adaptation Plan for Queensland Climate and Health Alliance & National Climate Change Adaptation Research Facility As requested by Queensland DES, CAHA and NCCARF developed a Human Health and Wellbeing Climate Adaptation Plan (H-CAP) with the health, aged care and childcare sectors in Queensland. This document outlines the process to develop the H-CAP and describes its scope. |
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Framework for a National Strategy on Climate, Health and Well-being for AustraliaClimate and Health Alliance This report was a collaboration of 30+ health and medical organisations following a year-long national consultation. The framework was launched at Parliament House in Canberra in 2017. This framework was updated in 2021. |
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Final Consultation Report: A National Strategy on Climate, Health and Well-being for AustraliaClimate and Health Alliance This report details the full consultation process used to inform development of the Framework for a National Strategy on Climate, Health and Well-being. |
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Preliminary Report: Survey around a National Strategy on Climate, Health and Well-being for AustraliaClimate and Health Alliance This report provides an overview of the responses to the online survey accompanying the Discussion Paper: Towards a National Strategy on Climate, Health and Well-being for Australia. |
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Investing in Health: The Australian health professions and fossil fuel divestmentClimate and Health Alliance & Doctors for the Environment Australia This joint report presents the case for health and medical professionals and their organisations to divest from all fossil fuels and shift their financial resources to clean, healthy, low carbon investments. |
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Global Climate Change and Health Policy Survey ReportWorld Federation of Public Health Associations The report for the World Federation of Public Health Associations (WFPHA) outlines responses from 35 countries in the first-ever global benchmarking survey of national climate and health policy. The Climate and Health Alliance led the project working group. |
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Coal and Health in the Hunter: Lessons from one valley for the worldClimate and Health Alliance This report provides an insight into the evidence of the harm – local, national, and global – from coal production in the Hunter Valley, NSW. It looks at the literature on the adverse impacts on physical and psychological health associated with the coal industry and climate change. |
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Health and Energy Choices: Position paper and background briefing Climate and Health Alliance, Public Health Association of Australia, Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation, National Toxics Network, Australian Medical Students' Association, Women's Health East & Services for Rural and Remote Allied Health This position paper was developed by a collaboration of health sector organisations in Australia that are concerned that the health impacts associated with fossil fuel energy projects are not being considered in public policy decision-making. |
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Joint Statement on the Health Effects of Coal in AustraliaClimate and Health Alliance & the Climate Council This joint statement was released in response to the inquiry report on the Hazelwood coal mine fire in Victoria. It accompanied the Climate Council's Briefing Paper on Coal and Health outlining the scientific health and medical literature on the impacts on health from the production of coal. |
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Forum on Climate and Health: The research, policy and advocacy agendaBy the Climate and Health Alliance This report was produced following CAHA’s 2013 national forum to discuss the research, policy and advocacy agenda necessary to protect health from climate change in Australia and around the world. |
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Greening the Healthcare Sector Policy Think TankAustralian Healthcare and Hospitals Association & Climate and Health Alliance This report summarises the latest national Think Tank on sustainability in healthcare. The Think Tank provided an opportunity to showcase some successful examples of sustainable healthcare initiatives from hospitals and health services across Australia.
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Transforming economics and governance for better health and sustainable societies Climate and Health Alliance, Public Health Association of Australia & Transform Australia This report provides a summary of the lessons from a workshop, held prior to the 2012 Population Health Congress. |
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Our Uncashed Dividend: The health benefits of climate actionClimate and Health Alliance & the Climate Institute This report draws together research which shows the substantial health benefits of measures to cut emissions. It demonstrates that actions that cut carbon pollution can improve Australians' health and could save billions of dollars and thousands of lives each year. |
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Climate and Health Clinic: Review of a novel health promotion initiativeClimate and Health Clinic project working group The report reviews a health promotion initiative at the 2012 Melbourne Sustainable Living Festival, where a pop-up 'Climate and Health Clinic' and staffed with volunteer 'health promoter' offered people the opportunity to develop their own 'prescription' for health and climate. |
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Your Prescription for a Healthy Life and a Healthy PlanetClimate and Health Alliance This tool for health professionals to assist with identifying actions patients can take to improve their health and reduce emissions at the same time. |
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