CAHA is pleased to promote the International Union for Health Promotion and Education (IUHPE) World Health Promotion Conference in Rotorua, New Zealand, in April 2019. Held every three years, the conference attracts several thousand delegates. The theme for the 2019 event is WAIORA: Promoting Planetary Health and Sustainable Development for All.

For more information and to register your interest, visit the IUHPE website now. 

On September 21st 2018 we gathered at the Climate and Health Symposium in Melbourne to discuss the question: "Climate change is a health issue. What will it take to get action to respond?"  If you weren't able to attend the Symposium, watch the full event online. Hear the insights, knowledge and ideas shared at this event, and build a stronger understanding of current initiatives and opportunities for collaboration to inspire accelerated action to tackle this threat. 

ABC News: "Killer heatwaves and disease outbreaks are key threats to Queenslanders from climate change, according to a State Government-funded plan calling for tobacco-style taxes on carbon polluters." 

This article covers the release of the Human Health and Wellbeing Climate Adaptation Plan for Qld developed by the Climate and Health Alliance (CAHA) and National Centre for Climate Adaptation Research (NCCARF).

The Climate and Health Alliance (CAHA), together with National Climate Change Adaptation Research Facility (NCCARF), developed this Plan - launched in Brisbane by Qld Health Minister on 11th September.

"Climate change is a health issue - what will it take to get action to respond?

The Climate and Health Alliance is pleased to host this important Symposium designed to facilitate discussions and inspire accelerated action to tackle this threat.

BETTER PRACTICE | BETTER PLACED 

- Health Promotion Symposium 2018

- Organised by the Australian Health Promotion Association (AHPA)

- Old Parliament House in Canberra

- 23-24 August 2018

The National Climate Change Adaptation Research Facility (NCCARF) and the Climate and Health Alliance (CAHA) are working to develop a Human Health and Wellbeing Climate Adaptation Plan for Queensland (H-CAP).

The Lancet Countdown: Tracking Progress on Health and Climate Change provides an independent assess­ment of the health effects of climate change, the implementation of the Paris Agreement, and the health implications of these actions.

Check out the Lancet Countdown: Tracking Progress on Health and Climate Change video - summarising key messages from the 2017 #climatechange & #publichealth report.

The Climate and Health Alliance scooped the awards at Public Health Association of Australia 2017, with four out of the seven awards going to people involved with CAHA.