DEA’s Dr Carolyn Orr, along with Carole Peters and David Lindenmayer speak to the detrimental health and environmental impacts of prescribed burns in this article for ‘The Post’.
🔗 Read the article online here (Page 7): issuu.com/postnews/doc...
It’s bizarre that @vicgovau.bsky.social can release an #ActiveTransport plan and keep it completely hush hush.
I only just found out!
@yarrabike.bsky.social
@streetsaliveyarra.bsky.social @portphillipbug.aus.social.ap.brid.gy @docsenvaus.bsky.social @3crmelbourne.bsky.social #springst
Season 7 Episode 6: www.athletesfornature.org/podcast
Dr Kate Wylie, GP and Executive Director of @docsenvaus.bsky.social , is one of Australia’s leading voices on climate and health, Kate helps us unpack the United Nations’ Global Water Bankruptcy report and what it means for all of us.
For @mja.com.au's Insight+, Prof Eugenie Kayak, A/Prof Angie Bone and Dr Kimberly Humphrey shine a spotlight on DEA’s huge achievements.
"25 years after its founding, DEA continues to demonstrate the power of the medical voice to protect health through care of the environment"
WEBINAR: Tonight, the communications agency Populares will be presenting their findings on anti-climate money in the 2025 election. They will share with us fascinating insights into the behind the scenes machinations of the anti-climate lobby and the strategies they use to slow climate action.
#AirPollution @docsenvaus.bsky.social
Gas is harming our health and our planet.
Polluters must be held accountable. They should pay for the damage they're causing and help fund the transition to renewables.
As DEA, guided by our mission of "healthy planet, healthy people," we have a responsibility to call for Australia to break this dependence on global oil and choose a healthier future powered by renewables.
✍️ Sign our open letter here: dea.supporterhub.net.au/pages/depend...
The catastrophe unfolding in the Middle East is a profound health, human rights and environmental crisis - and a stark reminder of how dangerously dependent Australia is on global oil supplies.
Happy World Health Day 💚🩺
Today the @who.int unites and mobilises the world under the theme “Together for health. Stand with science.”
The science is clear: the climate crisis is a public health crisis.
To protect the health of our people and planet, we must quit our fossil fuel dependency.
The carbon footprint of Australia’s healthcare sector is estimated at over 7% of Australia’s total emissions.
We applaud our colleagues in QLD, who are introducing environmentally sustainable initiatives to reduce climate pollution across the public healthcare system 👏
DEA's Dr Kate Wylie shares her personal journey into climate and health advocacy and reflects on all that DEA has achieved over the past 25 years.
"When health professionals speak about climate change, people listen because the issue ultimately comes back to patients, communities and wellbeing."
WEBINAR TONIGHT: Join DEA's Dr Kate Wylie in discussion with Peter Holding (Farmers for Climate Action), Dr Kim Humphrey (DEA) and Francis Vierboom (Rewiring Australia), as they discuss what Australia can do to protect our communities from global oil volatility.
🎟️ Register here 👇
Yesterday, our open letter to Australian Governments was published in The Canberra Times.
Australia's oil dependence is a public health risk. Hundreds of health professionals are calling on our governments to accelerate the shift to clean energy.
Read more www.canberratimes.com.au/story/920497...
Australia’s dependence on oil leaves households, communities, hospitals and other essential services exposed to global instability.
Join us at our webinar on March 31st, as we discuss pathways to a cleaner, healthier and more resilient future.
Register here: dea.supporterhub.net.au/events/quitt...
A group of health experts, unions & enviro groups is pushing the NSW government to create a plan to phase out gas.
DEA member Dr Anthony Hull warns that gas has "significant health impacts" & links to childhood asthma.
"To protect the public, we should move to fully electric homes as a priority"
David, we thank you for your extraordinary contribution.
Your legacy will continue to guide, to strengthen and to inspire us.
David's foresight and tenacity established the foundation for DEA to be the strong, credible medical voice it is today. David was a formidable intellect and an indefatigable advocate.
All of us at DEA stand on his shoulders, and we owe him an enormous debt of gratitude.
David was a man of immense vision & drive, who devoted his life to protecting human & environmental health. Along with the late Emeritus Prof Tony McMichael, he co-founded DEA in 2001, at a time when the need to protect planetary health & its inextricable link to human health were barely recognised.
It is with great sadness that we inform you that our co-founder, Emeritus Professor David Shearman AM, passed away over the weekend.
On behalf of the DEA community, we extend our deepest condolences to David's family, friends, colleagues, and all those who were inspired by him.
Healthcare professionals warn oil dependence is harming Australians’ health amid global instability.
GPs, specialists & other healthcare professionals are signing an open letter calling for the Albanese Government to accelerate the shift to clean energy.
🔗 www.dea.org.au/media_releas...
DEA’s Dr Anthony Hull, Dr Fiona Foo and Dr Kate Wylie speak in @thedriven.io about the Idle Off campaign and the health costs of pollution from cars at school pick-ups.
“Having multiple cars idling unnecessarily for long periods of time can create hotspots of harmful gases and particles”
Water bankruptcy is a serious public health issue that must be urgently addressed. Health practitioners have a responsibility to lead in shaping a future where water is protected and valued.
Read more: buff.ly/9cZZN7i
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Most of the medicinal potential of nature has yet to be discovered, and at least one important undiscovered drug is lost every two years due to biodiversity loss.
Protecting and conserving wildlife is essential for safeguarding human health for current and future generations. 💚
The use of medicinal and aromatic plants as medicine is the oldest form of healthcare known to humanity. Today, an estimated 60,000 plant species are used globally for medicinal and related purposes.
Happy World Wildlife Day! 🌱
This year's theme, 'Medicinal and Aromatic Plants: Conserving Health, Heritage and Livelihoods', reminds us that human health is intrinsically linked with the health of our natural world.
Water bankruptcy is a serious public health issue that must be urgently addressed.
Nearly three-quarters of the world's population now live in countries classified as water-insecure.
As health practitioners, we have a responsibility to lead in shaping a future where water is protected and valued.
Our event will explore the latest evidence on the health impacts of climate change, with a focus on insights from the Lancet Countdown on Health and Climate Change.
Speakers will unpack what the data mean for clinical practice, population health, health systems and vulnerable communities.
Climate change is no longer a future threat; it is a present and growing health emergency.
Join us in Sydney on Thurs 12th March, for an educational afternoon with Prof Nicholas Talley (Previous Board Chair of DEA) and Prof Paul Beggs (Director of the Lancet Countdown Oceania Regional Centre).
