The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has dramatically increased disposable personal protective equipment (PPE) use, contributing to increased medical waste and other environmental concerns. Barrier gowns are the second-most used PPE item. Although reusable gowns offer superior barrier performance with lower environmental impacts, 80% of [...]
We are in a health emergency precipitated by climate change. As well as physical health threats, climate change and its effects are adversely affecting Australians’ mental health, and worsening the health inequities suffered by vulnerable populations. In response, the Australian health care community must both adapt [...]
The rise and rise of overdiagnosis—and its corollaries, over-testing and overtreatment—has unfolded synchronously with the health emergency caused by climate change. Climate change will drive ever more people to seek medical care for exposure to extreme heat, drought, floods, fire and extreme weather, vector borne [...]
The glossary aims to support collaborations on health and climate change by facilitating communication in building cross-sectoral partnerships with research end-users and translating research outcomes into policies and practices in the Australian context.