🎉 Congratulations to Professor James Ward from The University of Queensland on being awarded the 2025 Australian Laureate Fellowship by the Australian Research Council (ARC) for project titled, “Transforming cities for Indigenous Peoples’ social and emotional wellbeing,”! arc.gov.au/2025-laureat...
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🚨 Look at this fantastic line-up of keynote speakers for #HEAL2025 🎤 Join us & hear from leading researchers, First Nations leaders, policymakers & community advocates share insights on the urgent #health, #climate, & #environmental challenges facing us. healnetwork.vfairs.com/en/
🌏 💚 #HEAL2025 will beginning with “Global South”, next Mon 3rd Nov 2025, online 1.00 – 4.30pm AEDT, 9am – 12.30pm ICT & 7.30 - 11.00am IST. Brings together leading voices to spotlight innovative responses to #climatechange aiming to reduce its #healthimpacts & costs across Australia & Asia-Pacific.
“We have forgotten our role to be carers – to live in balance and harmony with the environment.” said Assoc. Prof Matthews regarding the upcoming #HEAL2025. healnetwork.vfairs.com This great article by @CroakeyNews - www.croakey.org/weaving-dive... #climatechange #publichealth #climatehealth
📢 Explore the transformative potential of Indigenous-led, right-based approaches to #climatelitigation as a pathway to #climatejustice, chaired by Veronica Matthews, with panelists Francis Nona, Jan McDonald and Kate Wylie. 👉 Register for #HEAL2025, no fees healnetwork.vfairs.com #indigenousrights
We are looking for a dynamic Comms & Engagement Coordinator to join the #HEALNetwork Global Research Centre @UniCanberra. 👉Translate groundbreaking research into climate & health policy 👉Improve community health, the Australian health system, & environment 📢Closes 2Nov shorturl.at/pcFpL
🌏 Just 2 weeks to go until #HEAL2025 & Day 1 Global South kicks off! Hear from leading voices across Australia & internationally on community-led responses to #climatehealth. #HEALHAZE #CANBREATHE #CE4HEAL FREE to register - healnetwork.vfairs.com
🌿 Powerful yarn at today’s #HEALNetwork Investigators webinar! Assoc Prof Matthews & Dr Sedan-Price shared the @HEALenviron Cultural Governance Framework — guiding respectful, inclusive research that honours Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander knowledges. 🎥 Recording at healnetwork.org.au
🌿Great to host Dr Jinhui Li from @UIC yesterday at @HEALenviron Global Research Centre at HRI UC. Her research on #environmentalexposures, cancer epi & health disparities was inspiring! We shared #HEALHAZE #CANBREATHE #ClimateRes - a day full of collaboration! 🌏🤝 #ClimateHealth #publichealth
🆕New research: #Indoor #airpollution in rural Indian kitchens 🏡🔥Cooking with solid biomass fuels is a common practice, but the #PM created is a pollutant that is damaging to our #health, 1st time linking health, particle morphology, chemistry and toxicology www.mdpi.com/2813-4168/3/...
🎉 <4 weeks to go until HEAL 2025! Registration is FREE! 👥 Connect with leading researchers, First Nations leaders, policymakers & community advocates 🌡️ Explore bold responses to climate change, biosecurity & health equity across Australia & Asia-Pacific healnetwork.vfairs.com
📢 Join us for the next #HEALNetwork Investigators Webinar!! 🌱All are welcome! 🔗 Register here: events.humanitix.com/heal-webinar... #culturalframework #Indigenousresearch #Climatehealth #researchprioirites #inequities
🆕Research alert🧬A newly published systematic review reveals in Thailand lower overall prevalence (~3.6%) of Enterobiasis (aka threadworm or pinworm infection) than global/regional estimates- but it's still a significant concern for children mdpi.com/2076-3271/13... #PublicHealth
📢 Come & join the #HEALNetwork GRC at HRI - UC. We’re on the lookout for dedicated & innovative Post-Doctoral Researchers in #Environmental #Health Modelling to join our dynamic team! #climatehealth #PublicHealth #climate Closes 11.55pm AEDT, 28 Oct 2025: uctalent.canberra.edu.au/cw/en/job/50...
🔥 Woodsmoke & health study update! UC GRC & WIMR just wrapped up fieldwork in Sydney. Huge thanks to the team & amazing participants 🙌💚 Sensors, air filters, lung tests & diaries — all done over 8 weeks! Now recruiting - VIC, ACT & TAS next winter ❄️#AirQuality #Asthma #CleanAir🌬️
SE Asia Day 1 | Field Visits in Palembang, Indonesia As part of the ongoing #HEALHAZE and #CANBREATHE collaboration, the @HEALenviron team spent a day in Palembang, Indonesia, engaging with schools, local government, and community members. #CleanAir #ClimateHealth #AirPollution
✨6 weeks to go until #HEAL2025! 'Thanks for the conference opportunity & particularly the free registration. That type of accessibility is invaluable as it's getting very hard to access funds for registration & related travel' - #HEAL2024 Testimonial' healnetwork.vfairs.com
Did you know the 'Health and Wellbeing Technical Report' as part of the National Climate Risk Assessment, cited several publications including a 2014 study by #HEALNetwork Director- Prof Sotiris Vardoulakis. #climatehealth The study was highlighted & he responded theaustralian.com.au/nation/cold-...
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' #HEALNetwork welcomes the release of 1st National Climate Risk Assessment & National Adaptation Plan. It's clear #climatechange poses severe & escalating risks to the #health of communities & environment, requiring proactive & strategic adaptation in the health sector & beyond' - Prof Vardoulakis
As the weather warms across Australia, #HEALNetwork GRC has launched an Australian-first #ClimateRes project to assess how community centres can provide shelter from exposure, & drive #climatechange adaptation in the face of changing urban environments. www.canberra.edu.au/about-uc/med...
UC’s HEAL Global Research Centre to assess community centres as shelters from heatwaves and bushfire smoke
As part of the Climate Resilience Centres project, University of Canberra researchers and collaborators across Canberra and NSW will look at libraries and other public spaces to protect communities an...
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The #HEALNetwork – SA Hub was quote in this article -'the scale of the bloom reflects global climate shifts. Australia must show regional leadership on #climatemitigation while also preparing for ongoing adaptation'. Algal bloom threatens health, culture and Country www.croakey.org/algal-bloom-...
Algal bloom threatens health, culture and Country – national inquiry told
Introduction by Croakey: Remarkably, the terms of reference for a Senate inquiry into the algal bloom in South Australia do
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Happy 🌬️ International Day of Clean Air for Blue Skies 💙 In Australia, a National #CleanAir Strategy with dedicated resources for leadership & implementation, to tackle health & wellbeing impacts of air pollution is vital so we all can breathe clean air and safe air safeair.org.au/open-letter/
Open letter - Centre for Safe Air
Australia needs a National Clean Air Strategy. An open letter to all 2025 Federal Election candidates.
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⏰ Just hours left to submit your Abstract for #HEAL2025! 🎉 Shoutout to Dr Price and Ms Oberai — last year’s best EMCR e-Poster Award winners! 👏 Get yours in before it’s too late! healnetwork.vfairs.xn--com-0033b #PublicHealth #Climatehealth #ResearchImpact
🌬️ #AirPollution is a hidden #PublicHealth risk—especially for people with #Asthma & CALD communities. 📢 New research shows CALD groups face greater exposure & fewer protections. #HEALNetwork is raising awareness with bilingual tools to empower action! healnetwork.org.au/heal-observa...
NEW RESEARCH: Australians lost up to 2.3 years for women & 2.7 years for men in life expectancy due to long-term PM2.5 exposure🔥 NT & rural areas hit hardest due to wildfires #Asthma, hospital visits & breathing issues spike due to #Airpollution healnetwork.org.au/heal-observa... #ClimateHealth
📸🎥 We are excited to launch the #HEAL2025 Photo & Video Contest! 🌿🌏 A creative lead-up to our Nov conference: Weaving Diverse Knowledges into Climate Action for Better Health. 🎁 Prizes + winning entries featured on the new HEAL website! 🕒 Deadline: 5pm AEST, 30 Sept 2025 www.healnetwork.org.au
It’s #AsthmaWeek, let’s attack asthma before the symptoms start! #Airpollution affects us all especially people with asthma. Sources like bushfires, cars & wood heaters release PM2.5, triggering symptoms & attacks #HEALnetwork #HealthyAir project, funded by #AsthmaAustralia made easy-to-read flyers
What a fantastic webinar today! #HEALNetwork Investigators Webinar explored the impacts of #TropicalCycloneAlfred on SE QLD - from 🌧️ forecasting challenges to 🏥 health impacts and 📻 the role of radio in supporting communities. Recording on healnetwork.org.au shortly. #ExtremeEvents #publichealth
🎉 Exciting news- Abstract submission deadline has been extended! Submit for #HEAL2025 – 5th Intl Conference now by Sun 7 Sept, 11:59 PM AEST (healnetwork.vfairs.com) We want to ensure everyone can contribute to this important event focused on #climatehealth, #equity, #publichealth & #climateaction.
