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Announcing our 2022 Medal of Distinction recipient – Dr Elisabeth Hoehn

Elisabeth’s contribution to children’s healthcare is both exceptional and outstanding. Over the past 20 years, Elisabeth has been instrumental in the conceptualisation, development, and implementation of the mental health continuum of care for parents in the perinatal period, infants, young children and their carers in Queensland and Australia.  Elisabeth is considered by her local, national, […]

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The Hush Foundation: Gathering of Kindness – Lift your gaze from the daily grind, 7-11 November 2022

The Hush Foundation’s long-term vision for a kinder, safer environment for those both working in and receiving care in healthcare feels more urgent than ever.  Our partners agree!  Get in quick if you want to take advantage of Safer Care Victoria’s special offer to Victorian healthcare workers of 50% off 50 tickets to GoK in

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EVENT: Greening the Healthcare Sector Forum – 14-15 September 2023 on Noongar country (Perth)

At CHA we are seeing rising concern across the children’s healthcare sector about the negative impacts of climate change on the health and wellbeing of today’s children & young people in their lifetimes. It is important that we ensure that the clinical care provided to children does not impact the health & wellbeing of the environment in which they live.

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No child should ever suffer for a grown-up conflict

Children’s Healthcare Australasia stands in solidarity with the people of Ukraine and all its healthcare workers.

The Russian attack on Ukraine is presenting an enormous challenge on the specialised and intensive paediatric hospital care in the country. This invasion is having a profound impact on everyday people and we are particularly concerned…

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Climate Change is a Health Issue: CHA calls on the federal government to commit Australia to achieving net zero carbon emissions by 2050

In the lead up to the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26) in November, we urge the federal government to commit Australia to achieving net zero carbon emissions by 2050 if not sooner….

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Ride For Their Lives: an international effort to raise awareness about the impact of climate change on child health.

30 September 2021 Ride for their Lives – an update: Earlier this month the #RideForTheirLives team undertook the huge journey from Glasgow to London to deliver the blue bag containing the signed #HealthyClimatePrescription letter. This letter collected signatures from over 450 organisations representing over 45million health workers.  We are thrilled, and grateful, to be included

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Detention is no place for any child

Children’s Healthcare Australasia (CHA) has long advocated that children should not be held in immigration detention. As a community of more than 90 children’s hospitals and paediatric units across Australia, we stand with our colleagues at the Academy of Child and Adolescent Health(link is external) (ACAH) and support the call for a permanent resolution on the immigration status of Tharnicaa Murugappan and her family.

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