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Ride for their Lives 2022 – 100s in healthcare cycling against air pollution
Ride for their Lives (RTFL) 2022 is seeking groups of healthcare providers to organise one-day events both in the run-up to COP 27 and on into 2023.
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2022 Youth Health Conference – Melbourne, VIC: 7-9 November 2022
2022 Youth Health Conference, Melbourne VIC: 7-9 November 2022 The Australian Association for Adolescent Health warmly invites you to Centrepiece at Melbourne Park, for the 2022 Youth Health Conference.
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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 ...
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Former CHA President recognised for Queen’s Birthday honours
Congratulations to Executive Director of Medical Services, Professor Trish Davidson who was recognised in the Queen’s Birthday Honours List for her contribution to health.
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Introducing – Grand Rounds hosted by CHA
CHA is proud to be partnering with our members to make the best child and adolescent focused Grand Rounds talks accessible to a wide audience from across the CHA community. With the consent of presenters, we have created a new ‘Grand Rounds’ forum in the CHA members Community. Members can access these presentations ...
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CHA members care for over 67% of children receiving public inpatient care across Australia.
There are more than 95 services of various sizes participating in the CHA community. These services bring a wealth of expertise about paediatric healthcare to the table.
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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 ...
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IPCC report warns that health risks are intensified by climate change
Climate change: a threat to human wellbeing and health of the planet – the time for action is now. The scientific evidence is unequivocal. Climate change is a threat to human health/wellbeing & the health of the planet.
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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, ...
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