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25.01.2022 Send us your memes to be part of our 2020 meme competition! Submissions can be sent via messenger to our Facebook page until 11:59pm Wednesday the 19th of August. Please note you must be a DEA member and have liked our facebook page for your entry to be accepted. To sign up to DEA for FREE, follow the link: https://www.dea.org.au/become-a-member/

25.01.2022 2021 NATIONAL STUDENT COMMITTEE EXTENDED Applications to join next year's National Student Committee have been extended until September 20!! If you are a medical student with a passion for advocacy and the link between the environment and our health, we want to hear from you!... We’re looking forward to an incredibly exciting year of planet-saving on the DEA NSC in 2021 and would love you to bring your passion, enthusiasm and skills to the team! Click the links below for more information: a) Position descriptions https://bit.ly/30QiDgG b) 2021 NSC Application Form https://bit.ly/2PGyVCm

23.01.2022 Join us for the final event of the year! 2020 has given us a lot to handle. On top of concerns about the spread of the pandemic and mental health impacts from lockdowns, we are also facing a climate crisis. Tag along to listen to the year that was and advice from doctors on how to manage your climate anxiety.

23.01.2022 #Gas is a polluting fossil fuel & hazardous to health. DEA's @DrKimLoo stands with our #youth @StrikeClimate who are calling on the government to #FundOurFutureNotGas with a #HealthyRecovery Join the Global Day of Action on Friday. https://schoolstrike4climate.com/buildourfuture #FridaysForFuture

23.01.2022 CONGRATULATIONS to our 2020 Meme Competition winners! In third place we have this wonderful meme by Jessie Spargo. Look out for more winners in the coming days! Winners will be contacted individually by the end of this week to arrange prizes.

22.01.2022 CONGRATULATIONS to our 2020 Meme Competition winners! In first place we have this wonderful meme from Thomas Young. Thank you to all of the entrants, your memes all made us chortle. Look out for them on our page in the coming days! ... Winners will be contacted individually by the end of this week to arrange prizes.

22.01.2022 APPLICATIONS FOR THE 2021 NATIONAL STUDENT COMMITTEE ARE OPEN If you are a medical student with a passion for advocacy and the link between the environment and our health, we want to hear from you! We’re looking forward to an incredibly exciting year of planet-saving on the DEA NSC in 2021 and would love you to bring your passion, enthusiasm and skills to the team! ... Click the links below for more information: a) Position descriptions https://bit.ly/30QiDgG b) 2021 NSC Application Form https://bit.ly/2PGyVCm Despite COVID, 2020 has been a fantastic year for the NSC. Read what Rose has to say about their experience this year on the NSC: It has been an amazing year being a Project Officer for the NSC. It is one of the few organisations where I get to contribute to something bigger than myself - to be part of a greater movement. In the ‘Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power’ documentary, Al Gore said: Anybody who decides to be a part of helping to solve the climate crisis has a constant struggle between hope and despair. This statement perfectly captures my journey in trying to fight climate change, to educate myself more about our world and recognise the importance of leaving the planet in a better place than when I arrived. There is nobody else other than the NSC that I would like to work alongside, an organisation that is comprised of passionate and dedicating individuals who share the same ambition.

22.01.2022 Recently two of our DEA committee members, Mi & Mike, got out and about exploring at Seal Rocks, on the beautiful NSW coast . For some of us, our capacity to go exploring is limited at the moment, so we thought we’d share a snapshot of their trip. We hope it can serve as a reminder of the incredible world that still exists out there, even if many of us currently can’t enjoy it as we usually would. It’s out there waiting for us! Also, don’t forget there are many small ways we can connect with nature and reap the health benefits tune in to our Nature Prescription posts for ideas!

22.01.2022 Are you in need of some motivation for climate activism? We have an excellent opportunity to share with you! The Local Conference of Youth (LCOY Australia) is taking place online from 6:30pm Friday 5th February-12:45pm Sunday 7th February, the theme for which is: Restoring the Climate:... I am the solution. This event is for young adults who want to learn, hear from experts and discuss the climate change issues Australia is facing, network with like minded individuals and organisations, share knowledge, hear stories of success and failures from others, learn how to find common ground to make changes in behaviours, and learn the importance of community and supporting others within our community. The conference is free to join, and under the umbrella of YOUNGO, the official Youth Constituency of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). If this sounds like something you might be interested in, you can learn more at https://tiny.cc/lcoy australia 2021, or go right ahead and register at http://tiny.cc/RegisterLCOY21au.

21.01.2022 We’re thrilled that DEA’s Helen Redmond is one of the inspiring speakers in the TedX Darlinghurst Countdown! Helen will be making the link between climate change and health, and that the antidote to worsening climate change is to act now! #JoinTheCountdown >> 15-10-2020 at Australian National Maritime Museum. Get your tickets at >> https://tedxdarlinghurst.eventbrite.com.au/ @tedxdarlinghurst

19.01.2022 Our final event of the year is happening tonight!! A lot has happened in 2020 and while COVID-19 is continuing to influence our lives, so will climate change. If you have ever felt anxious about the impacts of climate change or wondered what you can do to help solve the issue, join us tonight and meet people who might be able to point you in the right direction.

18.01.2022 CONGRATULATIONS to our 2020 Meme Competition winners! In second place we have this wonderful meme by Fleur SK. Look out the first place winner tomorrow! Winners will be contacted individually by the end of this week to arrange prizes.

18.01.2022 If you could relate to this meme, join us next Tuesday for our Climate Anxiety Webinar! If you don't, come and share how you do it .

17.01.2022 NHS has set a world first net zero target for 2040 despite ongoing challenges with COVID-19 Their aim of reducing emissions will help save thousands of lives by reducing the health impacts of pollution and climate change. A massive congratulations goes out to everyone who made this change possible! Read more here: https://www.england.nhs.uk/greenernhs/a-net-zero-nhs/

17.01.2022 DEA is growing for the better! Watch this video to see DEA's Executive Director, Denise, talk about all of the changes that are going to be implemented to make DEA Students that extra touch more amazing: https://1drv.ms/v/s!AuW69rDwwtyruhZ5ia8cN9M19Ivo

17.01.2022 Join the #EndCOVIDForAll campaign today! The End COVID-19 for All campaign is a public health campaign aimed at showing solidarity for our global neighbours who are ill-equipped to deal with this COVID-19 crisis. If you would like to take part on behalf of DEA, please see here (https://www.endcovidforall.com/help-out/) for what you will need to do.

16.01.2022 There is strong evidence that climate change negatively affects our mental health, but more research is needed to understand the growing list of worries related to climate change. Fill in this national survey (supported by ABC's Science program) to help researchers learn more

14.01.2022 Climate change is a public health emergency. Yet the healthcare sector is a significant contributor to climate change through its own carbon footprint- a massive 7% of Australia’s total carbon emissions. It's time, the sector puts its house in order. Read our new report about the critical role Australia’s healthcare sector has in reducing greenhouse gas emissions and playing its part in meeting the 1.5 C Paris Agreement goal. https://www.dea.org.au/doctors-for-the-environment-austra/

14.01.2022 The DEA Committees' forum is tomorrow, where we will be sharing some of the findings from our survey. Please complete the survey now if you haven't already! Find it here: https://forms.gle/h4okgxFwGUUEUnrx6

13.01.2022 APPLICATIONS FOR THE 2021 NATIONAL STUDENT COMMITTEE CLOSE TODAY If you are a medical student with a passion for advocacy and the link between the environment and our health, we want to hear from you! We’re looking forward to an incredibly exciting year of planet-saving on the DEA NSC in 2021 and would love you to bring your passion, enthusiasm and skills to the team! ... Click the links below for more information: a) Position descriptions https://bit.ly/30QiDgG b) 2021 NSC Application Form https://bit.ly/2PGyVCm

12.01.2022 APPLICATIONS FOR THE 2021 NATIONAL STUDENT COMMITTEE ARE OPEN If you are a medical student with a passion for advocacy and the link between the environment and our health, we want to hear from you! We’re looking forward to an incredibly exciting year of planet-saving on the DEA NSC in 2021 and would love you to bring your passion, enthusiasm and skills to the team! ... Click the links below for more information: a) Position descriptions https://bit.ly/30QiDgG b) 2021 NSC Application Form https://bit.ly/2PGyVCm

11.01.2022 There is still time before DEA’s Campaign Strategy Workshop, and we are keen to hear your opinions! Please complete this super quick survey below as soon as you can. It will help to ensure DEA’s work mirrors the priorities of its members!

11.01.2022 There are 3 days until DEA's Committes' Forum, where we will be sharing students' opinions on priorities for the year. There is still time to complete our survey before then, so that your views can be included. Please find the link below: https://forms.gle/h4okgxFwGUUEUnrx6... If you have any additional thoughts, please message us through https://www.facebook.com/DEAstudents or email us at [email protected].

10.01.2022 Do you have an idea or story about environmentalism and health? An opinion about how we could have better handled the 2020 bushfires and their health impacts? How Australia could improve our response to COVID-19 and focus on an environmentally-friendly economic #healthyrecovery? Submit your work today to get published in our next quarterly newsletter! The loose theme for this quarterly is: "How can conserving the environment lead to healthier lives?" If you'd like to contribute but you don't have a fully formed idea yet, or perhaps you're enthusiastic but blanking on ideas completely, no worries! Get in touch and we can work with you to come up with an idea Submissions have a max word count of 500 words and can be submitted by sending us a word doc to our student DEA FB page.

10.01.2022 Did you like this post from our previous competition? Send us your memes to be part of our 2020 meme competition! Submissions can be sent via messenger to our Facebook page until 11:59pm Wednesday the 19th of August. Please note you must be a DEA member and have liked our facebook page for your entry to be accepted. To sign up to DEA for FREE, follow the link: https://www.dea.org.au/become-a-member/

08.01.2022 Your latest Nature Prescriptions from DEA students are here! With so many of us still in lockdown, these Nature Prescriptions can be enjoyed a little closer to home. But remember, our Nature Prescriptions are just suggestions, do with them what you will. Get connecting - to nature and yourself.

07.01.2022 DEA's Special General Meeting is coming up on the evening of October 9. All DEA members are invited to attend either in person (at TRI, PA hospital, Brisbane) or online, to review and approve DEA's redrafted constitution. Register to attend here: https://www.dea.org.au/eventregistration/ A social event and light refreshments will follow the meeting, during which guest speaker Dr Jeannette Young, Queensland Chief Health Officer, will speak about her experience in leading Queensland’s efforts against COVID-19 and the lessons learned which can be adapted to the fight against climate change. Tickets can be purchased here: https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/dea-qld-social-event-with-g

06.01.2022 Meeting your MP but not sure where to start? Join DEA's webinar hosted by Climate for Change for information on how to engage your MP's! Mon 12th October 7.30-9pm AEDT Register here: https://events.humanitix.com/engaging-your-mp... Skills gained will include: - guidance for writing, calling and meeting with MPs - access to Climate for Change’s online resources - a space to draft an email to your MP, advocating for strong action on climate - options for setting up a DEA MP Engagement Group

05.01.2022 MEME COMPETITION CLOSES WEDNESDAY Send us your memes to be part of our 2020 meme competition! Submissions can be sent via messenger to our Facebook page until 11:59pm Wednesday the 19th of August. Please note you must be a DEA member and have liked our facebook page for your entry to be accepted. To sign up to DEA for FREE, follow the link: https://www.dea.org.au/become-a-member/

01.01.2022 26th January is a day of celebration for many Australians, but it marks the anniversary of the beginning of dispossession and colonisation for Aboriginal and To...rres Strait Islander peoples. As doctors we are deeply concerned about the high levels of disadvantage that First Nations peoples continue to face and the impacts this has on their health and wellbeing. This long-standing inequality is also at odds with the values that make us proud to be Australian. Today and every day we must all work together to achieve just and equitable outcomes for Indigenous people, so we can all celebrate a future we can be proud of.